Microsoft KB Archive/273843

= A Description of Static Virtual Device Drivers (VxDs) in the Msconfig Utility =

Article ID: 273843

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q273843



SUMMARY
The System Configuration utility (the Msconfig.exe file) in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) includes a new feature to enable or disable static VxDs. Static VxDs are virtual device drivers that can be loaded only during startup. They cannot be unloaded.



MORE INFORMATION
The files listed below are the static VxDs present on a clean install of Windows Me. Additional VxDs that appear within the Msconfig.exe utility are likely to be either additional network components, for example, Vserver.vxd, or third-party services, such as virus scanners and utilities.

Your computer can lose its network and Internet connectivity, if all of the following items are disabled:

Additional query words: kbref clean boot selective startup load check box

Keywords: KB273843

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