Microsoft KB Archive/246479

= Error Message: A Device Has Been Specified More Than Once in the System.ini File =

Article ID: 246479

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q246479



SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

A device has been specified more than once in the system.ini file, or a device specified in system.ini conflicts with a device which is being loaded by an MS-DOS device driver or application or a device loaded from the registry file. Remove the duplicate entry from the system.ini file, and then restart Windows.

Duplicated device :VCD



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type sysedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
 * 2) On the Window menu, click  :\Windows\System.ini.
 * 3) On the Search menu, click Find.
 * 4) In the Find box, type motvcd.vxd, and then press ENTER.
 * 5) Type a semicolon  at the beginning of the line that contains "motvcd.vxd." The entry should appear under the [386Enh] section of the System.ini file and appear as "device=motvcd.vxd."

NOTE: If the "device=motvcd.vxd" line does not exist, repeat steps 4 and 5 to find the line that contains "crcvcd.vxd", and then type a semicolon at the beginning of the "device=c:\megaphon\crcvcd.vxd" line.
 * 1) On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit on the File menu.
 * 2) Restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
Motvcd.vxd is a virtual device driver used by some Motorola modems; the device should work correctly without reinstalling the drivers.

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