Rundll Question

[Robert M]

When I start Windows 95, Rundll is on the Close Program list after using CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Why is this program always running?


Renaming the rundll.exe file to something else prevents if from being listed.
However, I don't want to do this permanently because other files may need this file.

Is Rundll being started from the registry?

Also,
I recently physically removed a network card.
My bootlog.txt file shows three "LoadFailed" lines. They are:

ndis2sup.vxd
vshare
vpowerd

I want to have a clean bootlog.txt file, so I can track down future problems. What should I do?

[Robert M]

Found the cause of the first problem:
The Control Panel's display icon can be used to put an icon in the task bar at the bottom of the screen. This causes the rundll program to always run at startup time.
Solution: Control Panel, Display, Settings tab.
Uncheck the box called "Show settings icon on taskbar"

[Murf]

ndis2sup.vxd
vshare
vpowerd


Are normal.

LoadFailed = ndis2sup.vxd
If the network driver interface specification (NDIS) 2 support driver does not find any NDIS 2 drivers to support, the driver is not loaded.

LoadFailed = vpowerd
If the Advanced Power Management (APM) driver determines that your computer does not support APM, the driver is not loaded. However, APM support might be disabled. To determine if APM is disabled in Device Manager:

a. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

b. Double-click System, and then click the Device Manager tab.

c. Double-click to expand System Devices.

d. Double-click Advanced Power Management Support to open its properties. (If Advanced Power Management Support is not listed, your computer does not support APM.)

e. Click the Settings tab.

f. Verify that the Enable Power Management Support check box is selected.
LoadFailed = vshare

If you examine the Bootlog.txt file, the file indicates that Vshare loaded successfully earlier in the startup process. The second copy of Vshare detects the instance of Vshare that is already loaded, and the second copy is not loaded.