C:\PROGRA~1\\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL. An installible Virtual Device Driver failed Dll initialization. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

CLOSE IGNORE

Our graphics card is made by S3 so it probablyh as something to do with that. Al I know is that there was some free pirated Symantec Virusscan thing that my parents made me install a couple years ago and it made little messages pop up each time i turned the computer on, then I tried to uninstall it and it said stuff would go wrong if I uninstalled it but I did anyway cuz I figured it as a virus and these little messages keep popping up in random places whenever I try to install or use some programs. It comes up

-When I try to install my printer
-When I try to play this old game that requires my graphics card and not the standard basic Windows Graphics.

It may be a proglem with chips/internal recievers. Any ideas?

C:\PROGRA~1\\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL is a Symantec/Norton file (dll).

If you no longer use Symantec/Norton products then manually remove all their files and folders:

You can try this tool:

http://service1.symantec.com/support...01092114452606


Or you can Uninstall Programs Manually

Just because Windows XP has the Add/Remove Programs feature it doesn't mean your application will appear in the list. Furthermore, even if it does appear, it's no guarantee that the uninstall feature will work. When you run across one of these situations the items listed below will help in getting rid of the application. Be aware that these steps may not remove everything associated with the application and can impact other applications on the computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution.

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Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory. e.g. click C: under My Computer then Program Files etc.
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Open regedit (start/run regedit) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es, locate and delete the service.
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]

If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
and delete the entry.


A good free Registry Cleaner here: RegSeeker

It is a good idea to backup your Registry before cleaning. This is a good free tool for that:

[ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/


[ERUNT Download URLs]
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe


[Installing & Using ERUNT]
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-o...erunt/erunt.txt


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The next step if the above fails is:

As a first response you might want to post a HijackThis log for review by our Pros in that section:

Please follow the instructions HERE & then post your log in a new thread in the Spyware, Adware, Viruses and HijackThis Logs section.

(Not in this section please).

Please specify what issues you appear to be experiencing along with your log.

I'll try that later... the onlyp lace where I found symanted stuff was in teh Common files section. What exactly is this message telling me?

Either remnant Symantec files are reacting to their own corruption, in which case the Uninstaller should eliminate it, or you have some malicious software being responded to, in which case doing the HijackThis log would be your best bet.