Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.setup, "Don" <don8181@aol.com> wrote:

From the article.

CAUSE
These files are components of McAfee Safe and Sound, an associated program.
The registry refers to these files, however, if the files no longer exist or
if the program is damaged, you receive the error message described in the
preceding section.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact McAfee for support for issues that arise with
the McAfee Safe and Sound program.
WORKAROUND
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\Vshinit

Back up the Vshinit key, and then delete the entire key.
Quit Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured
by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty,
implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these
products.

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm