In system configuration utility box/ my setting ids stuck on 'selective start-up'
when I change to normal & apply it keeps changing back to 'selective'
when I went through diagnostic startup windows halted & it came up with a problem with 'VSData 95' that file is on my computer but of course it doesn't exactly say what the problem is/ anybody have an idea/ I have re-installed windows over itself

I am running out of ideas
Carmel B.

google search for vs data95
the 1st hit that came up for vs data95 is for zone alarm.
I run this pc in selective startup all the time, to keep some things from running in the background, and start them manually when needed. which isn't all that often.

I went through the diagnostic startup option to trouble shoot/ re the 'vsdata 95 vxd problem file'
the details came up as: VxD dynamic link call VSDATA 95 (01)+0001495c to "0028", service 800A difficulty initializing VSData 95 Windows protection error System halted-
I re-booted/ remove zonealarm totally & now diagnostic startup has gone through without a hitch several times ??? I now figure I must have something disabled but what?? the startup in system configuration utility will not function on normal / when the millenium startup menu appears one click on 'normal' & windows now loads as normal
any more ideal???
Carmel B.

hello
heres how to completely remove zone alarm pro from your system

. Uninstalling ZoneAlarm Pro
If you want to uninstall ZoneAlarm Pro, first run the Uninstaller program: click on the Start menu|Programs|ZoneAlarm|Uninstall ZoneAlarm Pro menu item.
You can uninstall the program manually by removing the following files and registry entries.
2. Files installed with ZoneAlarm Pro:
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\
UNWISE.EXE
Readme.txt
License.txt
zapro.exe
zonealarm.exe
zoneband.dll
INSTALL.LOG is also installed
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\Help\
ZoneAlarmProHelp*.htm
ZoneAlarmProInfo.htm
Images\*.*
C:\Windows\System\
vsdata.dll
vsdata95.vxd
vsmonapi.dll
vsnetutils.dll
vspubapi.dll
vsutil.dll
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs
html.tdr
minilog.exe
vsmon.exe
vsruledb.dll
vsdb.dll
C:\Windows\Internet logs:
ZALog.txt
Iamdb.rdb
.ldb (where is your computer name)
3. Windows files updated by ZoneAlarm Pro (Should NOT be removed during uninstall!)
C:\WINNT\System\
msvcrt.dll
psapi.dll
4. Shortcuts created by ZoneAlarm Pro
C:\Windows\Profiles\(user name i.e. kivuh)\Start Menu\Programs
\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk
\Zone Labs\Uninstall ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk
\Zone Labs\Readme.lnk
C:\Windows\All Users\Start menu\Programs
\Startup\ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk
5. Registry Entries
Important Advisory: Deleting registry entries incorrectly may cause serious problems to your operating system (OS) which may necessitate the need to reinstall the OS. Please make sure you are able to perform these deletions correctly before you decide to edit the entries.
For information about how to edit the registry in Windows Me, type "regedit.exe" from a command prompt. Click "Help," then "Help Topic." Click "Changing Keys and Values."
Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
The following key contains information needed by the uninstaller:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zone Labs and all its subkeys and values.
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ZoneAlarm Pro
If your system is running Windows Me these registry items starts the services required for ZoneAlarm Pro:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunService
Value: MiniLog and Value: TrueVector
Under Windows Me, these values are added to the Shared DLLs database:
This is a database that contains a long list of values, but only these values are related to ZoneAlarm Pro and TrueVector:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
Values:
C:\Windows\System\vsdata.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsdata95.vxd
C:\Windows\System\vsmonapi.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsnetutils.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsnetu.dll
C:\Windows\System\vspubapi.dll
C:\Windows\System\vsutil.dll
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\html.tdr
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsdb.dll
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\minilog.exe
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsmon.exe
C:\Windows\System\Zone Labs\vsruledb.dll
For each user who has run ZoneAlarm Pro, there are registry keys in
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zone Labs
The following keys allow the user to modify the sound that is played when there is an alert through use of the Control Panel Sounds applet:
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\InternetAlert
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\InternetAlert\.current
On Windows Me systems, the following keys tell Windows the ZoneAlarm Pro Desk Band is a part of ZoneAlarm Pro:
Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{long string of characters}\InprocServer32
Value: C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zoneband.dll
The string of characters will vary from system to system.
There is a registry key for the extension of every attachment that ZoneAlarm Pro quarantines (.vbs, for example). This can be found in:
Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Value: ZAMailSafeExt: REG_SZ: {renamed extension -- zl9, for example)

Yeah I uninstalled zone alarm completely then later re-installed it (the vsdata etxc component had corrupted or something) now it is working the way it should

I still haven't got my system off selective startup/ that is obviously another problem/ other than that my system is running purrfectly ( ouch! touch wood please)

Carmel B. (alias felix)