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  #31  
Old January 3rd 04, 06:07 PM
tk
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

"Comp Guy" wrote in message
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Well I tried using recovery console. It deleted the file and directory,

but
they came right back.

Any other ideas?

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"Comp Guy" wrote in message
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Did you check services? Have you tried to id it in processesand end it
there?
I'd try and stop it there then run msconfig and see if it's in startup.

BTW Although I do think the crossposting is excessive you did
get jumped on awful quick in here.

Good luck


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  #32  
Old January 3rd 04, 07:42 PM
Comp Guy
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

Well I tried using recovery console. It deleted the file and directory, but
they came right back.

Any other ideas?

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Please be polite.
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"Comp Guy" wrote in message
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I told bootvis to trace. After my computer restarted, nothing happened.

I
decided to get rid of bootvis, so I tried to uninstalled it.
The uninstall messed up, and wouldn't work again, so I went through,
deleting as many bootvis files and registry entries as possible.
Now, a file called trace.log in the c:\windows\system32\logfiles\wmi is
there and I can't delete it. It grows at about 1 mb a second. When I try
to delete it, it tells me that it is in use. So I boot to safe mode, but

I
still get the same error when I try to delete it.


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  #33  
Old January 3rd 04, 07:46 PM
Comp Guy
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

Thank you for your polite reply, but that was one of the first things I
checked for.

Any other ideas?

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"tk" wrote in message
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"Comp Guy" wrote in message
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Well I tried using recovery console. It deleted the file and directory,

but
they came right back.

Any other ideas?

--
Please be polite.
------
"Comp Guy" wrote in message
...


Did you check services? Have you tried to id it in processesand end it
there?
I'd try and stop it there then run msconfig and see if it's in startup.

BTW Although I do think the crossposting is excessive you did
get jumped on awful quick in here.

Good luck




  #34  
Old January 3rd 04, 08:29 PM
Montgomery Hounchell
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:55:26 -0400, "Comp Guy" wrote:
couldn't you just go into "restore" and restore you system to the
point where you didn't have this program installed on your system?

Monte
and one last question, if I removed it from my computer, then why is it
still tracing?


  #35  
Old January 3rd 04, 08:43 PM
Comp Guy
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

When you run low on space, Windows deletes all restore points.

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"Montgomery Hounchell" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:55:26 -0400, "Comp Guy" wrote:
couldn't you just go into "restore" and restore you system to the
point where you didn't have this program installed on your system?

Monte
and one last question, if I removed it from my computer, then why is it
still tracing?




  #36  
Old January 4th 04, 02:16 PM
Scruffy Eagle
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

I'm not sure if this will really help or not, but after reading all the
posts it seems as if you haven't found a working solution yet,...

Two possibilities worth trying involve applying the freeware programs
"RegCleaner v4.3" by Jouni Vuorio, and the "Xteq Systems" utility. If
there's a registry entry without a program it links to, there's a good
chance that the RegCleaner program will discover the fact and delete the
entry (when in full auto cleaning mode). Of course, it might not have that
capability, if the item the entry links to is running. But, if it's running,
then the file can't be gone, can it? Which would mean RegCleaner wouldn't
find a faulty key,... So, I guess that won't work.

The Xteq Systems utility is a power-tweaking thing. It's essentially a
collection of applets that are accessed via a GUI list of descriptions.
There's a section called "Startup/Shutdown". Within that section, there will
be a couple of subsections for type of OS. Picking the OS that applies to
you, you should find a further subdivision called "Autorun"; there's a part
one for the system in general, and a part two for the current user. Check
the contents shown in the window to the right when you click on the Autorun
programs item. You might find your Bootvis listed there. If it is, then
disable it via the buttom below the window. Exit & reboot. That might (?)
prevent it from being activated & put into use - and, give you the chance to
do something different than what's been tried before.

A few other thoughts,...

a) Have you tried (recently) using the "Find" utility, for any file of any
type, having the text "bootivs" in the name?
b) Perhaps if you track down a way of contacting them, and approach them
just right, the people who made the "bootvis" application would give you a
list of all registry keys & values, & files installed during the
installation process?
c) Task Manager can give you a list of all running process, and you can end
ANY running process from there. So, if it's in use, make it not in use -
and, then you've got different options to pick from.

Scruffy
=====================

"Comp Guy" wrote in message
...
I told bootvis to trace. After my computer restarted, nothing happened.

I
decided to get rid of bootvis, so I tried to uninstalled it.
The uninstall messed up, and wouldn't work again, so I went through,
deleting as many bootvis files and registry entries as possible.
Now, a file called trace.log in the c:\windows\system32\logfiles\wmi is
there and I can't delete it. It grows at about 1 mb a second. When I try
to delete it, it tells me that it is in use. So I boot to safe mode, but

I
still get the same error when I try to delete it.


--
Please be polite.
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  #37  
Old January 4th 04, 02:51 PM
Lester Horwinkle
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

Side note ... lessons learned ...

Bootvis cut my boot time by four seconds. Whooee!

That's not even worth the time that I spent downloading the bootvis package.

And considering the hassles that Comp Guy is experiencing, the conclusion
can only be ... just don't do it.

(Maybe that's why Microsoft removed it from their web site?)

"Comp Guy" wrote in message
...
Well I tried using recovery console. It deleted the file and directory,

but
they came right back.



  #38  
Old January 4th 04, 03:39 PM
Scruffy Eagle
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

I'm not sure if this will really help or not, but after reading all the
posts it seems as if you haven't found a working solution yet,...

Two possibilities worth trying involve applying the freeware programs
"RegCleaner v4.3" by Jouni Vuorio, and the "Xteq Systems" utility. If
there's a registry entry without a program it links to, there's a good
chance that the RegCleaner program will discover the fact and delete the
entry (when in full auto cleaning mode). Of course, it might not have that
capability, if the item the entry links to is running. But, if it's running,
then the file can't be gone, can it? Which would mean RegCleaner wouldn't
find a faulty key,... So, I guess that won't work.

The Xteq Systems utility is a power-tweaking thing. It's essentially a
collection of applets that are accessed via a GUI list of descriptions.
There's a section called "Startup/Shutdown". Within that section, there will
be a couple of subsections for type of OS. Picking the OS that applies to
you, you should find a further subdivision called "Autorun"; there's a part
one for the system in general, and a part two for the current user. Check
the contents shown in the window to the right when you click on the Autorun
programs item. You might find your Bootvis listed there. If it is, then
disable it via the buttom below the window. Exit & reboot. That might (?)
prevent it from being activated & put into use - and, give you the chance to
do something different than what's been tried before.

A few other thoughts,...

a) Have you tried (recently) using the "Find" utility, for any file of any
type, having the text "bootivs" in the name?
b) Perhaps if you track down a way of contacting them, and approach them
just right, the people who made the "bootvis" application would give you a
list of all registry keys & values, & files installed during the
installation process?
c) Task Manager can give you a list of all running process, and you can end
ANY running process from there. So, if it's in use, make it not in use -
and, then you've got different options to pick from.

Scruffy
=====================

"Comp Guy" wrote in message
...
I told bootvis to trace. After my computer restarted, nothing happened.

I
decided to get rid of bootvis, so I tried to uninstalled it.
The uninstall messed up, and wouldn't work again, so I went through,
deleting as many bootvis files and registry entries as possible.
Now, a file called trace.log in the c:\windows\system32\logfiles\wmi is
there and I can't delete it. It grows at about 1 mb a second. When I try
to delete it, it tells me that it is in use. So I boot to safe mode, but

I
still get the same error when I try to delete it.


--
Please be polite.
------




  #39  
Old January 4th 04, 04:20 PM
Lester Horwinkle
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Default !!!BOOTVIS EATS UP MY DRIVE!!!

Side note ... lessons learned ...

Bootvis cut my boot time by four seconds. Whooee!

That's not even worth the time that I spent downloading the bootvis package.

And considering the hassles that Comp Guy is experiencing, the conclusion
can only be ... just don't do it.

(Maybe that's why Microsoft removed it from their web site?)

"Comp Guy" wrote in message
...
Well I tried using recovery console. It deleted the file and directory,

but
they came right back.



 




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