dwwin.exe initialization failed

[Big Booger]

I am getting this error every single time I shutdown. Do any of you know how to get rid of this error?

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308029

I looked at that article, but there is nothing that is specifically targeted at my issue..

Any help or further knowledge on this would be helpful and appreciated.

[Thor]

Probably from your Gravis gamepad.

Read here:

Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 8:48 am
Posted by norm [find other messages by norm]

Had this problem, here is what I did:

Open regedit, go to:
HKLM_SOFTWARE_MICROSOFT_CURRENT VERSION_RUN

If you have a logitech input device, or a Gravis gamepad input device, you need to
modify the value of the registry key so that the application starts up in *belownormal*
processor priority.

Example:
start /belownormal c:\windows\system32\Grxp4exe.exe /init

"start /belownormal" is the addition you will make to the beginning of the line...

Hope this helps,
-Norm



On Sunday, August 18, 2002 at 5:05 pm, Leigh Winik wrote:
>Everytime I shutoff or restart Windows Xp, I get an error message about a file called
>dwwin.exe. I searched for it and I have that file in my Windows\System32 directory,
>and I also have DWWIN.EXE-30875ADC.pf in my Windows\preftech directory. Is there
>any way I can stop getting these error messages? Thanks in advance.
>
>Leigh
>[email protected]

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re: dwwin.exe
Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 8:57 am
Posted by norm [find other messages by norm]
I meant: HKLM_SOFTWARE_MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_CURRENT VERSION_RUN


On Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 8:48 am, norm wrote:

>Had this problem, here is what I did:
>
>Open regedit, go to:
>HKLM_SOFTWARE_MICROSOFT_CURRENT VERSION_RUN
>
>If you have a logitech input device, or a Gravis gamepad input device, you need
to
>modify the value of the registry key so that the application starts up in *belownormal*
>processor priority.
>
>Example:
>start /belownormal c:\windows\system32\Grxp4exe.exe /init
>
>"start /belownormal" is the addition you will make to the beginning of the line...
>
>Hope this helps,
>-Norm


Found here:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1029715523


from a Google search.

[Big Booger]

thanks Thor. I searched but it only came up with 2 pages. Guess your google search turned out better results

Giving this a go and will return and let you know after I restart whether this worked or not.

[Big Booger]

It worked. Thanks bud.

[Thor]

Glad it worked.