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Thanks for the advice about removing devldr16.exe. Apparently, that program is somehow connected to my soundcard. This morning, I located the file, deleted it, and removed it from the registry. Afterwards, my sound wouldn’t work! So I had to manually restore the file I posted the same question on Dodo’s Message Board — Rellie responded with the following information, detailing how to get rid of it. The file isn’t causing any major problems, so I’m reluctant to pursue its removal any further.

Try this:
: Disabling or removing SB16 Emulation: If this doesn’t work, and you don’t plan to play old DOS games on your system you can always disable SB16 emulation. You can also achieve at the time you install the soundcard drivers by doing a custom or advanced install and deselecting “SB16 emulation”. If you have already installed your soundcard drivers, then how to disable SB16 emulation will vary from soundcard to soundcard. It will probably require you to boot into Safe Mode and then remove any mention of your soundcard from the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, and also to “uncheck” any option marked “SB16 emulation” under your sound card’s driver in My Computer-Properties-Device Manager.

: Although it is easy to disable the SB16 emulation in the Device Manager, it can be harder to remove it completely, as Windows seems to insist on reinstalling it next time you reboot. The following procedure will allow you to remove SB16 emulation from your Device Manage once and for all.

: Under the System tab in Control Panel, choose Hardware Profiles. There, choose copy, and name the profile “temp”
: Disable SB16 Emulation in the Device Manager. Reboot your machine and select the new hardware profile “temp” when prompted. It is an exact copy of the original so everything will run fine. Disable SB16 Emulation here also. Then uncheck the box that says “Exists in all hardware profiles”.
: Reboot and choose original configuration for hardware profiles and make sure the settings of “disabled” are the same.
: Reboot and choose your new hardware profile “temp” and here Delete SB Live emulation. A box will appear asking “remove from which hardware profile” and you should choose “original configuration”.
: Reboot and choose “original configuration” and verify SB16 Emulation is gone. If so, go to the hardware profile Tab and delete your second hardware profile.
: Now SB16 emulation does not appear anywhere in your tree. It is not using any resources, has no conflicts, and cannot be seen.
: One user reported a less subtle approach - simply rename the file devldr16.exe (do a search for it!) and then SB16 cannot be loaded. (Read More…)

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed all the hackings lately? Jem’s domain and SNOG! were both hacked… someone even hacked The Hamster Dance! It frightened me, so I backed up my website to be safe. If you have a website, I recommend that you do the same!

Tomorrow, I’m heading back to Tuscaloosa (and hi-speed internet!). Classes start Wednesday. I can’t believe it’s almost 2 am, I better get in bed. I have a lot to do before I leave. Thanks for commenting: Sanne, Jenny, Michelle, Kitten, Joann, Rach, ana, Sam, Dionne, Katy, aline, Brigitte, Lisa, and Maggie. Goodnight.