Guest pentium Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 hi. please help... everytime I reboo the computer, I have this error message window: "error loading C:/program~1...... the specied module could not be found". I've already unchecked it on "msconfig" and on the c:/. And I went to the "add or remove programs", it's listed there, I tried to remove it but I still have the exact same error message. This happened after I ran a virus scan. How can I get rid of that start up error message? I'm using winXP SP2. Thanks very much in advance.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: RUNDLL? "pentium" <pentium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7BF63117-1838-4746-A880-E11BD6CE10B0@microsoft.com... > hi. please help... > everytime I reboo the computer, I have this error message window: "error > loading C:/program~1...... the specied module could not be found". I've > already unchecked it on "msconfig" and on the c:/. And I went to the "add > or > remove programs", it's listed there, I tried to remove it but I still have > the exact same error message. This happened after I ran a virus scan. How > can > I get rid of that start up error message? I'm using winXP SP2. Thanks very > much in advance. The message means that your system was (and possibly still is) infected, and your anti-virus program found and removed malware. What it didn't remove is the launcher. You should be able to find the reference in msconfig, but it's not always clear what it is. From msconfig, you go to either the startup folder or registry and remove the entry. You can also try running HiJackThis, which does require some knowledge to use; it can be very effective. You should also clear out all the temp folders and browser caches. The free utility, ccleaner, can be very helpful for this. Run it on each user account. This will also speed up virus scans. http://www.ccleaner.com Look for the "other builds" link and take the slim install, which does not have the extra toolbar that you likely don't need. Be aware that if you remove cookies with it, it will wipe out various settings such as remembered user names and card numbers at bank sites; if your system was or is infected, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. You should keep an eye on your bank accounts for signs of suspicious activity (transactions you did not make). HTH -pk
Guest pentium Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Re: RUNDLL? sorry for the late update i went to the start up tab on msconfig and unchecked it and now it's ok thanks a lot! "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > > "pentium" <pentium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7BF63117-1838-4746-A880-E11BD6CE10B0@microsoft.com... > > hi. please help... > > everytime I reboo the computer, I have this error message window: "error > > loading C:/program~1...... the specied module could not be found". I've > > already unchecked it on "msconfig" and on the c:/. And I went to the "add > > or > > remove programs", it's listed there, I tried to remove it but I still have > > the exact same error message. This happened after I ran a virus scan. How > > can > > I get rid of that start up error message? I'm using winXP SP2. Thanks very > > much in advance. > > The message means that your system was (and possibly still is) infected, and > your anti-virus program found and removed malware. > > What it didn't remove is the launcher. You should be able to find the > reference in msconfig, but it's not always clear what it is. From > msconfig, you go to either the startup folder or registry and remove the > entry. > > You can also try running HiJackThis, which does require some knowledge to > use; it can be very effective. > > You should also clear out all the temp folders and browser caches. The > free utility, ccleaner, can be very helpful for this. Run it on each user > account. This will also speed up virus scans. > > http://www.ccleaner.com > > Look for the "other builds" link and take the slim install, which does not > have the extra toolbar that you likely don't need. > > Be aware that if you remove cookies with it, it will wipe out various > settings such as remembered user names and card numbers at bank sites; if > your system was or is infected, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. You > should keep an eye on your bank accounts for signs of suspicious activity > (transactions you did not make). > > HTH > -pk > >
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