windows can't find C:\WINDOWS\is-CDIM.exe

[Guest JWinterson]

I get this error message on every start up, it asks me if I've typed it

correctly. What is it? It sounds like a registry error but I can't find what

CDIM.exe is anywhere!

[Guest Malke]

Re: windows can't find C:\WINDOWS\is-CDIM.exe

 

JWinterson wrote:

> I get this error message on every start up, it asks me if I've typed it

> correctly. What is it? It sounds like a registry error but I can't find

> what CDIM.exe is anywhere!

 

Searches for "CDIM.exe" (as in your message body) and "is-CDIM.exe" (as in

your subject line) brings up nothing. This is usually a good indication of

malware. If you recently scanned for malware (or check your antivirus logs)

and removed some malware, the security program didn't remove the reference

to the malware file in Startup. To remove this, manage your Startup:

 

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

 

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab and

find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and OK

out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll

get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box that says in

effect, "don't bother me about this again".

 

Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop processes.

Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter] and do not stop any services

unless you really, really know what you're doing.

 

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns

 

If you haven't recently scanned for malware, it would be A Good Thing to do:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

 

Malke

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[Guest Ray Parrish]

Re: windows can't find C:\WINDOWS\is-CDIM.exe

 

This quite often happens when a program un-install doesn't remove all of

it's registry entries, or when an anti-virus program removes an infected

file, and a call to it remains in your registry.

 

You can go the brave route, and edit the registry directly yourself to

solve the problem by clicking Start, Run, type in regedit, hit enter and

you will be in the registry editor. It has a search function built in,

so use it to find the key with CDIMexe in it, and delete it.

 

You should back up your registry before making any changes to it just in

case.

 

An alternative method if to download Autoruns.exe from Microsoft at the

following link, and use it to disable the call to the file.

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

 

Later, Ray Parrish

 

JWinterson wrote:

> I get this error message on every start up, it asks me if I've typed it

> correctly. What is it? It sounds like a registry error but I can't find what

> CDIM.exe is anywhere!

 

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