.DLL error

[Guest Cbarton]

I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says

"unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought

it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses

on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

 

I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot

even locate the system32 file in the registry.

 

Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure

what to do.

 

Can anyone help me with this?

 

Thanks.

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Cbarton

[Guest Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: .DLL error

 

Download and run Ad-Aware 2007 Free: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

 

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Carey Frisch

Microsoft MVP

Windows Shell/User

 

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"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...

I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says

"unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought

it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses

on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

 

I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot

even locate the system32 file in the registry.

 

Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure

what to do.

 

Can anyone help me with this?

 

Thanks.

--

Cbarton

[Guest PD43]

Re: .DLL error

 

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote:

>Download and run Ad-Aware 2007 Free: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

 

And maybe three others.

 

Google for "spyware scanner"

[Guest windmap]

Re: .DLL error

 

Try this http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/download/

 

 

"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...

>I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says

> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user

> brought

> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10

> viruses

> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry

> setting.

>

> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot

> even locate the system32 file in the registry.

>

> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure

> what to do.

>

> Can anyone help me with this?

>

> Thanks.

> --

> Cbarton

[Guest Elmo]

Re: .DLL error

 

Cbarton wrote:

> I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says

> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought

> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses

> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

>

> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot

> even locate the system32 file in the registry.

>

> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure

> what to do.

>

> Can anyone help me with this?

>

> Thanks.

 

It's possible some malware was deleted by your a/v software, but the

reference to the file was not removed from the registry.

 

Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,

type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and

when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue

the search.

 

You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop. If you

remove it and there's a problem, double-click the .reg file you exported

to the Desktop and it'll be added to the registry again. You can create

a restore point before editing the registry too.

 

You could click Start, Run, type MSCONFIG, click OK, click the StartUp

tab, and deselect the item(s). When you restart the computer, you will

be warned that you're running in the Diagnostic mode; click to not alert

you again, and OK out. You won't see the message again. But I think

it's best to just remove the references from the registry.

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: .DLL error

 

"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...

>I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says

> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought

> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses

> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

>

> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot

> even locate the system32 file in the registry.

>

> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure

> what to do.

>

> Can anyone help me with this?

>

> Thanks.

> --

> Cbarton

 

 

One of the scans you ran deleted nvaxgmgv.dll because it identified it as some

sort of malware. Unfortunately, it left behind an entry in the registry to

launch the file at startup. You don't have to mess with the registry to delete

the entry. Instead, download and run this program from Microsoft.

 

AutoRuns for Windows v9.13

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

 

Look on the Everything page for an entry that includes nvaxgmgv.dll in the Image

Path column.

Remove the check mark from the box next to this entry.

Close Autoruns.

Restart your computer to make sure the error message is no longer displayed.

 

Just to be on the safe side, you might consider taking steps to make sure the

system is virus free. Here's a site with general instructions on cleaning a

computer.

 

Courtesy of Malke Routh, MS-MVP

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

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan