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body_soap
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 Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: Help : Windows cannot find 'rundll32.exe' and more |
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Please help me in having serious trouble with windows Xp (who isnt) but something is really screwed up with my system whenever i try to open stuff i always get a damn
Windows cannot find 'whatever i clicked'
This was happening when i try to open shortcuts but even if i go to the source on my hard drive some things still wont open
I am also getting
Windows cannot find 'rundll32.exe'
when i try to open system from the control panel and important windows settings and stuff......dont know whats going on.....i checked that it was there and it was, double clicked it and i got the same Windows cannot find 'rundll32.exe' message even though it is right there???
I'm thinking this must be a virus or something like that and if anyone can help it would be very much appreciated i really dont know what to do |
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archimedes
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hi body soap,
this comes straight from microsoft so lets try this first.
1. Put the Windows XP CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Type expand X:\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\rundll32.exe in the Open box, where X is the letter of your CD ROM Drive.
4. Restart the computer.
try this first.
let me know how it went, and good luck
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body_soap
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 8:09 am Post subject: Ok |
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Hi Archimedes
I dont think i have the disk, I've been looking for it and cant find it 
But i do have another computer thats working properly and i just copyed the rundll32.exe from that PC and pasted it in the window\system32 folder but nothing changed......still the same Windows cannot find 'rundll32.exe' error message. As i said before in my last post even if i click on it it still brings up an error this time
Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll.exe' etc....
I also noticed another error message of the same nature when i clicked on those shortcuts on the toolbar (you know the one with the start button) but this time it said
Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE' etc....
The thing is i know that stuff is there just for some odd reason windows does not think it is there!
Any thoughts? |
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body_soap
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:07 pm Post subject: Somebody......anybody.... |
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Yeah......i dont know if this helps but i downloaded HJT.....maybe that would help you identify my problem
Here is the log
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 5:00:09 PM, on 6/2/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\PROGRA~1\ANTI-V~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgcc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS01
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://popnav.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.seekseek.com/quicksearch.asp...sion_id=18
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - (no file)
O1 - Hosts: indows.
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DefaultSearch.SeekSeek - {5074851C-F67A-488E-A9C9-C244573F4068} - C:\WINDOWS\ieasst.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MSN Toolbar - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\01.01.1601.0\en-us\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: DashBar Toolbar - {CC90CDA0-74A0-45b4-80EF-D89CA8C249B8} - C:\Program Files\DashBar\DashBar15.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GSICONEXE] gsicon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DSLAGENTEXE] dslagent.exe USB
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RivaTunerStartupDaemon] "C:\Documents and Settings\James\My Documents\Nick\Programs\Tweaker\Intalled here\RivaTuner\RivaTuner.exe" /S
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SM1BG] C:\WINDOWS\SM1BG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [slmss] C:\Program Files\Common Files\slmss\slmss.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Mwsvm] C:\WINDOWS\mwsvm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [fash] C:\WINDOWS\fash.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Symantec Fax Starter Edition Port.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033\OLFSNT40.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: BT Broadband Help.lnk = C:\Program Files\BT Broadband\Help\bin\matcli.exe
O4 - Global Startup: PrecisionTime.lnk = C:\Program Files\PrecisionTime\PrecisionTime.exe
O4 - Global Startup: winupdate32.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shoc...tor/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418322} - http://dst.trafficsyndicate.com/Dnl/T_76/QDow.cab
O16 - DPF: {31B7EB4E-8B4B-11D1-A789-00A0CC6651A8} (Cult3D ActiveX Player) - http://www.cult3d.com/download/cult.cab
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/200...taller.exe
O16 - DPF: {4B6015E7-3ABB-45DC-96B7-55A843751F28} (IntRuboskizo2 Class) - http://www.contenidospc.com/ruboskizo2.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/Me...Client.cab
O16 - DPF: {C4925E65-7A1E-11D2-8BB4-00A0C9CC72C3} (Virtools WebPlayer Class) - http://a532.g.akamai.net/f/532/6712/4h/...taller.exe
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shoc...wflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {F6BF0D00-0B2A-4A75-BF7B-F385591623AF} (Solitaire Showdown Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/SolitaireShowdown.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{F4D24258-19EF-4DBF-9DBA-D55C4E0CAAFB}: NameServer = 194.74.65.69 194.72.9.38
I'm not familar wiht HJT but that log looks pretty screwed up to me
Any thoughts on how to clean this mofo up? |
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body_soap
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:34 pm Post subject: Soooo.......stumped you all eh? |
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No one got a clue or you all cant be bothered helping me?
Maybe i should move this topic into the HJT section......yeah.....wish i knew how to do that......  ........ |
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body_soap
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:35 pm Post subject: Soooo.......stumped you all eh? |
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No one got a clue or you all cant be bothered helping me?
Maybe i should move this topic into the HJT section......yeah.....wish i knew how to do that...... ........ |
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weegeordie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Did anyone figure this one out? I've got a very similar problem with a WinXP Pro system. |
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weegeordie
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I found a solution for my WinXP problem. Download the fixswen.inf file, highlight and select Install.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/averttools.asp |
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Blast
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there,
I just caught sight of this thread and your log. I will get someone down here to have a look at it for you. In the meantime can you rerun HiJack Tis and post up a current log. I see a couple of issue that you will have to deal with and a current log will give us an up to date look
cheers...
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