random rundll32 error

Fiery_WA

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Gday fellas

I don't know where to post this problem, so I will explain it and if you could find the appropriate home for it please.

The problem is, I will be doing for example streaming an online TV show (watching it), then my husband will come in, and ask to BPAY a bill. (these are just examples). I will pause the show, open MSMoney, then a new tab, pay the bill, enter the details into MSMoney, save and exit.

I will then go back to watch my show, and there is no sound, so I go to CP to make sure my headset is still set as default, then out pops a rundll32 error. Cannot open the sound, or most things in the CP.

I press ctrl, alt, del and get a security error, I try an shut down windows using the start key, nothing happens. So I am forced to cold boot the machine.

Because for some reason none of my attachments will attach to this forum I have uploaded them all to dropbox.

These are my sfc /scannow and also the errors from Event Viewer, if anyone can shed some light onto why these rundll32 errors happen it would be appreciated.

Footnote: I am forced to cold boot because of the rundll32 on a random basis, i.e sometimes my machine will be left up and running for over a week, other times I can reboot and have it happen within a few hours.

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https://db.tt/cpBgUpoo (there is a URL there I pasted it and got this > he resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
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Please help
 

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System Manufacturer/Model Number Homebuilt
OS Vista Ultimate 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II x 4 965
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9800GT
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Phillips 19"
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard 12 year old Compaq, cant see any of the letters anymore :)
Mouse Microflacid Sterile
PSU Thermaltake 850W XT
Case Coolermaster Storm Sniper Black Edition
Cooling AC-ALPINE-64PRO ARTIC COOLING
Hard Drives 1 x 128GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD 1 x 1TB Sata 1 x 160GB IDE 1 x 2Tb WD External My Book Elite 1 x 1TB WD External My Book Elite 1 x 4TB WD External My Book
Internet Speed ADSL2+

All SP's and drivers are up to date. I have ESET Nod32 which does a daily virus scan, and have run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, came up clean.
 
Gee - a 'house of cards' - anything could fall down.

Never heard of ESET Nod32. I use Avast free from CNET. Good reviews and have had it 4 years with no problems.

Check stuff:

HDD - Checkdisk, Virus scan, malwarebytes (from CNET)
RAM - Memtest 86

Download HWInfo and run Sensors. Post the results - usually 3 screenshots in TinyPic or similar.
 

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Chkdsk and sfc s/cannow are the first things I do BOTH came back no irregularities, as for ESET Nod32 ... google it. I have already said all SP's and drivers are up to date. I have ESET Nod32 which does a daily virus scan, and have run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, came up clean.

Memtest has been done also no problems there.
 

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Computer: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (Deneb, RB-C3 (Ridgeback))
3400 MHz (17.00x200.0) @ 2209 MHz (11.00x200.9)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P
Chipset: AMD 770/870 (RX780) + SB750/SB710
Memory: 4096 MBytes @ 669 MHz, 9.0-9-9-24
- 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Kingston 99U5458-002.A00LF
- 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 SDRAM - Kingston 99U5458-002.A00LF
Graphics: GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT, 1024 MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Drive: WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Drive: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series, 125.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 3Gb/s
Drive: WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 3Gb/s <-> USB
Drive: WDC WD20EADS-11R6B1, 1953.5 GB, Serial ATA 3Gb/s <-> USB
Drive: WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0, 2930.3 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 3Gb/s <-> USB
Drive: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS70, DVD+R DL
Drive: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S, DVD+R DL
Sound: Creative Technology SB X-Fi Xtreme HD Audio Controller
Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8168C/8111C PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Build 6002
 

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I may have found a possible solution.

Windows contains a file rundll32.exe that allows command line access to certain functions that are explicitly written to be available to this executable file.

I have a feeling tho that Nero is creating issues with the audio/video codec nero installs- it conflicts with vista

Rename following two files in folder:
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\DSFilter\"

NeVideo.ax -> NeVideo.ax.old
NeroVideoProc.ax -> NeroVideoProc.ax.old

No reboot is necessary.

http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f299/solved-rundll32-exe-error-230600.html