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More info?)
"this should solve the problem"
If anything, it will make the problem worse.
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Ted Zieglar
"jacktranscend" <jacktranscend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3A67270-B79C-4792-B227-523B812975BE@microsoft.com...
> This is what you need to do:
>
> click on start then click on run then type msconfig
> goto startup tab
> then click on disable all button
> click ok (this will ask you to restart your computer) click restart
> when it comes back up on the desktop a message will pop up
> "you have use the system configuration window.....
> click on the box "don't show this message again"
> this should solve the problem
> if it does then you might want to go back to msconfig window
> startup tab then find the anti virus program and enable it.
> restart the system again //
>
> this problem is due to a program that tries to find a file in the wndows
sys
> files and it could not find one.
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > Perhaps the theme you downloaded is what supplied the spyware? Desktop
> > themes downloaded from the Internet for "free" are frequently
accompanied by
> > spyware.
> >
> > Ted Zieglar
> >
> > "wandamac" <wandamac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news
86225BE-65F2-4501-8C61-717894C76E08@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi Ted....Ran two spyware programs and my virus program, pick up three
> > > spywares and deleted same. Downloaded the Theme again but still have
the
> > > same problem....the report that came up talked about running DLL as an
> > > App.
> > > This is completely over my head, so do you or anyone have any other
> > > suggestions???
> > >
> > > "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> > >
> > >> First thing to do is to scan your computer for viruses and spyware.
It
> > >> will
> > >> take scans by several different spyware scanners to confirm that you
have
> > >> or
> > >> do not have spyware.
> > >>
> > >> Ted Zieglar
> > >>
> > >> "wandamac" <wandamac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:CFE42750-76EC-4ED5-BB52-FEAB3F5E4DFE@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Not sure this is the right forum for my question, but here goes.
> > >> > Recently,
> > >> > I've wanted to download some Christmas Themes for my desktop, no
> > >> > problem
> > >> > with
> > >> > the download, but when I try to use them, get an error message that
I'm
> > >> > missing <rundll32.exe> and prepares a report to send to Micorsoft.
The
> > >> > info
> > >> > that is shown is App Version 5.1.2600.2180. I've previously been
able
> > >> > to
> > >> > download themes and run them, but guess the gremlins have been at
work
> > >> > on
> > >> > my
> > >> > DLLs. How do I fix this problem, any help will be greatly
appreciated.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > Wanda
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >