Can't delete this value from registry, HELP!

[Gregory.Peetros]

OK,


I've got this totally weird problem. I get the following error message
when I boot my laptop.


Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll The specified module
could not be found.


I know this is the NVidia Control Panel. Problem is, I have no Nvidia
card on my computer. When I try and delete the corresponding registry
key,


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run


and delete the entry


NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup


it will delete, but as soon as I re-start it's back and I get the error
message.


There is no Nvidia driver in the add/remove programs. I've also tried
using Hijack This to remove the key and the same thing it mysteriously
re-appears. I tried removing it in Safe mode and after the second
re-boot it's back?


Any suggestions, I'm totally stumped. BTW there were Nvidia drivers on
this system at one time, but have since been deleted.


Please Help

 

[Richard Urban]

Does your M/B have on board video (Nvidia)?

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


OK,


I've got this totally weird problem. I get the following error message
when I boot my laptop.


Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll The specified module
could not be found.


I know this is the NVidia Control Panel. Problem is, I have no Nvidia
card on my computer. When I try and delete the corresponding registry
key,


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run


and delete the entry


NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup


it will delete, but as soon as I re-start it's back and I get the error
message.


There is no Nvidia driver in the add/remove programs. I've also tried
using Hijack This to remove the key and the same thing it mysteriously
re-appears. I tried removing it in Safe mode and after the second
re-boot it's back?


Any suggestions, I'm totally stumped. BTW there were Nvidia drivers on
this system at one time, but have since been deleted.


Please Help

 

[RoadRunner]

Did that computer ever have that card ??


OK,


I've got this totally weird problem. I get the following error message
when I boot my laptop.


Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll The specified module
could not be found.


I know this is the NVidia Control Panel. Problem is, I have no Nvidia
card on my computer. When I try and delete the corresponding registry
key,


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run


and delete the entry


NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup


it will delete, but as soon as I re-start it's back and I get the error
message.


There is no Nvidia driver in the add/remove programs. I've also tried
using Hijack This to remove the key and the same thing it mysteriously
re-appears. I tried removing it in Safe mode and after the second
re-boot it's back?


Any suggestions, I'm totally stumped. BTW there were Nvidia drivers on
this system at one time, but have since been deleted.


Please Help

 

[Gregory.Peetros]

No just the integrated Intel graphics.

 

[Richard Urban]

Well, unless someone with access to your computer tried to install
"something" from Nvidia, that file should not, and would not, be there!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[David R.]

OK,

I've got this totally weird problem. I get the following error message
when I boot my laptop.

Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll The specified module
could not be found.

I know this is the NVidia Control Panel. Problem is, I have no Nvidia
card on my computer. When I try and delete the corresponding registry
key,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run

and delete the entry

NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

it will delete, but as soon as I re-start it's back and I get the error
message.

There is no Nvidia driver in the add/remove programs. I've also tried
using Hijack This to remove the key and the same thing it mysteriously
re-appears. I tried removing it in Safe mode and after the second
re-boot it's back?

Any suggestions, I'm totally stumped. BTW there were Nvidia drivers on
this system at one time, but have since been deleted.

Please Help

Look into your windows services if the "nvidia driver helper" service is
running. This service will insert the nvcpl into your startup registry
everytime you boot your PC. Also if you find it there then it is a sign that
the previous nvidia-driver was not uninstalled correctly. Whoever did that
did it wrong. You could either use a driver-cleanup tool (though I don't
trust those tools) or search for everything by hand and cleanup the system
yourself. As long as this service is running it will always search for
nvcpl.dll again.

 

[Gregory.Peetros]

There was never a Nvidia card installed on this system. What happened
is this is a Sony notebook with integrated graphics. Some of the
higher end models in this series do have a Nvida GeForce card. What
I'm assuming Sony does is they used the same image on the entire line
in this series. When I was in the add/remove section removing 90% of
the garbage pre-installed software on the computer, I saw the Nvidia
Driver. I deleted it since there wasn't a card on this and now I have
the problems.


I've also checked for the "Nvidia Driver Helper" service and I don't
see it. Maybe you could tell me where to look, but I think I had the
right place. I looked in "Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services.
Freundliche can you recommend one of those driver clean-up tools?

This is driving me nuts. I appreciated everyones help here

 

[David R.]

There was never a Nvidia card installed on this system. What happened
is this is a Sony notebook with integrated graphics. Some of the
higher end models in this series do have a Nvida GeForce card. What
I'm assuming Sony does is they used the same image on the entire line
in this series. When I was in the add/remove section removing 90% of
the garbage pre-installed software on the computer, I saw the Nvidia
Driver. I deleted it since there wasn't a card on this and now I have
the problems.


I've also checked for the "Nvidia Driver Helper" service and I don't
see it. Maybe you could tell me where to look, but I think I had the
right place. I looked in "Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services.

Yes, you looked in the right place.

Freundliche can you recommend one of those driver clean-up tools?

Sorry, no... as I mentioned already, I don't really trust such programs, but
you can look if you find some info here: http://www.guru3d.com/

This is driving me nuts. I appreciated everyones help here

Don't have any more ideas, sorry. Hope someone else can help you out.

 

[da_test]

There was never a Nvidia card installed on this system. What happened
is this is a Sony notebook with integrated graphics. Some of the
higher end models in this series do have a Nvida GeForce card. What
I'm assuming Sony does is they used the same image on the entire line
in this series. When I was in the add/remove section removing 90% of
the garbage pre-installed software on the computer, I saw the Nvidia
Driver. I deleted it since there wasn't a card on this and now I have
the problems.


I've also checked for the "Nvidia Driver Helper" service and I don't
see it. Maybe you could tell me where to look, but I think I had the
right place. I looked in "Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services.
Freundliche can you recommend one of those driver clean-up tools?

This is driving me nuts. I appreciated everyones help here

Do you have anything either in the msconfig startup tab
or the start button/all programs/startup that is accessing
an Nvidia item?

Have you opened the device manager and selected
"show hidden devices" from the view menu?
Anything show up there?

 

[Gregory.Peetros]

No idea there, I wouldn't even know how to check... All I know is there
seems to be nothing Nvidia related anywhere on my system other than the
following item in the startup menu.

NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

I've tried everything to kill this and it just keeps re-appearing.

I'm stumped, I think I may have to do a recovery and just not delete
the Nvidia drivers the next time. Not that this is the right fix, I'm
just getting tired of the error message

 

[da_test]

No idea there, I wouldn't even know how to check... All I know is there
seems to be nothing Nvidia related anywhere on my system other than the
following item in the startup menu.

NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

I've tried everything to kill this and it just keeps re-appearing.

I'm stumped, I think I may have to do a recovery and just not delete
the Nvidia drivers the next time. Not that this is the right fix, I'm
just getting tired of the error message

Have you checked this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

It may get propogated to HKLM

Dave

 

[msnews.microsoft.com]

Check to see if it is starting via a service. If it is a service it is
usually found in an area where legacy information is stored. (use a search
to locate in registry). You wil have to change the security to delete
folders in this area.

No idea there, I wouldn't even know how to check... All I know is there
seems to be nothing Nvidia related anywhere on my system other than the
following item in the startup menu.

NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

I've tried everything to kill this and it just keeps re-appearing.

I'm stumped, I think I may have to do a recovery and just not delete
the Nvidia drivers the next time. Not that this is the right fix, I'm
just getting tired of the error message

Have you checked this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

It may get propogated to HKLM

Dave