Error Message

[Jay Fobes]

Hello,

On startup my computer shows the following error messages in a popup box.
The popup box has no title but a square in the upper left corner. The
message is, "Cannot find the file '
' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct
and that all of the required libraries are available.
When I clear that box a second pops up.
It says "Desktop" in the title area of the box. The message is, "Couldn't
load or run ' specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your
computer or remove the reference to it from the registry.
Can anyone help me find this in the registry so I can delete it?

Thank you for any assistance.
Jay

 

[Gary Smith]

On startup my computer shows the following error messages in a popup box.
The popup box has no title but a square in the upper left corner. The
message is, "Cannot find the file '
' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct
and that all of the required libraries are available.
When I clear that box a second pops up.
It says "Desktop" in the title area of the box. The message is, "Couldn't
load or run ' specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your
computer or remove the reference to it from the registry.
Can anyone help me find this in the registry so I can delete it?

The most likely locations are
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Check both for strange entries. If you find somthing suspicious, back up
the key in case you ahouls need to restore it and then delete the strange
entry.