Error msg: Cannot import srch.reg

[Lucas]

Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
error message. The error window is titled "Registry
Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
for your help!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Most likely spyware.

Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
| error message. The error window is titled "Registry
| Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
| opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
| error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
| but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
| for your help!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Most likely spyware.

Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
| error message. The error window is titled "Registry
| Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
| opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
| error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
| but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
| for your help!

 

[Lucas]

Thank you! I have two more questions:

1) Once I get into the Softward environment list to see
all of the programs running, how do I know which one(s)
are ones I don't want, or are causing the error message?
2) I could not figure out how to delete the ones I don't
want. Could not find them in the folder it said they were
in.

Thanks for your help,
Lucas

-----Original Message-----
Most likely spyware.

Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control

Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer

Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
| error message. The error window is titled "Registry
| Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
| opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
| error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
| but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
| for your help!


.

 

[Lucas]

Thank you! I have two more questions:

1) Once I get into the Softward environment list to see
all of the programs running, how do I know which one(s)
are ones I don't want, or are causing the error message?
2) I could not figure out how to delete the ones I don't
want. Could not find them in the folder it said they were
in.

Thanks for your help,
Lucas

-----Original Message-----
Most likely spyware.

Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control

Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer

Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
| error message. The error window is titled "Registry
| Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
| opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
| error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
| but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
| for your help!


.

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) Sometimes it's not obvious what is what and you have to do a bit of
research. Post the ones you question.

2.) Can you post the text found in the "Location" column?

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Thank you! I have two more questions:
|
| 1) Once I get into the Softward environment list to see
| all of the programs running, how do I know which one(s)
| are ones I don't want, or are causing the error message?
| 2) I could not figure out how to delete the ones I don't
| want. Could not find them in the folder it said they were
| in.
|
| Thanks for your help,
| Lucas

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) Sometimes it's not obvious what is what and you have to do a bit of
research. Post the ones you question.

2.) Can you post the text found in the "Location" column?

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| Thank you! I have two more questions:
|
| 1) Once I get into the Softward environment list to see
| all of the programs running, how do I know which one(s)
| are ones I don't want, or are causing the error message?
| 2) I could not figure out how to delete the ones I don't
| want. Could not find them in the folder it said they were
| in.
|
| Thanks for your help,
| Lucas

 

[Lucas]

Ones I question/don't know:

Program: Msoffice Command: c:\winnt\fonts\msoffice.hta
(McAfee virus checker finds this one)
Program: PMXInit Command: c:\winnt\system32\pmxinit.exe
Program: POINTER Command: point32.exe
Program: updmgr Command: c:\program files\common
files\updmgr\updmgr.exe
Program: CMESys Command: "c:\program files\common
files\cmeii\cmesys.exe"
Program: spp Command: regedit -s c:\spp.reg

All are under "All users" and have the location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Thanks,
Lucas

 

[Lucas]

Ones I question/don't know:

Program: Msoffice Command: c:\winnt\fonts\msoffice.hta
(McAfee virus checker finds this one)
Program: PMXInit Command: c:\winnt\system32\pmxinit.exe
Program: POINTER Command: point32.exe
Program: updmgr Command: c:\program files\common
files\updmgr\updmgr.exe
Program: CMESys Command: "c:\program files\common
files\cmeii\cmesys.exe"
Program: spp Command: regedit -s c:\spp.reg

All are under "All users" and have the location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Thanks,
Lucas

 

[Dave Patrick]

:
| Ones I question/don't know:
|
| Program: Msoffice Command: c:\winnt\fonts\msoffice.hta
| (McAfee virus checker finds this one)
* IE home page highjacker


| Program: PMXInit Command: c:\winnt\system32\pmxinit.exe
* May be related to this driver.
http://www.video-drivers.com/drivers/56/56293.htm


| Program: POINTER Command: point32.exe
* Intellimouse


| Program: updmgr Command: c:\program files\common
| files\updmgr\updmgr.exe
* This one is suspicious


| Program: CMESys Command: "c:\program files\common
| files\cmeii\cmesys.exe"
| Program: spp Command: regedit -s c:\spp.reg
* Spyware


| All are under "All users" and have the location:
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can run regedit and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete the values for the programs you no longer want to run at startup.

Also AdAware may help.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

 

[Dave Patrick]

:
| Ones I question/don't know:
|
| Program: Msoffice Command: c:\winnt\fonts\msoffice.hta
| (McAfee virus checker finds this one)
* IE home page highjacker


| Program: PMXInit Command: c:\winnt\system32\pmxinit.exe
* May be related to this driver.
http://www.video-drivers.com/drivers/56/56293.htm


| Program: POINTER Command: point32.exe
* Intellimouse


| Program: updmgr Command: c:\program files\common
| files\updmgr\updmgr.exe
* This one is suspicious


| Program: CMESys Command: "c:\program files\common
| files\cmeii\cmesys.exe"
| Program: spp Command: regedit -s c:\spp.reg
* Spyware


| All are under "All users" and have the location:
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can run regedit and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete the values for the programs you no longer want to run at startup.

Also AdAware may help.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

 

[Lucas]

Thanks! I did all you suggested and it has helped a ton.
AdAware is great.

BUT - still when I boot my computer I get the same
Registry Editor error message that it cannot import
srch.reg! My computer runs fine though, doesn't seem to
cause any problems whatever it is. Just would like to get
rid of the error message every time my computer boots up.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[Lucas]

Thanks! I did all you suggested and it has helped a ton.
AdAware is great.

BUT - still when I boot my computer I get the same
Registry Editor error message that it cannot import
srch.reg! My computer runs fine though, doesn't seem to
cause any problems whatever it is. Just would like to get
rid of the error message every time my computer boots up.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Look for it in one of the startup locations.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Thanks! I did all you suggested and it has helped a ton.
| AdAware is great.
|
| BUT - still when I boot my computer I get the same
| Registry Editor error message that it cannot import
| srch.reg! My computer runs fine though, doesn't seem to
| cause any problems whatever it is. Just would like to get
| rid of the error message every time my computer boots up.
|
| Thanks again for your help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Look for it in one of the startup locations.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Thanks! I did all you suggested and it has helped a ton.
| AdAware is great.
|
| BUT - still when I boot my computer I get the same
| Registry Editor error message that it cannot import
| srch.reg! My computer runs fine though, doesn't seem to
| cause any problems whatever it is. Just would like to get
| rid of the error message every time my computer boots up.
|
| Thanks again for your help.

 

[paprsek]

*Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
error message. The error window is titled "Registry
Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
for your help!

-
paprse

 

[paprsek]

*Every time my computer boots up I am welcomed with an
error message. The error window is titled "Registry
Editor" and the error says "Cannot import srch.reg: Error
opening the file. There may be a disk or file system
error." Then I just click OK and my computer works fine,
but wondering if this is a bug I can eaily fix. Thanks
for your help!

-
paprse

 

[paprsek]

* *

Hi,

I Have just remove the Cannot Import srch.reg error popup after m
Windows login. Here is the how-to:

Suggest you download any of the freeware that display Windows Aut
Startup entries in the Registry and run it to display a list of Aut
Startup processes (or if you are comfortable with Regedit, just do
find for load - see below).

You should look out for the following entry:

Key=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Name=Windows Shell Library Loader
Type=REG_SZ
Data=load shell32.dll /c /set

points to image load.exe in WINNT\SYSTEM32

Note that the impage file may not exist as your Antivirus may hav
removed it; however, the registry entry still invokes Registry Edito
and hence the popup error. To stop the popup on Windows login, jus
delete this Registry entry.

Paprse


-
paprse

 

[paprsek]

* *

Hi,

I Have just remove the Cannot Import srch.reg error popup after m
Windows login. Here is the how-to:

Suggest you download any of the freeware that display Windows Aut
Startup entries in the Registry and run it to display a list of Aut
Startup processes (or if you are comfortable with Regedit, just do
find for load - see below).

You should look out for the following entry:

Key=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Name=Windows Shell Library Loader
Type=REG_SZ
Data=load shell32.dll /c /set

points to image load.exe in WINNT\SYSTEM32

Note that the impage file may not exist as your Antivirus may hav
removed it; however, the registry entry still invokes Registry Edito
and hence the popup error. To stop the popup on Windows login, jus
delete this Registry entry.

Paprse


-
paprse