Missing or Corrupt file

[Ken Toone]

I am getting a message cannot find the
file 'winupdate.exe' (or one of its components). Make
sure path and file name are correct and that all required
libraries are available. at start up. It doesn't effect
the performance of my computer. However, the message is
getting anoying. How do I fix this problem?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Assuming you already removed the virus. 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.