Missing system32.exe

[John Abernethy]

When I boot up, I get the message that windows was unable
to find the file c:/windows/system32/system32.exe. How
serious a problem is this and is there a fix? I would
appreciate any help I could get.

 

[Norm]

Do a google search on system32.exe and you'll see that you have a virus.

 

[Taurarian]

Remove remnants of KWBot.Worm from the Registry and File System
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm
This VB Script will the common Registry entries and files created by the
KWBot.Worm. This worm causes an error message that "CMD32.EXE" cannot be found
on startup. The error message may also be that "system32.exe" cannot be found.

 

[Ken Blake]

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When I boot up, I get the message that windows was unable
to find the file c:/windows/system32/system32.exe. How
serious a problem is this and is there a fix? I would
appreciate any help I could get.

You presumably deleted a virus recently. You're now left with a
reference to it that you also need to remove.

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Clean KWBot.Worm Registry
entries.

Or read
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.c.worm.html
and pay particular attention to step 4 in the section headed
"removal instructions," near the bottom.