Rundll32.exe not responding

[lilaclady]

Recently tried to change the desktop...Properties/Desktoop freezes. Every
thing else works fine. when I close it I get "rundll32.exe not responding"
I assume I'm missing a dll file but dont know how to obtain it or where to
place it if I get it!
I tried to re-install windows thinking it may repair the problem but I get a
message saying that the windows version I'm using is more current...(SP2 was
added seperatly). I had problems with downloading SP2 in the past and am
afraid to try. I'm running windows home. Should I just go ahead with the
windows disc and hope for the best?

 

[Guest]

Recently tried to change the desktop...Properties/Desktoop freezes. Every
thing else works fine. when I close it I get "rundll32.exe not responding"
I assume I'm missing a dll file but dont know how to obtain it or where to
place it if I get it!
I tried to re-install windows thinking it may repair the problem but I get a
message saying that the windows version I'm using is more current...(SP2 was
added seperatly). I had problems with downloading SP2 in the past and am
afraid to try. I'm running windows home. Should I just go ahead with the
windows disc and hope for the best?

Hi Lilaclady,
Scan for Malwares/Viruses first on your Computer and see what will come up.
Rundll32.exe is a file located in the follwing Path;
* C:\Windows\System32\Rundll32.exe * and can be infested by malwares and
Viruses and cause a havoc on your computer.
Scan online from here for Viruses;
http://www.panadasecurity.com
http://www.trendmicro.com
http://www.avast.com
For Malware download one of These Tools;
http://www.lavasoftusa.com (For Lavasoft SE for Peronal Use it is free)
http://www.safer-networking.org Spybot S&D
Also download the hijackThis File and Run then send the report to the Aumah
Forum.
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm Look for HijackThis file
HTH.
Please let us know your Progress.
Regards,
nass

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "lilaclady" <[email protected]>

| Recently tried to change the desktop...Properties/Desktoop freezes. Every
| thing else works fine. when I close it I get "rundll32.exe not responding"
| I assume I'm missing a dll file but dont know how to obtain it or where to
| place it if I get it!
| I tried to re-install windows thinking it may repair the problem but I get a
| message saying that the windows version I'm using is more current...(SP2 was
| added seperatly). I had problems with downloading SP2 in the past and am
| afraid to try. I'm running windows home. Should I just go ahead with the
| windows disc and hope for the best?
|


Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode.
This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm

Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm


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