Apllication Error with Setup.exe

[Matt]

Whenever I try to run a setup.exe program I am shown the
following message:

Setup.exe - Application Error
The application failed to initialize properly
(0xc0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application.

I thought it may be a virus and tried to install Norton
AntiVirus, except that gave the same error message when I
tried to install the program. I can't even reinstall
Windows XP becaue the setup.exe program won't run.

In addition, and I don't know if this is important or
not, a series of other errors or anomolies have been
occuring to my computer:

My Internet Explorer 6 chosen home page was recently
changed to www.search-space.com without my involvement
and I am now unable to change it back. I have altered all
the references to it in the registry but upon restarting
the computer the pronlem returns.
In Internet Explorer 6 I am now unable to right-click the
mouse button and choose "open in new window" for a link.
The system appears to hang for about 30 seconds then
appears to refresh itself but no new window opens.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Matt,

Clean up the spyware, then see if the installer runs.

1) Install and run Adaware from www.lavasoft.de

2) Install and run Spyware Blaster from
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

3) Turn on the native firewall or install a third-party one (a third party
firewall will notify you of outgoing traffic as spyware programs "phone
home", the native one won't).

http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN

4) Also check these links for helpful advice on removing garbage:
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://aumha.org/win5/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone