delete temp files rundll32.exe not responding

[Helen]

deleting temp files doesn't quit running. Turning off Win XP causes several
apps to end--except rundll32.exe. I get message it is not responding. I
click on ending it.
I can restart ok. Same thing happens again. I can find the file doing a
search. If the file is messed up--how do I replace it?

 

[Andrew E.]

Which temp files,thier are several....Try,tapping the F8 key on pc start-up,
select safe mode,enter xp as administrator,go to run,type:%Temp% Go to
edit,select all,delete all,close out.Return to run,type:C:\WINDOWS\Temp
Select all,delete all,(all will not delete,a few are in use),once
thru,close out.
Run diskcleanup utility.

 

[nass]

deleting temp files doesn't quit running. Turning off Win XP causes several
apps to end--except rundll32.exe. I get message it is not responding. I
click on ending it.
I can restart ok. Same thing happens again. I can find the file doing a
search. If the file is messed up--how do I replace it?

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Run disk clean up on your Drive.
You can download this tool o run clean up:
http://www.ccleaner.com
Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

Run disk cleanup and then this command:
sfc /scannow
HTH
nass

 

[Helen]

HiAndrew, Thanks for your reply. My problem was that I could not run disk
cleanup. It would not quit and locked up keyboard etc.
Aolved the problem by downloading and running ccleaner. Only then woudl
disk cleanup run.

 

[Helen]

Hi, Thanks for your reply and help. What finally worked was running
ccleaner. I can't believe it removed 1,507.5 MB of stuff. Took 6923
seconds. I was in the habit of deleting history and cookies, etc every week
or so. It puzzles me where ccleaner found all the stuff to delete.
--
hwhamilton

deleting temp files doesn't quit running. Turning off Win XP causes several
apps to end--except rundll32.exe. I get message it is not responding. I
click on ending it.
I can restart ok. Same thing happens again. I can find the file doing a
search. If the file is messed up--how do I replace it?

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Run disk clean up on your Drive.
You can download this tool o run clean up:
http://www.ccleaner.com
Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

Run disk cleanup and then this command:
sfc /scannow
HTH
nass