DLL problem

[JAW]

hi,
i am running windows xp and have used a few ad supported
programs. i have uninstalled the programs and tryed to
clean up the adware and spyware that they leave behind,
but i still have on problem. i have an error message that
keeps poping up saying "error loading winupd.dll. The
specified module could not be found" I have run ad-
aware, spybot, bullet proff, trend micro online virus
scan, rav online virus scan, norton online virus scan all
many many times. any help i would appaciate

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Highlight HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then click Edit, Find. enter WINUPD.DLL and search for it. Each time its found, right click the key that its found and select Export. Then delete the value that's trying to load it, or references it. Exporting these keys creates a backup, just in case. You can reimport these by double clicking them and answering Yes to the import prompt.

 

[jaw]

thanks for the help doug, but the problem was in my
norton. i uninstalled it and downloaded the newest
version of spybot and AVG free antivirus. these two
programs fixed it. My thanks gos out to all the people
out there that provide these free products like spybot,
AVG, ad-aware, and hijackthis.

-----Original Message-----
Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Highlight

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then click Edit, Find. enter
WINUPD.DLL and search for it. Each time its found,
right click the key that its found and select Export.
Then delete the value that's trying to load it, or
references it. Exporting these keys creates a backup,
just in case. You can reimport these by double clicking
them and answering Yes to the import prompt.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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