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[Guest]

I'm getting this error msg: cannot find C:\windows\system32\mdmdl.exe. I've been into regedit but the closest I can find is mdtl.exe, so I can't remove it. Anybody help?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

No such file that I can find. Start/run regedit, check under these keys for
a string that references it:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Delete the one that does, as it is likely a trojan (type of virus).

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Best of Luck,

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

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

I'm getting this error msg: cannot find C:\windows\system32\mdmdl.exe.

I've been into regedit but the closest I can find is mdtl.exe, so I can't
remove it. Anybody help?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Nutcase, despite my missing out an 'l' you seem to have cracked it. It was in the first string you gave me by the way.