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Wesley Vogel
Good lord, Cheryl, you have a bunch of crap starting. ;-)
This is the one...
DVDSentry c:\windows\system32\dsentry.exe All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Tip: HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
OK.
Start the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
In the right hand pane you should see under the Name column, DVDSentry.
Right click DVDSentry and select: Delete.
This message will popup...
[[Are you sure you want to delete this value?]]
Click YES
Close the Registry Editor
When you reboot dsentry.exe should not start.
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If you do not want to mess with registry get one or both of the following
programs and one of them to disable whatever you do not want to start.
[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]
StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
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Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.
[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]
Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.
Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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This is the one...
DVDSentry c:\windows\system32\dsentry.exe All Users
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Tip: HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
OK.
Start the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
In the right hand pane you should see under the Name column, DVDSentry.
Right click DVDSentry and select: Delete.
This message will popup...
[[Are you sure you want to delete this value?]]
Click YES
Close the Registry Editor
When you reboot dsentry.exe should not start.
-----
If you do not want to mess with registry get one or both of the following
programs and one of them to disable whatever you do not want to start.
[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]
StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
===
Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.
[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]
Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.
Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Cher7 said:Hello Wesley,
I did the suggested operations first with the sf/reverse and also the
msconfig. The boot up log is as follows:
System Information report written at: 02/23/06 17:37:30
System Name: SPLOTCH
[Startup Programs]
Program Command User Name Location
DESKTOP desktop.ini NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
DESKTOP desktop.ini SPLOTCH\Cheryl Duff Startup
SmartSync c:\progra~1\compan~1\smartsync.exe SPLOTCH\Cheryl
Duff
HKU\S-1-5-21-373620570-482573614-4256592569-1008\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run
MoneyAgent "c:\program files\microsoft
money\system\mnyexpr.exe" SPLOTCH\Cheryl
Duff
HKU\S-1-5-21-373620570-482573614-4256592569-1008\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run
ctfmon.exe c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe SPLOTCH\Cheryl
Duff
HKU\S-1-5-21-373620570-482573614-4256592569-1008\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run
DESKTOP desktop.ini .DEFAULT Startup
DESKTOP desktop.ini All Users Common Startup
Exif Launcher c:\progra~1\finepi~1\quickdcf.exe All Users Common Startup
Microsoft Find Fast c:\progra~1\micros~3\office\findfast.exe All
Users Common Startup
Office Startup c:\progra~1\micros~3\office\osa.exe -b All Users Common
Startup
RCScheduleCheck c:\program files\vcom\recovery commander\rcsched.exe
-check All Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Fix-It AV c:\progra~1\vcom\fix-it\memcheck.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
gcasServ "c:\program files\microsoft antispyware\gcasserv.exe" All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HotKeysCmds c:\windows\system32\hkcmd.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HPDJ Taskbar
Utility c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\hpztsb04.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IgfxTray c:\windows\system32\igfxtray.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IntelMeM c:\program files\intel\modem event monitor\intelmem.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
mmtask c:\program files\musicmatch\musicmatch jukebox\mmtask.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MMTray c:\program files\musicmatch\musicmatch jukebox\mm_tray.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
PCMService "c:\program files\dell\media experience\pcmservice.exe" All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
QuickTime Task "c:\program files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
DwlClient c:\program files\common files\dell\eusw\support.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
dla c:\windows\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Dell AIO Printer A920 "c:\program files\dell aio printer
a920\dlbkbmgr.exe" All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
REGSHAVE c:\program files\regshave\regshave.exe /autorun All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
TkBellExe "c:\program files\common files\real\update_ob\realsched.exe"
-osboot All Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
UserFaultCheck %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
vptray c:\program files\navnt\vptray.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
DVDSentry c:\windows\system32\dsentry.exe All
Users HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Thanks again.
Wesley Vogel said:Hi,
First.
Did you somehow ues the sfc /Scanboot option?
/Scanboot: Scans all protected system files every time you start your
computer.
If so you need to run sfc /revert
/Revert: Returns scan to the default setting (do not scan protected files
when you start the computer).
sfc /revert should set sfc back to normal.
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Second.
You used the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe) to disable
dsentry.exe.
Set msconfig back to Normal Startup and reboot.
Then, follow the instructions here to generate a startuplog.txt...
How to generate a startup log using MSINFO32
http://www.winxptutor.com/msinfo32.htm
Post back with the contents of startuplog.txt (or whatever you called it)
and we will see where dsentry.exe is starting from and disable it there.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
InCher7 said:Hello,
I checked and dsentry.exe is not a 16-bit program. I disabled it on
reboot and the following results are: windows file protection comes up
and says: Please wait while windows verifies that all protected windows
files are intact and in their original versions.......this has occured 5
reboots since I ran SFC yesterday. Also the system configuration
utility comes up and asks me to return to normal startup which would
include dsentry.exe. What should I do next? And is a possible virus
involved? I currently run Adware SE, Norton antivirus corporate
edition, spybot and msn beta. Thanks for your patience!
:
SFC isn't going to work on this one. dsentry.exe is from Dell not
Microsoft.
First see if dsentry.exe is a 16-bit program.
Locate and Right-click dsentry.exe and then click Properties.
A 16-bit program does not have a Version tab in this dialog box.
Disable dsentry.exe from starting at boot.
[[dsentry.exe is an application provided by Dell. It stops the autorun
application from executing on disc insertion. This is a non-essential
process. Disabling or enabling this is down to user preference]]
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/dsentry/
[[dsentry.exe is a valid program but it is not required to run on
startup. This program is not required to start automatically as you can
run it when you need to. It is advised that you disable this program so
that it does not take up necessary resources. The following information
is a brief description of what is known about this file.]]
[[Anti-spyware from Dell. Seems that after Dell found out certain
applications being installed from DVD's would report back information
about what customers were watching, they decided to implement an
anti-spyware service. Run manually before installation starts]]
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/DSentry.exe-1439.html
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Cher7 <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hello,
I also currently have the same error message as described in this
post. I attempted to rectify it by using the sfc.exe, however, did not
experience the same good results. The error message I receive is:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an
illegal instruction. 'Close' to terminate the application. What I
did was: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>sfc.exe then
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>sf scannow then; the result was:
c:\windows\system32\ntvdmd.dll had a bad signature and was restored to
its original version
and
c:\windows\system32\charmap.exe has a bad signature. File was
restored to its original version
and
this one could not be restored: oembios.sig The problem is I still
get the same error message. Is there anything else I could do?
Thanks in advance ~
:
Hi John,
As long as sfc.exe is in c:\windows\system32 you do not need to worry
about it. sfc.exe has to run from a command prompt or the Run box.
Clicking on sfc.exe does nothing. As you have already seen.
sfc /scannow checks the files in C:\WINDOWS\System32 if any are
screwed up it replaces the screwed up file with a copy from
C:\WINDOWS\System32\dllcache or the Windows installation source
files. Which in your case is probably the C:\I386 folder.
Do this.
Click Start | Click Run | Paste this in the Run box...
sfc /scannow
Then click OK.
It should take a while to run.
If SFC.EXE did anything it will be in the Event Viewer.
Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK |
Click System | Look at any Windows File Protection
entries
SFC.EXE-2FD11AB0.pf on c:\windows\prefetch All this file is, is a
file to make sfc.exe run faster.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In ronashill <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Some challange this!
My Dell supplied XP disk is not the full works. No sfc.exe on
there. I searched and found 3 likely files on c:
sfc on c:I386 [Windows 2000 System File Checker]
SFC.EXE-2FD11AB0.pf on c:\windows\prefetch
sfc on c:\windows\system32 [Windows 2000 System File Checker]
The first and third just bring up a DOS screen (I think) very, very
briefly. The second brings the usual NTVDM error.
So, what's next? Thanks for your persistence!
John
:
John,
I found this...
NTVDM CPU Has Encountered an Illegal Instruction
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q245184
The article states...
[[SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to run a 16-bit program on a computer running
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3, the program may quit
immediately, or you may receive the following error message:
Hidden Console of WOW VDM
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS: 04c3 IP:3937 OP:c71c 9d 37 00
Choose Close to terminate the application.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you use an incorrect version of the
Command.com file.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, replace the Command.com file]]
I did some searching on Google and another fellow had this problem.
[[When booting up my computer I get the following error message:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:0d9e IP:0132 OP:63 09 3a f0 9c]]
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=36445
His rundll32.exe file was corrupt.
Either your command.com or rundll32.exe or both are corrupt.
Run the System File Checker, sfc.exe. Sfc replaces bad files.
Load your XP CD in your CD drive.
Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK
It should take a while to run.
If that doesn't work we can replace rundll32.exe and command.com
another way.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In ronashill <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi Wes
you're certainly trying hard, and I really appreciate the help!
But,no luck so far. I've tried both progressivly ending tasks with the
Task Manager and deleting Start Up items with msconfig. But the
problem persists. Is there anything else to try, or should I
reinstall XP?
Thanks
John
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