How to detect the responsible program for a dialog window during WinXP startup?

[Frank Callone]

When I boot WinXP a dialog pops up informing my about a mssing DLL.
After clicking <OK> the rest of the boot process finsihes normally.
As far as I can know it could be one out of 4 programs (which are started at startup time)
which cause this error.
How can I find which program is excatly missing the DLL?
Is there some tool which shows me thr origin/parent process of a dialog window?

Frank

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It would help to know the name of the .dll file, as some are legit and some
may not be. You can use msconfig (start/run) to isolate the program. The
steps here will help:

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP [Q310560]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560

HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[RWN]

The "unsophisticated" approach;

Try moving three of the four from the startup dir and add them back one at a time to see
when the problem occurs.
Try a google with the full file name.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Try
Process Explorer: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
Autoruns (to manage startup items:http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


When I boot WinXP a dialog pops up informing my about a mssing DLL.
After clicking <OK> the rest of the boot process finsihes normally.
As far as I can know it could be one out of 4 programs (which are started at startup time)
which cause this error.
How can I find which program is excatly missing the DLL?
Is there some tool which shows me thr origin/parent process of a dialog window?

Frank

 

[Kelly]

This is a common message after using spyware cleaners, etc. Re-run them or
try a new batch:

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update each program, once installed, before running.


--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Bob I]

Disable 1 of the 4 suspect programs and reboot.

 

[John English]

When I boot WinXP a dialog pops up informing my about a mssing DLL.
After clicking <OK> the rest of the boot process finsihes normally.
As far as I can know it could be one out of 4 programs (which are started at startup time)
which cause this error.
How can I find which program is excatly missing the DLL?
Is there some tool which shows me thr origin/parent process of a dialog window?

Try using strace, available from http://www.sysinternals.com/

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