Locating start up error

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When I start my computer I receive error messages about mousectrl.exe. I
went into msconfig and disabled it.

I have written down its location - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion. How do I locate this file so that I can delete the
program?
 
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When I start my computer I receive error messages about
mousectrl.exe. I went into msconfig and disabled it.

I have written down its location - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion. How do I locate this file so that I can delete the
program?
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Start > Search > For files or folders > enter in the name and using the
advanced options tell it to find system files, find hidden files, and to
search subfolders.

Galen
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I tried searching as suggested. However nothing from the location was found.
What else can I try?
 
I tried searching as suggested. However nothing from the location was found.
What else can I try?
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If that didn't work try the command prompt.
enter CMD from the RUN box.
type cd \
type dir /s mousectrl.exe
if it's found, the location will be identified.

If it's not found, do it this way
type dir /s /ah mousectrl.exe
it's unlikely to be a hidden file, but you never know.
Dave
 
It isn't mousectrl.exe that I am trying to locate, it is the program that is
attempting to run it. Mousectrl.exe doesn't exist.

The error I get on startup are:
Windows cannot find 'c:\windows\system32\mousectrl.exe'. Make sure you
typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click
the Start button, and then click Search.

After ok is clicked:
Could not load or run 'c:\windows\system32\mousectrl.exe' specified in the
registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference
to it in the registry.

I ran msconfig and found the reference to mousectrl.exe on the Start tab, so
I deselected it. I rebooted and the error has gone, however my computer
booted in selective startup mode. So I noted the location from the Start tab
- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows as I assume this
is where the command is issuing from. Now I want to find that location so
that I can delete the command from (I assume) the registry. I have set my
computer to show all hidden and system files and I cannot locate it.

Am I on the right track? What do I do now?
 
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