Nail.exe

[Guest]

When I start up my computer, I get a message after a beep that says that
Windows can't find Nail.exe and that I should search for it. I recently
deleted nail.exe using McAfee's. How can I get Windows to quit looking for
it?

 

[Malke]

When I start up my computer, I get a message after a beep that says
that
Windows can't find Nail.exe and that I should search for it. I
recently
deleted nail.exe using McAfee's. How can I get Windows to quit
looking for it?

Apparently McAfee did not get all the registry entries that are still
calling for Nail. I would not trust to McAfee alone but would also go
through these malware removal steps systematically:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

This will probably take care of any remnants of Nail. If it doesn't, you
can use the System Configuration Utility (Start>Run>msconfig [enter])
but it would be best to make sure your system is really clean first.

Malke

 

[KatrinaLouisiana.us]

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