Rundll32.exe (Not responding)????!!!!

[Guest]

My machine takes a long time to start and shutdown these days. And everytime I shutdown, I recieve the message from XP stating that the Rundll32.exe file has 'stopped responding' and will be shutdown, at which point I have to wait for ages only for it to tell me it couldn't be shutdown. So I press the "End Now" button and possibly lose some info

Can anyone tell m

a) What is the rundll32.exe file
b) Why we need it
c) How to fix this problem
d) How to prevent it happening again

To help, I have a 1.7gHz AMD Athlon
1.3GB RA
30GB Hard Drive

 

[Phil \(a.k.a. purplehaz\)]

See below.........

My machine takes a long time to start and shutdown these days. And
everytime I shutdown, I recieve the message from XP stating that the
Rundll32.exe file has 'stopped responding' and will be shutdown, at
which point I have to wait for ages only for it to tell me it
couldn't be shutdown. So I press the "End Now" button and possibly
lose some info.

Can anyone tell me

a) What is the rundll32.exe file?

rundll32 - rundll32.exe - Process Information
Process File: rundll32 or rundll32.exe
Process Name: Rundll32
Description: Microsoft "Run a DLL as an App". RUNDLL32 is the Microsoft
Windows program that loads DLLs into memory so that they can be used by
specific programs or by Windows.
Company: Microsoft Corp.
System Process: Yes
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A

b) Why we need it?

The os requires it.

c) How to fix this problem?

Start, run, type in: sfc /scannow.
Hit enter, have xp cd handy.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Phil

I will give it a go....

 

[Phil \(a.k.a. purplehaz\)]

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