system.exe

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Brett

After a weekend of tidying my computer, I now find when I
boot my PC i get an error message telling me the pc cant
find "C:\Windows\system32\system\system.exe". How do I
correct this problem? Thanks.
 
Hi,

There is no such file, some program has its path messed up. Start/run
msconfig, put it in diagnostic mode, click apply/ok and reboot. Does it
still happen? If not, then go to selective startup, then slowly reeanble
things a few at a time until you isolate which process is causing the
problem. Once located, it should be relatively easy to repair the file path.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
hey i have the same or similar problem as u cant find 'c: system32/pwr32mgmt/.exe blah blah blah let me know if u find a solution
 
drewskimartini said:
hey i have the same or similar problem as u cant find 'c:
system32/pwr32mgmt/.exe blah blah blah let me know if u find a
solution
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Please do not hijack a thread, even if you think your issue is similar
to the Original Poster's. Also, please quote some of the previous post
for clarity.

To both of you: the files you are talking about are not Windows files.
The system.exe file is a trojan. If you ran your antivirus (using
updated definitions) and it cleaned your system, it left a reference to
this file in Startup. Go to Startup>Run and type "msconfig" without the
quotes. Look on the Startup tab and find the likely culprit. Uncheck
the box next to its name.

In both cases, be sure you have a current (post-2002 version using
updated definitions) antivirus installed and regularly remove spyware.
You can remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure
to update these programs before running them. These programs are free,
so run them both since they complement each other. It is best to run
antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode.

Malke
 
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