windows XP "can't find copy" message during startup

[David]

during startup, entire screen is blank except for a small
window with this "windows can't find copy, check
spelling...etc." message. I click OK and my desktop
appears, completely normal. What is this and how do I fix
it?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

1. Open Regedit by going to Start>>Run and then typing regedit.

2. Then do a find for "winshow" When any key is found, delete it by
pressing the delete key. Be sure to hit the F3 (Find Next) key after
each. There are about 10 or so that need to be find. Regedit will say
"Finished Searching" when complete.

3. Repeat the same step above, but this time search for "winlink"

4. After that is done, close regedit.

5. You will then have to search for the the .dll files stored on the
harddrive. Go to search for files at c: Then search for "winshow" and
"winlink" Delete any files that you find. (Im my case I did not find
any files named winlink)

6. Restart the computer

For more info see:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.winshow.html

[Courtesy of Matt]

 

[David]

-----Original Message-----
during startup, entire screen is blank except for a small
window with this "windows can't find copy, check
spelling...etc." message. I click OK and my desktop
appears, completely normal. What is this and how do I fix
it?
.
Thanks.