Explorer Error com.dll at 0167:61c05319

Also check these

PAQ : https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20869562/Explorer-Error.html#10269704

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20777882/'Explorer'-Error.html#9622630

Link : http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/errexplo.htm

Use spybot ,ad-ware ,CWshredder and post the log from Hijackthis here

After installing them, First Update them and then run

Spyware/Adware removal tools:
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What is spyware : http://www.spychecker.com/spyware.html

SpyBot-S&D : http://www.webattack.com/download/dlspybot.shtml 

Ad-aware : http://www.webattack.com/download/dladaware.shtml 

CWShredder: http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/10/17/10-17-150.shtml

HijackThis : http://www.webattack.com/download/dlhijackthis.shtml 

Pest Patrol : http://www.pestpatrol.com/

Trojan Remover :http://www.simplysup.com/

KL-Detector  :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlkldetector.shtml

X-Cleaner Free  :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlxcleaner.shtml

SpywareBlaster  :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlspywareblaster.shtml

SpywareGuard :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlspywareguard.shtml

SpySites  :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlspysites.shtml

Keylogger Hunter :http://www.webattack.com/download/dlklhunter.shtml

BHODemon : http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/bhod/

Browser Hijack Blaster : http://www.wilderssecurity.net/bhblaster.html

Other spyware removal instructions: http://www.pchell.com/support/click2findnow.shtml


online virus scanner:
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http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ 

http://security.symantec.com/

http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp 

Just a thought here.  If you have a sound that normally plays when windows starts, then it would play just around the time you are seeing this message.  If your sound card's driver software needs to use a file of this name and that file is an incompatible version or corrupt, then this might be the cause.

If you can get into safe mode, go to Control Panel > Sound and set this sound event to "none".  Shut down and reboot normally to see if it bypasses the error.

In fact, before you shut down and reboot, maybe you should try and disable as many things from starting up as possible.

Start > Run > and type MSCONFIG > "OK"
"Startup Tab" > uncheck all except ScanRegistry and System Tray
Click "Apply", close all windows, then shutdown and restart.

If the error goes away, reintroduce them one at a time with a reboot, and see which one causes the error.

Sorry if I seemed to repeat some of your stuff there sunray.  There were no comments when I first looked, and returned to post my comment after after I had made a coffeee, fed the cats, etc.  :-)

You have a Sound Blaster sound card, don't you?

Bootup in Safe Mode and go to Control Panel > System > Device Manager and delete ALL instances of sound devices. Reboot and let Windows reinstall the drivers.

You may need your Win98  and/or soundcard CD.

Zee

Thinking again...

Have yo recently installed any new software?

Zee

Thank you, John.  What stage have you got to with the suggestions?  Have you managed to identify and isolate the problem?