JAgolio
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system32.exe
When I boot the machine a popoup system32.exe shows up. There are no references to system32.exe nor cmd32.exe in the registry and I cannot find the files in the system. How do I determine what file is kicking off the process so that I can delete it. This is my daughters Laptop and she starts class tomorow.
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I will have acess today to my daughters PC. My guess is that I can do all of this in safe mode since if it comes up in 2K it reboots after about 5 minutes. Could this be running as a service that will make it difficult to find the rogue exe file?
I believe I provided the exact answer to the question that was specifically asked. I missed the quesstioner's subsequent statement that the computer reboots after 5 minutes, but that's not related to the system32 folder popup problem, and would be the subject of a separate question.
Once your system is up and running , download msconfig from here and dictate the startup programs
http://www.techadvice.com/win2000/m/msconfig_w2k.htm
or
http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
open msconfig , go to startup tab and if you find this exe there , disable it
Also look here and remove that specific registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
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