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TBIA - Mystery error message on startup

It takes a long time for my laptop to startup.. all of the programs take forever to load, clicking on files on my desktop - same deal, even a right-click menu takes more than a minute to appear (the first time, at least)..
I don't know if this is related in any way, but I usually get hit with a prompt that says "TBIA" and the error message "kErrorShell_NotifyIconNIM_ADD" - what!?

This appears usually after the system is shut down fully, not restarted.

any idea?
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LeeTutor🇺🇸

Here is a Previously Answered Question which mentions your mystery message. I think you need to run some anti-virus programs and anti-malware programs like SuperAntiSpyware or Malware Bytes MBAM, and then perhaps you will still need to edit the registry as explained in this question:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23713934/Run-DLL-Error-Loading-ecfjnhen-dll-nrtkhtya-dll-efcYSkjk-dll-others.html

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That was my question. I got rid of all the .dll files my system was looking for, but this error message remains. It's not indicating any specific files at all, it just gives me that message.

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Oh my god. What is it with programs like Norton and Spysweeper etc that they don't catch so many threats? I just started running Anti-Maleware and SUPERAntiSpyware and already they have discovered 24 different threats...

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originalbiffmalibu🇺🇸

The big 3, trend micro, symantec and mcafee miss a lot of malware. That is why I don't use just one. In a corporate environment, I use Trend micro and spysweeper corporate. At home: anti-vir, windows defender, SAS, spybot

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WDonohue, how is it going?

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If the question author doesn't come back, I'd suggest a split between all respondents...

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jwol3

WDonohue, if you come back, do you have any M-Audio devices? I'm getting a TBIA error and the only thing in common in these cases that I've seen is M-Audio...

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This is an M-Audio Hardware issue. If you go into MSCONFIG and deactivate the M-Audio app that runs at startup in the tray the error will go away.

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