RE: run DLL as an app

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From: MarkusM (MarkusM_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/28/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:51:03 -0700

"MAP" wrote:

RUNDLL and RUNDLL32 do not normally appear in the
> Task List in Windows. In our experience they tend to appear only when you
> are already having problems of some sort with your PC, or a particular DLL is
> either misbehaving, is buggy, or is having problems, such as a Control Panel
> applet hanging for example. If you see RUNDLL or RUNDLL32 in your Task
> List persistently then you should be [slightly] worried (see below the
> other entry for RUNDLL32) – make sure you have good and up‑to‑date antivirus
> software, boot into Safe Mode, and run a full virus scan on your PC. If you
> do not have a virus and see either in your Task List, simply leave it alone.
> We are not sure as to the other times when the real RUNDLL or RUNDLL32 can
> sometimes suddenly appear in the Task List, but you should leave them alone
> in most cases provided, again, that you know you do not have a virus.
>
>
> http://answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

Hi,

I found some more information on rundll32:
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/rundll32/

So with this entry a PC does not necessarily have problems already.

MarkusM

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