Re: userinit.exe missing

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got tweak working but didn't fix. All my main .exe files have gone ie.
anything off the start menu or icons. iexporer.exe for example is missing.

"defraine" wrote:

Update - i can't find any .EXE files on my C drive???!!!!!

"defraine" wrote:

copied rundll32.exe back and all the icons are blank and not linked as are
all the programs hanging off my start menu.

any ideas? it's like something in the registry is pointing to my D drive or
something.

I tries running the tweak and that just seems to hang whilst installing.

still cant get to control panel either.

HELP!!

Cheers

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hopefully. If not, you may try repairing the icons using TweakUI.

TweakUI v2.00 for Windows XP/XP MCE [564 KB].
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

TweakUI v2.10 for Windows XP SP1/XP MCE/2003 [147 KB].
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"defraine" <defraine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F0700FD8-2443-44F9-A4CE-E384AF7F29C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks, will this sort the blank desktop icons and links too?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

See if you can extract a new copy of rundll32.exe from CD.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"defraine" <defraine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:35F5BEF5-4CE0-49B9-8CFC-0F7B34188FF9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ok, it looks like the adware has done more damage than 1st thought. I have
reloaded userinit.exe and changed the registry back to point to this. Now
when I launch User Account for example it says "rundll32.exe missing". Also
all my 3rd party installed software icons on the desktop are blank.

Any ideas? Something else in the registry?

Thanks again

"defraine" wrote:

Thank you

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Yes. Copying the file from a slipstreamed XP CD, or from another PC with the same SP level as yours, should help.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"defraine" <defraine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:930297C1-25B9-498E-8DCC-CE10C2DF31F9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I have had some issues with a PC logging staright off after login on.
Massive amounts or virus and addware going on! I have (thanks to other
threads) managed to change the registry for winlogon to explorer.exe from
userinit.exe so at least I can boot up.

On investigation userinit.exe is missing! Is it ok to straight copy back
from CD or another PC so I can change the registery back? As although I can
logon the PC most apps aren't working correctly.

Cheers



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