Re: c:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe (unable to find)

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ok, so i deleted all references to said file and folder. now my current
problem is that i still cannot access task manager by pressing
ctrl+alt+del, and when i right click on the desktop and go to
properties, i cannot click anything in the desktop tab to change my
background. i also visited both websites you told me about and used
the program on the second one. the control panel program. i don't
know what else to do


Wesley Vogel Wrote:
ronsolo,

Your AV software left some things behind.

c:\windows\inet20001

Delete the inet20001 folder if it exists and everything in it.

Delete every reference to c:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe that you
find.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Hit your F3 key | Paste this in the box:

c:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe

Click the Find Next button |
Keep hitting F3 until you see the Finished searching through the
registry
message.

Back up your registry first!!!

How to backup the Windows XP Registry
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm

Or get Startup Control Panel and use it to disable any reference to
c:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe then you do not have to mess around
in the
registry if you do not want to.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you
to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's
simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you
want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ronsolo.24oi6w@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
ronsolo ronsolo.24oi6w@xxxxxxxxxxxx hunted and pecked:
ok, all my spyware and antivirus software is up to date, and i run
full
system scans often and it says i have no at risk files. i did have a
trojan, and soon after, i was getting popups like the ones i
explained.
my computer runs fine except when i try to use the ctrl+alt+del
function, and also i can't access my desktop settings. other than
that, the machine runs fine.

Wesley Vogel Wrote:
Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Update whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a
full
system scan with each one.

C:\WINDOWS\inet20001\winlogon.exe is the incorrect path to XP's
winlogon.exe.

You have some sort of malware. Possibly Trojan.W32.Netsky ot the
Backdoor.w32.Prorat Trojans.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ronsolo.24n46v@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
ronsolo ronsolo.24n46v@xxxxxxxxxxxx hunted and pecked:
ronsolo Wrote:
when i turn on my computer, each time i get a popup window saying
that
it is unable to find my c:\windows\inet20001\winlogon.exe file. i
had
a virus not too long ago that my antivirus software got rid of. and
it
didn't just get rid of the file, but all the malicious script that it
changed in my computer. my computer generally runs fine but
sometimes
comes up with a blue screen saying "windows had to shut down do to a
serious/fatal error" (or something like that). and another thing, my
taskmanager.exe will not work when i press ctrl+alt+del. my computer
just spits up another window saying that it has been disabled by the
system administrator. any help would be greatly appreciated



ALSO, a second window pops up saying "Could not load or run
'C:\WINDOWS\inet20001\winlogon.exe' specified in the registry. Make
sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it
in
the registry."


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