Re: error message on start up

joe wrote:
-- well i followed the directions as stated and deleted something that came up when i typed in kill vbs. now that message is gone on startup but a new one appears saying "there is no script engine for file extension ".vbs"
any sugestions on this one??
thanks again
joe


"Elmo" wrote:

joe wrote:
Every time I start up I get this message: 'Cannot find script file "C:\WINDOWS\system32killVBS.vbs".'. Does anyone know how I can either find the missing script host, or how I can get rid of the message from showing up every time I turn on my computer?
Thanks
A Google Groups search showed no mention of that file, other than your post. That suggests that some malware was removed, but the reference to the file was not removed from the registry.

Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3, type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue the search.

You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop. If you remove it and there's a problem, double-click the .reg file you exported to the Desktop and it'll be added to the registry again. You can create a restore point before editing the registry too.

Kill.vbs appears to be a legitimate file. You posted a different filename, "killVBS.vbs". So you should restore any reference to Kill.vbs.

If you didn't export the registry entry before deleting the entry, try these:

- Repair the .vbs association. There's no reference to Kill.vbs in those entries though..
Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

- Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any files are damaged or missing, they'll be replaced. You may need to reboot afterwards so damaged files will be replaced.

- See this thread.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.scripting.wsh/browse_thread/thread/32b098dcad4a9ce0/a597a2ca403b8a23?lnk=st&q=vbs+script+engine&rnum=1#a597a2ca403b8a23

- Use System Restore to revert to a backup dated before you edited the registry.

--
Joe =o)
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