Does anyone know what this is?

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Lately whenever i log on to my Windows XP home edition I get this message the
windows file etojafoqipofev/dll is missing
Does anyone know what that means? Where can I find that item?
Do I need to reinstall it?
Thanks,
Laetitia
 
sounds crazy for a
dll.

perhaps, your anti virus
deleted that file for your
benefit.

keep in mind that the reason
that error is being announced
is that you or your system is
launching a program that needs
it.

so fortunately, that particular
program is also not functional.

-------------

you might want to click on
start>run>msconfig

then look under the startup
tab for software that is set
to run automatically.

perhaps, you will find your
answer there.

another place is to look
under the services tab too.

"hide" microsoft services
and see what is left.

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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
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Lately whenever i log on to my Windows XP home edition I get this message the
windows file etojafoqipofev/dll is missing
Does anyone know what that means? Where can I find that item?
Do I need to reinstall it?
Thanks,
Laetitia
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It`s a bug - do a search for it in the registry and delete it .
 
It was probably a Trojan or virus that has been deleted from the drive but
there is still an entry in one of the run keys in the registry. If you are
familiar with editing the registry, the most likely place for the entry will
be here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

If you are not familiar, go to the Start menu, Run and type: msconfig.
Look for the entry on the Startup tab and when found, click the box to
remove the mark. Click OK and choose to restart your computer. On the
resulting screen, mark the box so the screen doesn't appear at each boot and
click OK.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
 
apshawa said:
Lately whenever i log on to my Windows XP home edition I get this message the
windows file etojafoqipofev/dll is missing
Does anyone know what that means? Where can I find that item?
Do I need to reinstall it?
Thanks,
Laetitia
Click to expand...


Scan for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm

You can download this tool "AutoRuns for Windows"
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
And remove the entry from here:

Locate this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = look in
the right pane/window and remove the entry for it
"C:\program~1etojafoqipofev.dll "

Run disk cleanup and defrag in safe mode. Then run this command:
sfc /scannow
HTH.
nass
 
It means your computer is infected with malware. Or if you previously
tried to remove malware, there's still some left.
 
apshawa said:
Lately whenever i log on to my Windows XP home edition I get this
message the windows file etojafoqipofev/dll is missing
Does anyone know what that means? Where can I find that item?
Do I need to reinstall it?
Click to expand...

In order:
- It likely means you have/had been infested with malware of some sort.
- You are unlikely - given what it likely means - to *want* to find it.
- You likely (given what you have and what it likely means) to want to
re-install said file.

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Reboot.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net stop wuauserv
--> Click OK.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\wups2.dll
--> Click OK.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net start wuauserv
--> Click OK.

Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:

Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.

(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...

Reboot.

Download/Install the latest Windows Installer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/...6F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

Reboot.

Download/install and run/clean up with "CCleaner"... (SLIM)
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds

Reboot.

Come back - let us know how things went - there may be another step or two
for you to try.
 
apshawa said:
Lately whenever i log on to my Windows XP home edition I get this message
the
windows file etojafoqipofev/dll is missing
Does anyone know what that means? Where can I find that item?
Do I need to reinstall it?
Thanks,
Laetitia
Click to expand...

This message means that your antivirus program is working! The giveaway is
the semi-random generated file name.

The file it's referring to is a virus, trojan, or other malware, and you
don't want to find it OR reinstall it.

Your antivirs program detected the file and removed it, but left behind the
launcher reference.

So, all you want to do is find the reference and delete it. Go to Start,
Run, type msconfig and press Enter, and you should find what you're looking
for.

The fact that your antivirus found this should indicate to you that you may
need to examine your browsing habits.

HTH
-pk
 
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