After logging in as administrator I get the pop-up "Error-384" with the
following description "A valid dll file was not found".

Is there an easy way to find out the offending dll or application which is
causing this error. Starting in "Safe mode" doesn't get this message. It
more annoying than anything else. I have run a couple of up to date virus
checkers and Adaware with current signature files.

Can anyone help. The microsoft knowledge base doesn't give me any hits with
either string.

Look for it here. Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control
Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management(Local)\System
Information\Software Environment\Startup Programs|View|Advanced, then in the
"Location" column, you'll find the path to the "Startup" location either in
the "Startup" directories or from the registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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"Fred" wrote:
| After logging in as administrator I get the pop-up "Error-384" with the
| following description "A valid dll file was not found".
|
| Is there an easy way to find out the offending dll or application which is
| causing this error. Starting in "Safe mode" doesn't get this message. It
| more annoying than anything else. I have run a couple of up to date virus
| checkers and Adaware with current signature files.
|
| Can anyone help. The microsoft knowledge base doesn't give me any hits
with
| either string.
|
|

Many thanks for your reply.

I have done the things you have suggested and found the culprit to be
"MPRexe32.exe". Virus checkers don't say its a virus but on searching for
details about this file it's not altogether clear what this file does or its
status. What's interesting is that the date is only a week old which was
when I started getting this problem.


"Dave Patrick" <mail@NoSpam.DSPatrick.com> wrote in message
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Computer Associates call it Malware but don't have a signature file for this
yet.

Other AV products call it:
(IRC/SdBot.NX) (Backdoor.SdBot.fb) (BackDoor-AZV) (Backdoor.Sdbot)

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