- Explorer error at Startup
- Posted by Chuck on March 7th, 2004
Can someone help... I'm getting an "Explorer has caused an
error in MSKHM.DLL" error whenever I boot up. I've tried
AdAware with no luck. I've run regedit, scanreg and every
other troubleshooter in Windows. I've searched the
Knowledge Base and other support centers and have found
nothing. It's driving me crazy! please help.
- Posted by heirloom on March 7th, 2004
MSKHM.DLL doesn't show up on the radar anywhere and I don't have it on my
machine. Suggest you take a look at the Startup tab in MSCONFIG and see if
there are any strange entries there. Have you installed anything new
lately...hardware or software??
Heirloom, old and hate it when that happens
"Chuck" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Alan Edwards on March 7th, 2004
Have you followed all the advice that Mike gave you?
What did you find in Regedit?
Have you tried to stop the file (presumably a parasite) from being
used at Startup?
Check in Msconfig.
(Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab)
If you cannot see anything in Msconfig then:
Start-Run-msinfo32
Click the + beside Software Environment to expand.
Click Startup Programs
Ctrl+A to Select All, Ctrl+C to Copy.
Paste that information in your message.
....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, "Chuck"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
- Posted by Mike M on March 7th, 2004
My reply remains the same as when you asked the same question a few days ago.
Win Me contains no file named mskhm.dll. I suspect however that you have a
trojan or parasite on your PC as there have been a number of similar reports
recently involving files whose names fit the template MS<random chars>.DLL
If you haven't already done so I would strongly recommend that you check your
system for possible viruses using your preferred anti virus application
equipped with an updated set of viral signatures. However you might first
want to check your PC using one of the online virus checks such as McAfee's
online checker (http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp) or Trend Micro's
Housecall (http://housecall.antivirus.com).
I would also urge you to check for possible commercial parasites, spyware and
other assorted adware. This might be a good time to download yourself a copy
of the free Ad-Aware 6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be hiding on your PC.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com
Chuck <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
