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can't find 'winlogin.exe.'

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by ALICE3, Apr 22, 2004.

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  1. ALICE3

    ALICE3 Thread Starter

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    pwr. up on windows xp I get message "windows cannot find 'winlogin.exe.'
    make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again etc.
    I click OK and then it works fine. This started about six months ago.
     
    ALICE3, Apr 22, 2004
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  2. pileyrei

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    smells like you had a virus.

    Check this out:

    http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_winlogin_remove.htm
    http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_RPCSDBOT.A&VSect=T

    seems to be many variants of it......do a search on Google too.

    Pileyrei
     
    pileyrei, Apr 22, 2004
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    That Sure Was Easy, Problem Fixed !!
     
    ALICE3, Apr 22, 2004
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