Solved: Runtime Error....

My computer has decided to plot against me...

Whenever I click on a link inside an e-mail or open a new IE window.... and do lots of other stuff.... or nothing at all.... I get the following error message:

"Runtime error!
Program: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support tean for more information."

Whenever I click OK, which is the only option I have to get rid of the error box, my computer goes blank.... just a background with no desktop icons, no taskbar, no nothing. I can do Ctrl>Alt>Delete and tell my computer to shut down and it won't do anything... not even shut down. I always have to turn off my computer inproperly..... grrrrrrr.

1) what does this error mean and how in the world can I fix it?
2) What in the world is RunTime anyways?

THANKS, SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
You guys ROCK!

 

Try this:
Quit all programs that are running.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.

 

I don't think it worked...

Any other ideas?

 

Lets have a closer look at your system then :

First please get Spybot S&D to clear out most of the spyware.

Short tutorial and download link here:
http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/

Fix everything SpybotSD labels in red.

Then after reboot:
Download 'Hijack This!'. http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Unzip, doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, save the log, load it in Notepad, and copy its contents here. Most of what it lists will be harmless or even essential, don't fix anything yet.

 

I already ran Spybot S&D.... that was my first mode of attack... I also ran Adaware......
Here's my HijackThis-




Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 10:49:07 PM, on 4/18/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\CDI.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\STOP-THE-POP-UP\STOPTHEPOP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\YSKOZZD.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\WAST.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RunDLL.exe
C:\WINDOWS\HOOKTOOL.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\DIAMOND\INCONTROL TOOLS 98\DMHKEY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\3M\PSNLITE\PSNLITE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\3M\PSNLITE\PSNGIVE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\UNZIPPED\HIJACKTHIS\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS01
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-DD56626C6C42} - C:\WINDOWS\TWAINTEC.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6AF531B0-6EAF-46EF-B711-5FBD1A8D9819} - C:\WINDOWS\CFBW.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BCF96FB4-5F1B-497B-AECC-910304A55011} - C:\WINDOWS\NETI.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8} - C:\WINDOWS\ADROAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: Band Class - {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8} - C:\WINDOWS\ADROAR.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CDInterceptor] cdi.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TBTray] tbtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sureshotpopupkiller] "C:\PROGRAM FILES\STOP-THE-POP-UP\STOPTHEPOP.EXE" -minimized
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eahg] C:\WINDOWS\yskozzd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WAST] C:\WINDOWS\WAST
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Taskbar Display Controls] RunDLL deskcp16.dll,QUICKRES_RUNDLLENTRY
O4 - Startup: InControl Desktop Manager.lnk = C:\Program Files\Diamond\InControl Tools 98\DMHKEY.EXE
O4 - Startup: Post-it® Software Notes Lite.lnk = C:\Program Files\3M\PSNLite\PsnLite.exe
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://active.macromedia.com/director/cabs/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {C2FCEF52-ACE9-11D3-BEBD-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec RuFSI Registry Information Class) - http://security.symantec.com/SSC/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/SSC/SharedContent/vc/bin/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {4E888414-DB8F-11D1-9CD9-00C04F98436A} - https://webresponse.one.microsoft.com/oas/ActiveX/winrep.cab
O16 - DPF: {CC05BC12-2AA2-4AC7-AC81-0E40F83B1ADF} (Live365Player Class) - http://www.live365.com/players/play365.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37886.6795138889
O16 - DPF: {F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D} (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://by9fd.bay9.hotmail.msn.com/activex/HMAtchmt.ocx
O16 - DPF: {E0CE16CB-741C-4B24-8D04-A817856E07F4} (IObjSafety.DemoCtl) - http://cabs.roings.com/cabs/roing.cab


THANKS!

 

Rescan and put a check next to each of these then close all browser windows and click "fix checked"

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-DD56626C6C42} - C:\WINDOWS\TWAINTEC.DLL

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6AF531B0-6EAF-46EF-B711-5FBD1A8D9819} - C:\WINDOWS\CFBW.DLL

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BCF96FB4-5F1B-497B-AECC-910304A55011} - C:\WINDOWS\NETI.DLL

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8} - C:\WINDOWS\ADROAR.DLL

O3 - Toolbar: Band Class - {BDF6CE3D-F5C5-4462-9814-3C8EAC330CA8} - C:\WINDOWS\ADROAR.DLL

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eahg] C:\WINDOWS\yskozzd.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WAST] C:\WINDOWS\WAST


Then reboot into safe mode and delete:
C:\WINDOWS\yskozzd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\WAST

 

So far so good.....

THANKS!

 

your welcome