ptiw9
Jun 27, 2009, 11:49 PM
I have window xp installed on my Lenovo Laptop. Till yesterday my system was working fine. I first got a warning message of low internal memory which I overlooked.
Now I am unable to shut my system. When I try to shut it a message reads "dc.exe - DLL initialization failed. Then screen becomes blank but does not shut down. I then have to shut it by pressing the on/off button.
Stored data files are taking very lomg to open.
Please help me in resolving this issue.
Praveen
seahwk83
Jun 28, 2009, 01:02 AM
It seems to be some type of malware, once system is up and running
-Start, run, type msconfig
Hit enter
-Go to startup tab and look for dc.exe line and uncheck if there
-Also look for fun.exe to see if that is there also and uncheck if there
-Click Apply
Choose Exit Without Restarting
If these 2 files exist, they are usually located here
C:\WINDOWS\system\Fun.exe
C:\WINDOWS\dc.exe
Delete these files if they exists, if they can not be deleted, Restart in Safe Mode and then delete these 2 files
How to get into safe mode
Restart PC and
# Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
# Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
# Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
After files have been deleted, Restart PC in Normal Mode (as usual)
Now download/install and run this:
Malwarebytes.org (http://malwarebytes.org/)
Let it delete/fix whatever it finds
When that is done, restart computer
Should be OK
Post back if any questions