Solve : Just a funny problem?

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Answer» I am running WinXP Home SP2 Just a little thing that keeps bugging me, last time I turned my computer on I couldn't access desktop properties, (e.g. right click on the desktop and select properties) I got a Message Box saying something like "C:\Windows\Shell32 Memory access error" I rebooted and I got a message saying "For security reasons Rundll32 has been terminated" and then 3 messageboxes saying "Rundll32 has encounted a problem and needs to close". I went to start\|run and typed rundll32 and it started fine ( i CHECKED with task manager) and it worked fine until I tried to open an unknown FILE type I got the same error. I went to start\|run and typed rundll32 a second time and this fixed it, but why did I get the error? I have Mamutu Background Guard running all the time, and usually AVG free (for viruses) and always Windows Defender and Windows Firewall.that does sound weird? maybe reinstall your graphics card driver?AVG misses a lot of viruses. I've tried it and can tell you that a lot of crap gets through that the free edition does not recognize. It is worth it to spend forty bucks or so on something better. Have you tried system restore?Quote from: JJ 3000 on March 19, 2008, 02:05:04 AM AVG misses a lot of viruses. I've tried it and can tell you that a lot of crap gets through that the free edition does not recognize. It is worth it to spend forty bucks or so on something better. I disagree with this statement....in the 5 + years i've been using it i've never had that happen.Quote in the 5 + years i've been using it i've never had that happen Ditto.Go Start>Run, type in: sfc /scannow Click OK. Have XP CD handy.Because it happened again, I am doing that sfc /scannow thing...And whenever it does happen two other THINGS I didn't notice happen aswell: My start menu (when I click all programs) freezes, and when I click shutdown I am presented with a window with a drop-box with all my options in it (so not windows xp box) is this normal in any way???Ok, it did it, it finished, then it vanished without any messages... so now what happens?Re-boot and see if the condition persists...Ok, I rebooted, and all worked fine for a while, then when I clicked Safely Remove Hardware i got: Deciding this was the same problem, I took a screenshot and tried to open paint, this was what I got: (Taking screenshots became difficult after that but I managed it) No matter what I tried i couldn't open paint. Then I just went round trying to work out all the different symptoms. Opening the Volume control got me and that was odd, seeing as Windows Media Player was running and I was getting music out. The power meter and wireless network assistant worked, then I opened notepad and was presented with a windows 98 style notepad: rather than Any ideas? getting rather desperateI'm out of my league here but, isn't the first screen shot an IE. EXPLORER related error? I don't know, I got it when I clicked Safely Remove HardwareQuote from: Broni on March 19, 2008, 03:49:32 PM Quote in the 5 + years i've been using it i've never had that happen Ditto. Double ditto.

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I am running WinXP Home SP2

Just a little thing that keeps bugging me, last time I turned my computer on I couldn't access desktop properties, (e.g. right click on the desktop and select properties) I got a Message Box saying something like "C:\Windows\Shell32 Memory access error"

I rebooted and I got a message saying "For security reasons Rundll32 has been terminated" and then 3 messageboxes saying "Rundll32 has encounted a problem and needs to close".

I went to start|run and typed rundll32 and it started fine ( i CHECKED with task manager) and it worked fine until I tried to open an unknown FILE type I got the same error. I went to start|run and typed rundll32 a second time and this fixed it, but why did I get the error? I have Mamutu Background Guard running all the time, and usually AVG free (for viruses) and always Windows Defender and Windows Firewall.that does sound weird? maybe reinstall your graphics card driver?AVG misses a lot of viruses. I've tried it and can tell you that a lot of crap gets through that the free edition does not recognize. It is worth it to spend forty bucks or so on something better. Have you tried system restore?Quote from: JJ 3000 on March 19, 2008, 02:05:04 AM

AVG misses a lot of viruses. I've tried it and can tell you that a lot of crap gets through that the free edition does not recognize. It is worth it to spend forty bucks or so on something better.

I disagree with this statement....in the 5 + years i've been using it i've never had that happen.Quote

in the 5 + years i've been using it i've never had that happen

Ditto.Go Start>Run, type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK. Have XP CD handy.Because it happened again, I am doing that sfc /scannow thing...And whenever it does happen two other THINGS I didn't notice happen aswell: My start menu (when I click all programs) freezes, and when I click shutdown I am presented with a window with a drop-box with all my options in it (so not windows xp box) is this normal in any way???Ok, it did it, it finished, then it vanished without any messages... so now what happens?Re-boot and see if the condition persists...Ok, I rebooted, and all worked fine for a while, then when I clicked Safely Remove Hardware i got:

Deciding this was the same problem, I took a screenshot and tried to open paint, this was what I got:

(Taking screenshots became difficult after that but I managed it) No matter what I tried i couldn't open paint. Then I just went round trying to work out all the different symptoms. Opening the Volume control got me

and that was odd, seeing as Windows Media Player was running and I was getting music out.

The power meter and wireless network assistant worked, then I opened notepad and was presented with a windows 98 style notepad:

rather than

Any ideas? getting rather desperateI'm out of my league here but, isn't the first screen shot an IE. EXPLORER related error? I don't know, I got it when I clicked Safely Remove HardwareQuote from: Broni on March 19, 2008, 03:49:32 PM

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