Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer.
Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll
Unfortunetaly I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop.
Missing fifwiwo.dll
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Re: Missing fifwiwo.dll
bmcjacmom wrote:
> Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer.
>
> Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll
>
> Unfortunetaly I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop.
You should be GLAD you're getting that message.
fifiwiwo.dll is a viral file.
It was either removed by your AV software (or the Microsoft malicious
software removal tool) or it was never fully installed on your system.
But something did modify your registry and create the run-key to try to
load it upon startup.
Do this:
Go Start, Run, and type msconfig. Go to the startup tab, and look for
an entry for an entry containing fifiwiwo.dll. Remove the check in the
box on that line. You won't get that error any more when you restart
your system. But I'd still be worried that your system was exposed to
something.
> Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer.
>
> Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll
>
> Unfortunetaly I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop.
You should be GLAD you're getting that message.
fifiwiwo.dll is a viral file.
It was either removed by your AV software (or the Microsoft malicious
software removal tool) or it was never fully installed on your system.
But something did modify your registry and create the run-key to try to
load it upon startup.
Do this:
Go Start, Run, and type msconfig. Go to the startup tab, and look for
an entry for an entry containing fifiwiwo.dll. Remove the check in the
box on that line. You won't get that error any more when you restart
your system. But I'd still be worried that your system was exposed to
something.
Re: Missing fifwiwo.dll
bmcjacmom wrote:
> Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer.
>
> Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll
>
> Unfortunately I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop.
It's possible some malware was deleted by your a/v software, but the
reference to the file was not removed from the registry.
Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,
type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and
when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue
the search.
You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop. If you
remove it and there's a problem, double-click the .reg file you exported
to the Desktop and it'll be added to the registry again. You can create
a restore point before editing the registry too.
You could click Start, Run, type MSCONFIG, click OK, click the StartUp
tab, and deselect the item(s). When you restart the computer, you will
be warned that you're running in the Diagnostic mode; click to not alert
you again, and OK out. You won't see the message again. But I think
it's best to just remove the references from the registry.
--
Joe =o)
> Keep getting same error message twice every time I boot up computer.
>
> Error loading C:\windows\system\fifiwiwo.dll
>
> Unfortunately I do not have the recovery disc for this desktop.
It's possible some malware was deleted by your a/v software, but the
reference to the file was not removed from the registry.
Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,
type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and
when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue
the search.
You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop. If you
remove it and there's a problem, double-click the .reg file you exported
to the Desktop and it'll be added to the registry again. You can create
a restore point before editing the registry too.
You could click Start, Run, type MSCONFIG, click OK, click the StartUp
tab, and deselect the item(s). When you restart the computer, you will
be warned that you're running in the Diagnostic mode; click to not alert
you again, and OK out. You won't see the message again. But I think
it's best to just remove the references from the registry.
--
Joe =o)