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| Why do I receive an error on start-up that says the system can't |
| find system32.exe in my system32 folder? |
| More than likely, your machine was infected by the system32.exe |
| virus, which your antivirus software removed without removing the |
| startup entry in the registry. To resolve this error, perform the |
| 1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe). |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| 3. Select the "Explorer.exe C:\Windows\system32\system32.exe" |
| entry, then click Delete (the path for this registry entry might be |
| slightly different on your machine, depending on the folder in which |
| 4. If you see a registry entry for cmd32.exe, remove it as well. |
| 5. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. |
| If you can't find the registry entry I describe in Step 2, review the |
| http://www.windows2000faq.com/articles/index.cfm?articleid=14554 for a |
| list of other registry locations you can search. |
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