I have this error message when I turn on my computer. Error in C:\Windows\Newdot~2.dll does anyone know how to fix it

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Newdotnet is a crappy little application from the friendly folks at New.net. While it is not technically spyware, it is so badly written, that it will often cause the problems you are having and can prevent you from browsing the internet. New.net should be listed in add/remove programs in the control panel. If it is there, try to remove it by using it's uninstaller first. If that does not work, here are the instructions for manual removal of this piece of crud from the horses mouth: http://new.chat.new.net/viewtopic.php?topic=673&forum=8&4 I will copy and paste in case anyone else is having this problem: Here are directions to remove the plug-in from the registry. If you don't mind, could you please explain the events that lead to the file disappearing or being corrupt? If we can gather the information and duplicate it internally we can remedy this situation in the future. The procedure below is very detailed. Please follow each step carefully. If you have a question or are not sure about a particular step, please ask as soon as possible. Also, if you would rather a technician walk you through this procedure over the phone; please call us at (626) 229-7800, Monday through Friday between 8am and 5pm Pacific Standard Time. Create a backup Registry file in case you experience further problems: 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. Type in "regedit" 4. Click OK 5. Highlight "My Computer" on the left 6. Click the Registry menu at the top and select "Export Registry File" 7. Name the file "backup" and save it to your Desktop. [This is just in case you make a mistake in the procedures below. Should you do so, locate the "backup" file on your Desktop and double-click it. Select Yes and your registry will be restored.] Check for New.net Startup: 1. In the left pane of the Registry Editor, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, click the "+" sign next to Software 2. Click the "+" sign next to Microsoft 3. Click the "+" sign next to Windows 4. Click the "+" sign next to Current Version 5. Click on the Run folder 6. On the right, locate the line that reads "New.net Startup" and delete it Remove "New.net Application" from Add/Remove Programs: 1. Under the same Current Version folder from above, click the "+" sign next to Uninstall 2. Locate the "New.net" folder and delete it Remove the New.net software folder: 1. In the left pane of the Registry Editor, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, under "Software" 2. Locate the "New.net" folder and delete it Close the open folders above by clicking once on the small "-" signs next to them. Locate "Catalog Entries" folder: 1. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder, click the small "+" (plus) sign next to System 2. Click the small "+" sign next to CurrentControlSet 3. Click the small "+" sign next to Services 4. Click the small "+" sign next to WinSock2 5. Click the small "+" sign next to Parameters. You should see 2 folders, "NameSpace_Catalog5" and "Protocol_Catalog9". 6. Click the small "+" signs next to both of them 7. Inside both folders, you should see a "Catalog_Entries" folder. Open each of them. 8. Within each of those folders are numbered folders (i.e. 000000000001, 000000000002, etc.) For the "NameSpace_Catalog5" numbered folders: A. First, make note of how many folders there are B. Highlight the first one C. On the righthand side, locate the line "Library Path" D. In that line, the rightmost column should begin with something similar to "C:\windows" or "%SystemRoot%". E. Locate any of the numbered folders that read "C:\windows\newdotnet2_109.dll" (or similar) in the "Library Path" line F. Delete only those folders referring to "newdotnet" G. If needed, rename each numbered folder so that they are all consecutive. For example, if there were 4 folders and you deleted folders the first 2, you will need to rename the remaining folders "000000000001" and "000000000002". H. Do this by right-clicking the folder name, left-click Rename and then type in the new number (be absolutely sure you don't delete any of the zeros). I. Next, highlight the "NameSpace_Catalog5" folder on the lefthand side. J. On the right, locate the "Num_Catalog_Entries" line. At the end of this line is a number in parentheses. K. Edit that number by doing the following: i. Double-click "Num_Catalog_Entries" ii. In the small pop-up window, select "Decimal" iii. Edit the value of the number on the left to reflect the number of remaining folders (in the case of the example in step G above, you would enter 2) iv. Click OK For the "Protocol_Catalog9" numbered folders: A. First, make note of how many folders there are B. Highlight the first one C. On the righthand side, you will see a line beginning with "PackedCatalogItem". Double-click on that word and a small windows will pop-up. D. In this window, several columns appear with numbers and letters. At the top of the last column appears a path that will say, "C:\WINDOWS\NEWDOTNET~.DLL" or "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\..." followed by a long list of characters. E. Look through each of the numbered folders and delete only those that indicate "C:\WINDOWS\NEWDOTNET~.DLL" in the "Edit Binary Value" window described above. In other words, if you find a reference to "NEWDOTNET..." in the "Edit Binary Value" window, close the window first (click "Cancel"), then highlight the numbered folder on the left you were checking and delete it. If the folder does not say "C:\WINDOWS\NEWDOTNET..." in the TOP RIGHT corner only, DO NOT delete it. NOTE: You should find it in either 2 or 4 folders total. If you do not, double-check the folders and if it's still the same, just move on to the next step. F. Rename each remaining numbered folder so that they are all consecutive. For example, if there were 13 folders and you deleted 2 of them, you will need to rename the remaining folders "000000000001" through "000000000011". G. Do this by right-clicking the folder name, left-click Rename, press the "End" key on your keyboard once (next to "Delete"), press "Backspace" once, then type in the new number (**be absolutely sure you don't delete any of the zeros) and then press "Enter". H. Next, highlight the "Protocol_Catalog9" folder on the lefthand side. I. On the right, locate the "Num_Catalog_Entries" line. At the end of this line is a number in parentheses. J. Edit that number by doing the following: i. Double-click "Num_Catalog_Entries" ii. In the small pop-up window, select "Decimal" iii. Edit the value of the number on the left to reflect the number of remaining folders (in the case of the example in step F above, you would enter 11) iv. Click OK Again, you may close all open folders. Close the Registry Editor. Your changes will be automatically saved. Reboot your computer and attempt to access a website. See Step 6 (Registry backup) above if you experience other unusual computer problems. If your Internet access has been restored, we recommend you delete the registry backup file by doing the following: 1. On your Windows desktop, locate the "backup" file that was created in the Backup Registry procedure above. 2. Delete the file and remove it from your Recycle Bin also. Please let us know if this helps and if you have any further problems or questions. (c)2001 New.net, Inc. All rights reserved. Customer Support New.net 626-229-7800 Enjoy and Good Luck! They will help you if you email them at support@new.net. According to the moderators on their message board they will even call you so the charges are not encured on your phone bill. You can also complain to them via their message board or email or by phone if you wish. The message board is located here: http://new.chat.new.net/

What if the rundll file is now missing and restore was not enabled during the time of deletion, How can I get it back short of reinstalling Windows?

Why whould rundll be missing? Did you delete it? If you did, can you get to the recycle bin and restore it?

In case of the C\WINDOWS\NEWDOT~2.DLL,NewDotStartup error : Yes it is !! It's one of these (f---ing) spywares you can remove with the soft ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com/ or www.lavasoft.de/aaw/ for european people). Take care to make a back-up of the infected files before exclude them (ad-aware asks you if you want it), it could make trouble if you don't Jham