Msiexec > I know this is a thing that happens pretty common on many computers once in a while, BUT my computer keeps giving me this message when i open an archive file or some .exe files... THIS IS MAKING ME CRAZY!!! SOMEONE HELP ME... my computer has had virus and i use the recovery disk (it changes my computer back to the way when i purchause it) but i think it's not the virus.....or is it??? If it is, or isn't...how m i suppose to fix this??? ---Jazzy P.S. If u need anymore advance information... ask me... i'll try to give the answers to u... 2ndf P.S. Details from Msiexec message>> MSIEXEC caused an invalid page fault in module MSIEXEC.exe at 0177:00400280. Registers: EAX=00400280 CS=0177 EIP=00400280 EFLGS=00010a82 EBX=00530000 SS=017f ESP=0063fe3c EBP=0063ff78 ECX=81613598 DS=017f ESI=81613578 FS=474f EDX=816135d8 ES=017f EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4b 45 52 4e 45 4c 33 32 Stack dump: bff8b537 00000000 81613578 00530000 6569734d 00636578 00455845 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

Was the virus CIH? If so it's probably related and you may still be infected. The restore disk may change the reg back but not clean the virus. I'd run an online scan at http://housecall.antivirus.com/ to be sure. Hope this helps...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q297917 This is pretty certain to be the virus still. You need to get the removal tool here http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/kill_cih.html

Thank you for all ur help. The virus effects more files than i thought (over 100 files... mostly .exe files...) But after the scan from housecall.com... there are left over files that cannot be cleaned. They are: no keys- C:\PROGRAM FILES\Norton Antivirus\navapw32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msiexec.exe C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.exe C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.exe no keys- Are these files important? Can i delete them so the CIH virus will be gone forever? Or should i download other programs to clean them??? Thanx again form Jazzy

No you can't delete them, they are important integral parts of Windows or, in the case of the Norton exe, the program itself. Use the Symantec removal tool and then do another scan. If there is no way to get rid of it completely you will have to format your hard drive and reinstall everything, but the removal tool should work.

Please help me Please Please Please fix this problem Please Please Please Please its driving me crazy too.