Hi, Every time I try to 'Run' CMD, the window closes immediately. When I hit ‘Enter’, the window will open for maybe a half a second then close. Do anyone have a suggestion how to fix this? Thanks

excol, Go to the link below and scroll down to line 57 (right column) and download the "Restore the Run Command" .reg fix. Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. Restore the Run Command Fix Tufenuf

I have just gone through the same issue this evening trying to run regedit. What I found out is that I had a p2pnetwork virus. Take a look and see if you have a system32 folder in the C:/Windows dir. If not it is being hidden and that opens up another can of worms. Let me know if I can help.

Hi Guys, I tried the "Restore the Run Command" .reg fix" and it didn't work. I'll have a look at the Windows dir for the System32 folder later tonight. Thanks

Excol, Another thing ou may want to try is to go to the link below nad download the Fixswen.inf file. Save the fixswen.inf file to your local hard disk, right-click on the file and choose install. Fixswen Tool It's worth a try. Tufenuf

I just tried the Fixswen.inf file and it didn't work so I checked and 'Team'you were right! It's not there. Any advice? Thanks

The Sytem32 folder is now hidden and can only be seen by going to the folder view options and deselecting hide protected operating files. Then you should be able to see the system32 folder. In there are a few files that have to be deleted. cmd.com, regedit.com, tasklist.com, taskkill.com, ping.com, netstat.com, these are the ones that I remember without a doubt. At any rate my worm was originating from c:\program files\winupdates. Not to be confused with c:\program files\windowsupdate. After deleting that folder and running regedit looking for winupdates, msconfigs and p2pnetwork; I seem to be doing fine. Now CTRL+SHFT+ESC gets me my taskmgr, and I can run what I need from the win+R keys.