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Name: kelley
Date: June 3, 2004 at 14:26:04 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: P4 - 256RAM
Comment:

Okay, my co-worker keeps getting this error message popping up on her screen. It says as follows:

TaskKill.exe
This application has failed to start because framedyn.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

What would cause this?
How do I fix it?
Do I really need to re-install TaskKill.exe and if so, how?



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Name: Everett
Date: June 6, 2004 at 15:38:31 Pacific
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Kelley: this is more difficult to deal with than other viruses as TaskKill.exe is also a valid file for XP Pro as part of Task Manager.

see;

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

note that at the bottom of the page it says:

Run a full system scan. Be sure you update the anti-virus software definitions.

Also, see the immediate workaround:
Rename these utilities and run them or use MVP Doug Knox's "Emergency Msconfig, Regedit, Task Manager" utility:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm.

This utility creates usable copies of MSCONFIG, REGEDIT AND TASK MANAGER by creating copies of the actual files to C:\EmergencyUtils folder.
BTW, the alternate copies will have the following file names: MSCONFIG1.EXE, TASKMGR1.exe and REGEDIT.COM.

Online Virus Scanners and Security tests:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm



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