Dll errors/Explorer default page and win min

Someone suggested my computer may have been hit with
a "virus". I don't know. But whatever happened, except
for these problems I have isolated, everything seems to be
O.K. I am using Windows ME.

I get two rundll error windows when boots up:

C:\windows\system\msconfd.dll A dynamic link library
(dll) initialization routine failed.

C:\windows\system
msconfd.dll A dynamic link library (dll) initializiation
routine failed.

I think these two errors have to do with windows linking
to other programs I have on the computer, but this is just
a guess and I don't know what programs they are, or how to
correct this.

Also, in Windows Explorer, my default home page keeps
changing to http://just.finditnow.com/. The internet
options screen will let me change it to, for example,
Yahoo. But, when I exit explorer and reboot, it
automatically defaults back to http://just.finditnow.com/.

My third and final problem is when I close windows I get
the pop-up screen that win min is not responding; do I
want to wait, cancel, etc. What is win min and how can I
correct this.

All of this happened at the same time a couple of weeks
ago.

siljaline
Sun Dec 28 22:39:48 CST 2003


"John Castner" <john.castner@verizon.net> wrote:
> Someone suggested my computer may have been hit with
> a "virus". I don't know. But whatever happened, except
> for these problems I have isolated, everything seems to be
> O.K. I am using Windows ME.
>
> I get two rundll error windows when boots up:
>
> C:\windows\system\msconfd.dll A dynamic link library
> (dll) initialization routine failed.
>
> C:\windows\system
> msconfd.dll A dynamic link library (dll) initializiation
> routine failed.
>
> I think these two errors have to do with windows linking
> to other programs I have on the computer, but this is just
> a guess and I don't know what programs they are, or how to
> correct this.
>
> Also, in Windows Explorer, my default home page keeps
> changing to hxxp://just.finditnow.com/. The internet
> options screen will let me change it to, for example,
> Yahoo. But, when I exit explorer and reboot, it
> automatically defaults back to hxxp://just.finditnow.com/.
>
> My third and final problem is when I close windows I get
> the pop-up screen that win min is not responding; do I
> want to wait, cancel, etc. What is win min and how can I
> correct this.
>
> All of this happened at the same time a couple of weeks
> ago.

Spyware Alert!
"Cool Web Search" affiliate hijack.

Download and run the "CWShredder.
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
Unzip the executable, ensure that all instances of IE & OE
are closed - hit, scan and follow the prompts.

This tool will rid your machine of any "Cool Web Search" and
affiliate hijackers.

HTH

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
______________________

(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)

contactkaviraj
Tue Dec 30 04:42:00 CST 2003

John, The suggestion provided in the following link could help you on
win min problem

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Security/Win_Security/Q_20804074.html

Regards
Kaviraj

richard
Thu Jan 15 08:06:17 CST 2004

Here is what I did to get rid of the win min error and web pages being
changed.
Download Ad-ware and spybot, update and run BOTH. Delete whatever it
finds.
Reboot the computer and go into safe mode, by pressing the F8 key at
bootup.
Right click my computer and go to explore. Click Documents and
setting, All USERS, start menu, Programs, Startup. Delete the File
"Winlogin".
Go to control panel, internet setting. Change you home page back to
what you want it to be.
Restart the computer and run Ad-ware and spybot one more time just to
make sure that everything is clean.
Problem solved.
Be sure to run adware and spybot every now and then just to keep
things clean.

"John Castner" <john.castner@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<065801c3cdb5$1615adc0$a001280a@phx.gbl>...
> Someone suggested my computer may have been hit with
> a "virus". I don't know. But whatever happened, except
> for these problems I have isolated, everything seems to be
> O.K. I am using Windows ME.
>
> I get two rundll error windows when boots up:
>
> C:\windows\system\msconfd.dll A dynamic link library
> (dll) initialization routine failed.
>
> C:\windows\system
> msconfd.dll A dynamic link library (dll) initializiation
> routine failed.
>
> I think these two errors have to do with windows linking
> to other programs I have on the computer, but this is just
> a guess and I don't know what programs they are, or how to
> correct this.
>
> Also, in Windows Explorer, my default home page keeps
> changing to http://just.finditnow.com/. The internet
> options screen will let me change it to, for example,
> Yahoo. But, when I exit explorer and reboot, it
> automatically defaults back to http://just.finditnow.com/.
>
> My third and final problem is when I close windows I get
> the pop-up screen that win min is not responding; do I
> want to wait, cancel, etc. What is win min and how can I
> correct this.
>
> All of this happened at the same time a couple of weeks
> ago.