re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. Friday, April 7, 2006 at 11:38 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by geek9pm (1438 messages posted) Hello, are you able to get into the Recovery Console using the Install CD? On Friday, April 7, 2006 at 6:42 pm, Johnathan wrote: >Hello, I had a spyware/virus and I got rid of most of it, except one .dll file in >the systme32 folder remains, and I cannot delete it. "Being used by another process." > >I have already tried many programs made to delete files like this; none work. > >The other process is winlogon.exe, which is essential, I cannot kill it, and it still >runs in safe mode. > >Can anyone help me? I need to delete this .dll file BEFORE winlogon.exe runs, and >I haven't a clue how. > >Thanks. Written in response to: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Johnathan: Friday, April 7, 2006 at 6:42 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Johnathan: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 6:42 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Cheeseman: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 7:07 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Johnathan: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 10:47 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Cheeseman: Sat, Apr 8, 2006, 10:08 am) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (C9H13NO3: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 8:19 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Johnathan: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 10:51 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (C9H13NO3: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 8:37 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (Ms. Eagle: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 10:52 pm) re: Need help deleting file before winlogon.exe runs. (geek9pm: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 11:38 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum