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re: xpspy.dll Wednesday, July 3, 2002 at 1:45 pm Posted by Everett (2940 messages posted) Tom: DLL World amd dll-files.com do not have xpspy.dll listed; not conclusive, but sounds a warning bell. Might be a good time to go into security check mode: 1. run Ad-Aware for spyware. 2. run an anti-virus scan. 3. send a copy of the file to your anti-virus folks and ask for an opinion. 4. ask your cable support about it. 5. rename the file xpxxx.dll and see what happens. 6. disable any new programs in your Startup folder. Let Us Know What Works! On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 6:10 pm, Tom wrote: >Everytime I load up my computer it shuts down after an error message comes up that >my computer will restart in 1minure cause of privacy in xpspy.dll. Anyone heard of >this and know how 2 help? just got a cable modem 2 days b4 could it be part of the >problem? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Thursday, July 4, 2002 at 9:39 pm Posted by Tom (2 messages posted) Ad-Aware and Norton's Antivirus say I have no infected files. And when I search for the xpspy.dll file I cannot find it in my computer. My computer now works when I shut off run.dll during startup. Is there a way to fix the problem by doing something to run.dll? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Friday, July 5, 2002 at 11:14 am Posted by Everett (2940 messages posted) Tom: you are close to a solution...go after that run.dll. Right-click for properties and see what it says. You may identify a Startup program that you can live without, then delete it or at least disable it. If you can't figure what it's for, then rename it rat.dll and see if it makes any difference in how your computer operates. If you can operate fine that way, then leave it renamed for awhile and delete it later. On Thursday, July 4, 2002 at 9:39 pm, Tom wrote: >Ad-Aware and Norton's Antivirus say I have no infected files. And when I search for >the xpspy.dll file I cannot find it in my computer. My computer now works when I >shut off run.dll during startup. Is there a way to fix the problem by doing something >to run.dll? > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Thursday, August 1, 2002 at 1:27 pm Posted by Junk (2 messages posted) how do i get to safe mode on xp to fix this? On Friday, July 5, 2002 at 11:14 am, Everett wrote: >Tom: you are close to a solution...go after that run.dll. Right-click for properties >and see what it says. You may identify a Startup program that you can live without, >then delete it or at least disable it. > >If you can't figure what it's for, then rename it rat.dll and see if it makes any >difference in how your computer operates. If you can operate fine that way, then >leave it renamed for awhile and delete it later. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Thursday, August 1, 2002 at 7:31 pm Posted by Everett (2940 messages posted) Jay: use the F8 key on bootup. On Thursday, August 1, 2002 at 1:27 pm, Jay wrote: >how do i get to safe mode on xp to fix this? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Friday, August 2, 2002 at 11:46 pm Posted by bob clarke (1 messages posted) I had the same problem and I worked on it for about 2 hours before I was able to find a solution. Boot up into safe mode...and go to the run command type in regedit and hit the edit tap and click on find. in this field type xp ohne.exe. hit the find button....delete this string...there will probably be only one reference. After you have done that go to the startup file and delete or rename any references to programs you aren't sure of....most likely you will see a Icon of two squares inter-connected......this should solve your problem.....also after you reboot run a chkdsk. On Thursday, August 1, 2002 at 7:31 pm, Everett wrote: >Jay: use the F8 key on bootup. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Monday, August 5, 2002 at 10:07 am Posted by matt johnson (1 messages posted) thanks for the help. i used your advive and fixed the problem in 5 minutes. al i did was delete the "interlocked square icon program" from my startup and voila. On Friday, August 2, 2002 at 11:46 pm, bob clarke wrote: >I had the same problem and I worked on it for about 2 hours before I was able to >find a solution. Boot up into safe mode...and go to the run command type in regedit >and hit the edit tap and click on find. in this field type xp ohne.exe. hit the find >button....delete this string...there will probably be only one reference. After you >have done that go to the startup file and delete or rename any references to programs >you aren't sure of....most likely you will see a Icon of two squares inter-connected......this >should solve your problem.....also after you reboot run a chkdsk. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Friday, August 16, 2002 at 9:31 pm Posted by Albert Wang (1 messages posted) Hey? I had the same problem and I solved it with a System Restore. I'm intrigued, though. I wonder what is the root of this problem. On Friday, August 2, 2002 at 11:46 pm, bob clarke wrote: >I had the same problem and I worked on it for about 2 hours before I was able to >find a solution. Boot up into safe mode...and go to the run command type in regedit >and hit the edit tap and click on find. in this field type xp ohne.exe. hit the find >button....delete this string...there will probably be only one reference. After you >have done that go to the startup file and delete or rename any references to programs >you aren't sure of....most likely you will see a Icon of two squares inter-connected......this >should solve your problem.....also after you reboot run a chkdsk. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: xpspy.dll Monday, October 28, 2002 at 10:48 pm Posted by Annoyed (1 messages posted) Unfortunately I was no so lucky, after it shut my system down I tried to reboot only to find my system files corrupted. And unable to access my system, even in safe mode. I even ripped the Hard Drive out and set at slave put it in a second machine to try salvage my files. Only to fine nothing, nada no files, nothing at all. I put it back in original machine as master again only to get invalid system msg. Oh and the counter I got was not 1 min, but 30 secs. On Friday, August 16, 2002 at 9:31 pm, Albert Wang wrote: >Hey? I had the same problem and I solved it with a System Restore. I'm intrigued, >though. I wonder what is the root of this problem. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum