.DLL error

I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says
"unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought
it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses
on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot
even locate the system32 file in the registry.

Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure
what to do.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks.
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Cbarton

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...
I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says
"unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought
it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses
on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.

I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot
even locate the system32 file in the registry.

Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure
what to do.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks.
--
Cbarton

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote:

>Download and run Ad-Aware 2007 Free: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

And maybe three others.

Google for "spyware scanner"

Try this http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/download/


"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says
> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user
> brought
> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10
> viruses
> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry
> setting.
>
> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot
> even locate the system32 file in the registry.
>
> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure
> what to do.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Cbarton

Cbarton wrote:
> I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says
> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought
> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses
> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.
>
> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot
> even locate the system32 file in the registry.
>
> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure
> what to do.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> Thanks.

It's possible some malware was deleted by your a/v software, but the
reference to the file was not removed from the registry.

Click Start, Run, type REGEDIT, click OK. Press the Home key, press F3,
type the name of the file into the search pane. Click "Find Next", and
when located, delete the reference to the file. Press F3 to continue
the search.

You can click File, Export, and save the entry to the Desktop. If you
remove it and there's a problem, double-click the .reg file you exported
to the Desktop and it'll be added to the registry again. You can create
a restore point before editing the registry too.

You could click Start, Run, type MSCONFIG, click OK, click the StartUp
tab, and deselect the item(s). When you restart the computer, you will
be warned that you're running in the Diagnostic mode; click to not alert
you again, and OK out. You won't see the message again. But I think
it's best to just remove the references from the registry.

--
Joe =o)

"Cbarton" <Cbarton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F719CDC1-2F1C-4195-85AC-5E89098B4FD1@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting an error on a computer whenever I start it up. It says
> "unable to locate/load c:/windows/system32/nvaxgmgv.dll The user brought
> it to me because his kids got a virus on it. Well, they got about 10 viruses
> on it, not 1, and I'm sure that one of those has changed the registry setting.
>
> I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it in the registry. I cannot
> even locate the system32 file in the registry.
>
> Also, I really don't like messing with the registry unless I'm 100% sure
> what to do.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Cbarton


One of the scans you ran deleted nvaxgmgv.dll because it identified it as some
sort of malware. Unfortunately, it left behind an entry in the registry to
launch the file at startup. You don't have to mess with the registry to delete
the entry. Instead, download and run this program from Microsoft.

AutoRuns for Windows v9.13
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

Look on the Everything page for an entry that includes nvaxgmgv.dll in the Image
Path column.
Remove the check mark from the box next to this entry.
Close Autoruns.
Restart your computer to make sure the error message is no longer displayed.

Just to be on the safe side, you might consider taking steps to make sure the
system is virus free. Here's a site with general instructions on cleaning a
computer.

Courtesy of Malke Routh, MS-MVP
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...iruses_Malware

Good luck

Nepatsfan