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Windows cannot find C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe

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When I try to use DSL, I get these errors: For example when I use DSL, and try to go to mail.com for my e-mail or anything, It will find the website and try to connect then I get this at the bottom left saying, waiting for , res://ieframe.dll/dnserror.htm . Also when I tried the at@t repair it says, windows cannot finish repairing the problem because the following action could not be completed, REGISTERING with DNS and also registering IP Address. I called at@t and we tried for an hour to renew the IP address and couldn't.
Well this doesn't appear to be an infection.

I suggest you start a new topic in our Hardware Forum and post this:

When I try to use DSL, I get these errors: For example when I use DSL, and try to go to mail.com for my e-mail or anything, It will find the website and try to connect then I get this at the bottom left saying, waiting for , res://ieframe.dll/dnserror.htm . Also when I tried the at@t repair it says, windows cannot finish repairing the problem because the following action could not be completed, REGISTERING with DNS and also registering IP Address. I called at@t and we tried for an hour to renew the IP address and couldn't.


Be sure to do this before doing anything else:

The following will implement some cleanup procedures as well as reset System Restore points:

  • Click START then RUN
  • Now type Combofix /u in the runbox and click OK. Note the space between the X and the U, it needs to be there.

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Can I try to download winsockpfix.exe and see if it helps? I have read on the combofix website where other people had the problem after installing combo Fix and after running this it worked.

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