Wednesday, October 26, 2011

How to Remove Rundll EXE Error


Virus Issue
1. Press 'Ctrl,' 'Alt' and 'Delete' simultaneously. Wait for Task Manager to appear. Select the 'Processes' tab at the top of the window and locate the rundll.exe process from the list that appears.
2. Note the amount of RAM used by the process. If there is an unusually large amount of RAM being used, you probably have a virus.
3. Open your antivirus program and select scan 'Computer' or 'C:.' Expect the antivirus program to start scanning and click 'Delete' when it finds the virus and finishes. Scan the computer one more time just to be on the safe side.
4. Download a free virus program like AVG, Avast, or Avira, if you do not have an antivirus program on your computer. Choose to 'Save' the program when you are prompted to either run or save. Locate the program where you saved it and click twice to start the installation. Click 'Finish' when the program completes.
5. Insert a flash memory stick in the USB port of another computer, if you cannot access the Internet or download the free antivirus on the infected computer. Download and save the free antivirus to the flash drive. Remove the flash memory stick and insert it in the USB port of the infected computer. Wait for the flash drive folder to automatically open and click the antivirus icon twice to install it. Wait for the installation to complete.
6. Open the newly installed antivirus program and click 'Scan.' Choose the 'C:' drive or the 'Computer' as the area to scan. Eliminate any virus the program finds. Scan the computer again just to make sure all the infected files are removed.
Program Issues
7. Go to the 'Start' menu and click 'Control Panel,' 'Programs' and 'Programs and Features.'
8. Locate the program you most recently installed or uninstalled. Click 'Uninstall' and wait for the program utility to finish.
9. Reinstall the program using the CD or by downloading and clicking on the installation file again. Go to the website from which you downloaded the program and click 'Download' again. Choose to 'Save' the program. Wait for the download to complete and click the installation icon twice to start the installation again. Sometimes files become corrupt in the download process and when these install they cause the rundll.exe error. By downloading the program again or reinstalling the application you eliminate that corrupt file.
Using MSCONFIG
10. Go to the 'Start' menu and select 'Run.' Type 'MSCONFIG' to open the Windows Configuration window.
11. Choose 'Selective Start-up' and select the 'Selective Start-up' option. Place a check mark on the first option and click 'OK.'
12. Restart the computer. See if the error is fixed. The computer will automatically fix the rundll.exe error with just the one program running.
13. Follow Steps 1 and 2 again, but check only the second option and restart the computer as you did in Step 3. Continue in this way until the problem is fixed.
14. Return to the selective start-up menu and check all the programs once you have gone through them one by one. Use your computer as you normally do.