OK um, i don't where to post this and i am posting it here because i am going crazy!

I try to start ANY and i mean ANY program and it says the following error:


Windows cannot find 'C\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. TO search for a file, click the Start button and then click Search

I try IE and it gives me a different path but the same message. I was lucky to open this IE because of the help and support, i clicked and it opened an IE HTM page, i used the address bo and typed this

The main problem is i browse to where it says the file is not found, and it is there!
I start if from there and i get the same message.

I tried System Restore.......same.......HP PC System Recovery............same message, i am stuck. I don't know the safe mode keys.......i tried SHIFT+F8 but i bet it is not that. I pressed the keys during the blackscreen, i pressed it all the time and it didn't work. Any of you know it?

If i can get it to work under safe mode i will try to do a whole System recovery, loosing everything. Or maybe a system restore would be better?

I think it all started with my messed up Anti-Virus.
A backdoor gile bypassed it somehow and since i do a scan of my WHOLE drive it found that file 5 times! Different parts. I can't remember where.

I tried cleaning it, to keep the file, it may be vital for the system. It says it cleaned it. I scan again to be on the safe side, there it is again! OK delete this time, 3rd time it is not there.......

I try starting IE and it doesn't work. Hmm, the other programs didn't work either so i tried system restore, that didn't work either. I, with my novice expertise on Computers just forced a shut down by pressing the power button so it wouldn't save the changes. Nope, it stayed the same...

RIght now i am tying this and heading to MS and probably HP to find what the hell the problem might be. I am very disappointed. At least system restore or the system recovery should work!

Any help please and Mods, i don't know where this was supposed to go.

This might not help but it reminds me of an old trojan virus I picked up some time ago. I can't remeber the name but it preys on EXE files & spreads to others whenever you open any program. It even attacked my anti-virus program making it useless. Fortunately I managed to save all my precious files by purchasing/installing the latest NAV & using it together with the Windows Search function to scan all EXE files. This took some time but eventually fixed the problem completely without a reformat & reinstall of Windows. I was lucky.

what a darn coincidence, now that i remember, the virus was called......

backdoor.dhr or something like that and on the info part it said it was a trojan. That gives me an idea! I'll go to the website of the anti-virus, see if they got a cure.......i still don't know what you are talking about

OK i have a not so old anti-virus , McAfee 6.0, i had just bought 7.0 but it is useless now, it says the virus shield is not on, and i try but it satys off.....

would you please tell me how you did it? I am installing the old one and hope it doesn't spread there, but the problem is that i have to restart to complete it's installation and if i restart won't it spread to it too?

This would only help if it's the same virus. I'm looking for more information. In my particular case I could not run NAV in the usual way but realised its icon was on the Windows Explorer toolbar. This feature will scan selected files & automatically fix them. I ran the Windows Search function & the  NAV icon was there too. I typed *.exe in the window to search for all EXE files & scan them with Norton. Fortunately it worked sufficiently for me to run Norton properly & do a complete scan.

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Good idea WebbPA. Whichever method you use it will take a while but be worth it. IMHO Let's hope it works.

The name does not ring a bell but this virus is similar to the one I had. http://www.zdnet.de/itsupport/virencenter/dict/virus/virus4118-wc.html

ROFL i am going to scan ALL my Computer, and if McAfee took over 10 minutes for the my C drive, imagine that.  But anything for a cure........and i sure bet it is worth the wait!

Oh yeah, i don't know what heuristic is but i clicked it

If you have a large HD and a dial up connection you can expect at least an hour to scan.