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.

hmm, ok this is weird..........and yes it over an hour......

215563 scanned files

46 suspicious

0 infected

0 disinfeced

When i got back to my computer it was offline and asking me to come online. I did but there is nothing telling me i can send a suspicious file. I'll see what i can do. But 0 infected really makes everything weird. I still can't start any program

What is HD and CD

Won't safe mode help me? What is the combination?

It's funny, my PC has a virus, and i caught a cold. LOL

HD is hard drive. CD is compact disc.
But I don't know what DAP is.

Your original problem was that clicking any icon brought up an error message.  This may be a virus but more likely can be remedied by running the usual cleanups and diagnostics.  So boot from the CD into safe mode and run scandisk, defrag, system file checker, etc.

If you can run an antivirus from safe mode do that too.

I don't understand how you can run some progs but not others.  Are you clicking on desktop/quick launch icons or from explorer?  If you are able to get here you can run your browser.

Try running some other progs in safe mode, especially windows explorer.  Once everything is running OK in safe mode check the control panel to make sure.  Then boot back into normal mode and check the control panel again.  Driver problems look like a yellow question mark (Win98).

(PS - I wouldn't do a lot of general purpose web surfing and downloading until you get this resolved.)

  DAP is download accelerator plus, to enter safe mode hold your F8 key while the computer boots, assuming you have WIN ME or XP,
  As far as the missing wmplayer files goes, if you can get online and hold a connection try to download windows media player and reinstall it, sounds like you may end up reformatting the system, sucks I know, but sometimes for the best.