faultrep.dll Can't fix

The machine is an i6400 (E1505), running the original factory install of
XPHome SP2, updated to SP3. The harddrive has about 88% of free space.

The machine has been locking up, especially when running IE6, and
sometimes FFox. The event viewer shows:

Hanging application IEXPLORE.EXE, version 6.0.2900.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address0x00000000. File name is
faultrep.dll, version 5.1.0600.5512.

Googling I found suggestions to run "regsvr32 faultrep.dll" from the Run
box. I did, but got:

faultrep.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not
found. This file can not be registered.

Googling further, it was suggested to run "sfc/scannow" from a command
prompt, and insert my Windows XP cd if requested. I ran the command, but
wasn't asked to insert the Windows XP cd.

I still have the problem, and still can't register faultrep.dll.

I then decided to try and do a factory reinstall by pressing Ctrl F11 at
boot up, but the machine keeps loading to the desktop.

I then decided to use the Windows XP cd to do a repair install, but when
I press R when prompted, and then 1 for C:Windows, I'm told to type the
administrator password. I do not have it passworded, so I just press
enter, but then only get a square cursor, and have to press the on/off
button to shut down.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Boris wrote in
. 213:

The machine is an i6400 (E1505), running the original factory install
of XPHome SP2, updated to SP3. The harddrive has about 88% of free
space.

The machine has been locking up, especially when running IE6, and
sometimes FFox. The event viewer shows:

Hanging application IEXPLORE.EXE, version 6.0.2900.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address0x00000000. File name is
faultrep.dll, version 5.1.0600.5512.

Googling I found suggestions to run "regsvr32 faultrep.dll" from the
Run box. I did, but got:

faultrep.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not
found. This file can not be registered.

Googling further, it was suggested to run "sfc/scannow" from a command
prompt, and insert my Windows XP cd if requested. I ran the command,
but wasn't asked to insert the Windows XP cd.

I still have the problem, and still can't register faultrep.dll.

I then decided to try and do a factory reinstall by pressing Ctrl F11
at boot up, but the machine keeps loading to the desktop.

I then decided to use the Windows XP cd to do a repair install, but
when I press R when prompted, and then 1 for C:Windows, I'm told to
type the administrator password. I do not have it passworded, so I
just press enter, but then only get a square cursor, and have to press
the on/off button to shut down.

Any ideas?

Thanks


It may be helpful to add that there is only one account, mine, and it is
not passworded. There is not a guest account.

Pressing R gets you to the recovery console, NOT a repair install.
Google Repair Install for simple instructions.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Boris ]
Posted At: Monday, December 14, 2009 2:07 AM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: faultrep.dll Can't fix
Subject: faultrep.dll Can't fix

The machine is an i6400 (E1505), running the original factory install
of
XPHome SP2, updated to SP3. The harddrive has about 88% of free
space.

The machine has been locking up, especially when running IE6, and
sometimes FFox. The event viewer shows:

Hanging application IEXPLORE.EXE, version 6.0.2900.2180, hang module
hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address0x00000000. File name is
faultrep.dll,
version 5.1.0600.5512.

Googling I found suggestions to run "regsvr32 faultrep.dll" from the
Run box.
I did, but got:

faultrep.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not
found.
This file can not be registered.

Googling further, it was suggested to run "sfc/scannow" from a command
prompt, and insert my Windows XP cd if requested. I ran the command,
but
wasn't asked to insert the Windows XP cd.

I still have the problem, and still can't register faultrep.dll.

I then decided to try and do a factory reinstall by pressing Ctrl F11
at boot up,
but the machine keeps loading to the desktop.

I then decided to use the Windows XP cd to do a repair install, but
when I
press R when prompted, and then 1 for C:Windows, I'm told to type the
administrator password. I do not have it passworded, so I just press
enter,
but then only get a square cursor, and have to press the on/off button
to
shut down.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Hi!

Any ideas?

Yeah. From what information you've presented, the nature of the crash
really doesn't make sense. Nor do the unexpected lockups.

I think you may have a hardware problem. You should download and run a
copy of Memtest 86 for starters and let it go for a few hours. Or you
can use Dell Diagnostics if they are still installed on your system.
(F12 at startup.)

William

If I understand you correctly you've enter the repair console and you
are supposed to type the following command: CHKDSK /r

This command will start a checkdisk and will attempt to repair any
error it encounters.
However, a chkdsk repair should not be viewed as a solution to your
issue... A complete re-install including a format of the disk is more
recommended since the chkdsk doesn't guarantee the issue won't occur
again.

The time it takes to run a chkdsk repair may vary from 1 hour up to 36
hours depending on the size of the drive and the amount and severity of
the errors.

/ Ani

William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Any ideas?

Yeah. From what information you've presented, the nature of the crash
really doesn't make sense. Nor do the unexpected lockups.

I think you may have a hardware problem. You should download and run a
copy of Memtest 86 for starters and let it go for a few hours. Or you
can use Dell Diagnostics if they are still installed on your system.
(F12 at startup.)

William

that plus ( and possibly first) download/install/run the free software
from www.malwarebytes.org. also, upgrade your internet explorer to ie8
along with everything else for windows via mutilple visits to
http://update.microsoft.com

Christopher Muto wrote in news:VJadnRePF-M-
:

William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Any ideas?

Yeah. From what information you've presented, the nature of the crash
really doesn't make sense. Nor do the unexpected lockups.

I think you may have a hardware problem. You should download and run a
copy of Memtest 86 for starters and let it go for a few hours. Or you
can use Dell Diagnostics if they are still installed on your system.
(F12 at startup.)

William

that plus ( and possibly first) download/install/run the free software
from www.malwarebytes.org. also, upgrade your internet explorer to ie8
along with everything else for windows via mutilple visits to
http://update.microsoft.com


Hi,

The primary problem is that it takes forever to get anywhere on the
internet, and sometimes will just lock up so that I have to reboot.
Email (Outlook Express) works fine. AIM works fine.

A few days ago, before I did anything, I hunted for malware. I've got
Avast running in real time, and I also did a full scan with Avast.
Nothing found but the normal cookies. I ran HijackThis, and the log
showed nothing.

I flushed the DNS.

Last night, I ran the Dell Diagnostics, including the longer memory test.
All passed.

I was just about to download and run Malwarebytes, but when I try to go
to malwarebytes.org, I get redirected to different sites each time. Once
to buyonelinedating.com, once to zanuga.com, once to...oh well, you get
the idea. This is completely new. I have Avast running, not that it
would catch everything.

I ran HijackThis just now, and nothing.

When I came out of HijackThis, my screen popped up a window that said
Warning you are infected and should buy Cyber Security. I tried to get
to taskmanager to shut the window down, but another window popped up
saying that taskmanager had been disabled by my administrator. Oh, crap,
this is a real nasty one, and not at all what I started out to solve, or
at least it didn't show up a few days ago. Then, another window popped
up and said it was installing Internet Security 2010 (a known
trojan/virus). I pushed the on/off button. But, it was too late,
because I just rebooted the machine, and I got the Spyware Alert window
that this trojan creates. "Worm.Win32NetSky detected on your machine."

http://tinyurl.com/yc4qp86

Hmmm...I see doing things like installing Malwarebytes via flash drive,
and possilby having to run from Safe Mode.

By the way, this all started about a week after my wife started doing her
Christmas shopping full bore online.

Back to the hunt.

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:04:07 +0000 (UTC), Boris
wrote:

Christopher Muto wrote in news:VJadnRePF-M-
:

William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Any ideas?

Yeah. From what information you've presented, the nature of the crash
really doesn't make sense. Nor do the unexpected lockups.

I think you may have a hardware problem. You should download and run a
copy of Memtest 86 for starters and let it go for a few hours. Or you
can use Dell Diagnostics if they are still installed on your system.
(F12 at startup.)

William

that plus ( and possibly first) download/install/run the free software
from www.malwarebytes.org. also, upgrade your internet explorer to ie8
along with everything else for windows via mutilple visits to
http://update.microsoft.com


Hi,

The primary problem is that it takes forever to get anywhere on the
internet, and sometimes will just lock up so that I have to reboot.
Email (Outlook Express) works fine. AIM works fine.

A few days ago, before I did anything, I hunted for malware. I've got
Avast running in real time, and I also did a full scan with Avast.
Nothing found but the normal cookies. I ran HijackThis, and the log
showed nothing.

I flushed the DNS.

Last night, I ran the Dell Diagnostics, including the longer memory test.
All passed.

I was just about to download and run Malwarebytes, but when I try to go
to malwarebytes.org, I get redirected to different sites each time. Once
to buyonelinedating.com, once to zanuga.com, once to...oh well, you get
the idea. This is completely new. I have Avast running, not that it
would catch everything.

I ran HijackThis just now, and nothing.

When I came out of HijackThis, my screen popped up a window that said
Warning you are infected and should buy Cyber Security. I tried to get
to taskmanager to shut the window down, but another window popped up
saying that taskmanager had been disabled by my administrator. Oh, crap,
this is a real nasty one, and not at all what I started out to solve, or
at least it didn't show up a few days ago. Then, another window popped
up and said it was installing Internet Security 2010 (a known
trojan/virus). I pushed the on/off button. But, it was too late,
because I just rebooted the machine, and I got the Spyware Alert window
that this trojan creates. "Worm.Win32NetSky detected on your machine."

http://tinyurl.com/yc4qp86

Hmmm...I see doing things like installing Malwarebytes via flash drive,
and possilby having to run from Safe Mode.

By the way, this all started about a week after my wife started doing her
Christmas shopping full bore online.

Back to the hunt.


Bite the bullet and do a complete (clean) reinstall. It sounds like a
virus if you get redirected regardless of what your antivirus software
is telling you. I say this because the time you spend trying to fix
the problem will likely take longer than biting the bullet. I had to
do this myself not that long ago on one laptop of mine.

"RnR" wrote in
news
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:04:07 +0000 (UTC), Boris
wrote:

Christopher Muto wrote in news:VJadnRePF-M-
:

William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Any ideas?

Yeah. From what information you've presented, the nature of the
crash really doesn't make sense. Nor do the unexpected lockups.

I think you may have a hardware problem. You should download and
run a copy of Memtest 86 for starters and let it go for a few
hours. Or you can use Dell Diagnostics if they are still installed
on your system. (F12 at startup.)

William

that plus ( and possibly first) download/install/run the free
software from www.malwarebytes.org. also, upgrade your internet
explorer to ie8 along with everything else for windows via mutilple
visits to http://update.microsoft.com


Hi,

The primary problem is that it takes forever to get anywhere on the
internet, and sometimes will just lock up so that I have to reboot.
Email (Outlook Express) works fine. AIM works fine.

A few days ago, before I did anything, I hunted for malware. I've got
Avast running in real time, and I also did a full scan with Avast.
Nothing found but the normal cookies. I ran HijackThis, and the log
showed nothing.

I flushed the DNS.

Last night, I ran the Dell Diagnostics, including the longer memory
test. All passed.

I was just about to download and run Malwarebytes, but when I try to
go to malwarebytes.org, I get redirected to different sites each time.
Once to buyonelinedating.com, once to zanuga.com, once to...oh well,
you get the idea. This is completely new. I have Avast running, not
that it would catch everything.

I ran HijackThis just now, and nothing.

When I came out of HijackThis, my screen popped up a window that said
Warning you are infected and should buy Cyber Security. I tried to
get to taskmanager to shut the window down, but another window popped
up saying that taskmanager had been disabled by my administrator. Oh,
crap, this is a real nasty one, and not at all what I started out to
solve, or at least it didn't show up a few days ago. Then, another
window popped up and said it was installing Internet Security 2010 (a
known trojan/virus). I pushed the on/off button. But, it was too
late, because I just rebooted the machine, and I got the Spyware Alert
window that this trojan creates. "Worm.Win32NetSky detected on your
machine."

http://tinyurl.com/yc4qp86

Hmmm...I see doing things like installing Malwarebytes via flash
drive, and possilby having to run from Safe Mode.

By the way, this all started about a week after my wife started doing
her Christmas shopping full bore online.

Back to the hunt.


Bite the bullet and do a complete (clean) reinstall. It sounds like a
virus if you get redirected regardless of what your antivirus software
is telling you. I say this because the time you spend trying to fix
the problem will likely take longer than biting the bullet. I had to
do this myself not that long ago on one laptop of mine.


RnR,

I'm starting to agree. What I've found is that this primarily happens
when I use the google search engine. I click on a legitimate link like
malwarebytes.org, and I'm taken to bcckools.com, deneg.org, or
thewebinternet.com, etc. Hitting the back button gets me to some other
fake site. Many times when I land on a site, Avast pops up, the siren
sounds, and says I've landed on a trojan, and do I want to disconnect.
It all seems to be getting worse. Since I began this about a week ago,
I've spent more than 16 hours on it (not all attended). A reinstall is
no big deal, there's little data that I have to save, and it's not my
machine.

I sort of like chasing malware, but I guess the assholes won this one.

Thanks

"Boris" wrote in message
. 213...
Bite the bullet and do a complete (clean) reinstall. It sounds like a
virus if you get redirected regardless of what your antivirus software
is telling you. I say this because the time you spend trying to fix
the problem will likely take longer than biting the bullet. I had to
do this myself not that long ago on one laptop of mine.


RnR,

I'm starting to agree. What I've found is that this primarily happens
when I use the google search engine. I click on a legitimate link like
malwarebytes.org, and I'm taken to bcckools.com, deneg.org, or
thewebinternet.com, etc. Hitting the back button gets me to some other
fake site. Many times when I land on a site, Avast pops up, the siren
sounds, and says I've landed on a trojan, and do I want to disconnect.
It all seems to be getting worse. Since I began this about a week ago,
I've spent more than 16 hours on it (not all attended). A reinstall is
no big deal, there's little data that I have to save, and it's not my
machine.

I sort of like chasing malware, but I guess the assholes won this one.

Thanks

Not really. Have someone download malwarebytes to a thumb drive and install
it on your computer that way. While your at it have them download
superantispyware and follow the same procedure. You have an 80% chance of
successfully removing the bugs.
--


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If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."