Windows Error, DLL problem.

Hey guys,

Everytime I reach the windows screen after a restart I recieve an error saying "Error loading c/windows/userinit.dll". Because of that error, my explorer.exe process won't start so I have to do it manually for it to work. Not a major problem but it is quite annoying. I looked in my system32 folder and yes, userinit.dll is missing. I tried to d/l it from the internet but no luck. Do you guys have any suggestions? Should I try to go to another computer and get the file from there using a flash drive, etc?

Thanks in advance,

I'd suggest running a virus scan, making sure you have the latest definitions installed for your scaner... or run an online scan from Symantec's site.

redduc900 said:

I'd suggest running a virus scan, making sure you have the latest definitions installed for your scaner... or run an online scan from Symantec's site.

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I've done all the basic things that would normally fix such a problem. Looked up sites, online scans, av scans, adware scans, etc, etc. Nothing helped, my guess is I need a copy of that individual file.

Userinit.dll isn't a Windows file, although Userinit.exe is located in the %systemroot%\system32 directory... XP w/ SP2.

Then how come i'm recieving the error "...userinit.dll" ?

Going to sleep, ty for the replies, i'll check the rest tomorrow. Thanks again.