Boot Up Error Screen

[MikeT]

When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.

Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or
remove the reference to it in the registry.

That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
reference to it in the registry?

Thanks

[Rich Barry]

Mike, go to Start>Run type: msconfig Select Startup Tab and see if
there's an entry for it. Uncheck if there is.
Also, go to Start>Run type: regedit. Navigate to
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr ent Version\run, run
once etc. Check in each Run folder for
an entry. If there delete it.


"MikeT" > wrote in message
...
> When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
> cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.
>
> Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
> run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
> registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or
> remove the reference to it in the registry.
>
> That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
> reference to it in the registry?
>
> Thanks

[Wesley Vogel]

Do a Google search for pixel.exe
it's part of a Trojan
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
MikeT > hunted and pecked:
> When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
> cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.
>
> Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
> run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
> registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or
> remove the reference to it in the registry.
>
> That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
> reference to it in the registry?
>
> Thanks

[Mike]

I did a system restore and it seems to have corrected the
problem. Thanks for the help

Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>
>Do a Google search for pixel.exe
>it's part of a Trojan
>--
>Hope this helps. Let us know.
>Wes
>
>In ,
>MikeT > hunted and
pecked:
>> When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
>> cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.
>>
>> Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
>> run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
>> registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer
or
>> remove the reference to it in the registry.
>>
>> That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
>> reference to it in the registry?
>>
>> Thanks
>.
>

[Mike]

I did a system restart and it seems to have corrected the
problem. Thanks for your help.

Mike
>-----Original Message-----
> Mike, go to Start>Run type: msconfig Select
Startup Tab and see if
>there's an entry for it. Uncheck if there is.
> Also, go to Start>Run type: regedit. Navigate
to
>
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr ent
Version\run, run
>once etc. Check in each Run folder for
> an entry. If there delete it.
>
>
>"MikeT" > wrote in
message
...
>> When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
>> cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.
>>
>> Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
>> run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
>> registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer
or
>> remove the reference to it in the registry.
>>
>> That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
>> reference to it in the registry?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Mike;
Glad it worked out.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Mike > hunted and pecked:
> I did a system restore and it seems to have corrected the
> problem. Thanks for the help
>
> Mike
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Do a Google search for pixel.exe
> > it's part of a Trojan
> > --
> > Hope this helps. Let us know.
> > Wes
> >
> > In ,
> > MikeT > hunted and
> pecked:
> > > When system is rebooted I get an error screen. Windows
> > > cannot find 'c:\Windows\System32\pixel.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.
> > >
> > > Next I get Desk Top error screen. Could not load or
> > > run 'C:\Windows\System32\pixel.exe' specified in the
> > > registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or
> > > remove the reference to it in the registry.
> > >
> > > That file is not on my computer. How do I remove the
> > > reference to it in the registry?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > .