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Everytime at shutdown error - tasklist.exe ''the application was unable to start correctly 0x000142''

Anonymous
2014-07-02T11:47:12+00:00

First off, hello everyone!

My name is Tim, and I have a problem with my computer and I'm really worried about it. Everytime I shutdown my computer this tasklist.exe error and its says ''the application was unable to start correctly 0x000142'' and I need to force my computer to shutdown. This has been happening for 3 days now.  I have tried all kinds of methods.. sfc /scannow , cleaning my registry , scanning my computer with the anti-malware anti-virus.. long story short I'm still having this problem.

Any kind of help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance and I wish everyone a good day :)

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-07T09:49:47+00:00

    Hi Tim,

    Thank you for the important update on your issue.

    I will surely help you with the steps to clean boot your system. In the first place, you need to check if any of the third party program services are responsible for your internet connection. If so, let them be enabled and disable the rest of them to run the system in a selective startup. Now, I would suggest you to thoroughly follow the diagrammatic steps provided for Windows 7 and Windows Vista in the following link.

    How to perform a clean boot in Windows

    Note: Refer "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting.

    If you find the article or the steps intricate anyway, please post back with your results. I'll assist you with the

    specific steps.

    Thanks again!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-05T08:23:35+00:00

    Thanks for the reply, but I have been told that Dependency Walker fixes the problem, I have also downloaded and went ahead and did it, but now I'm stuck here. ''NAvedene datoteke ni mogoče najti'' means ''This file cannot be found'' 

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-02T20:18:16+00:00

    I cleared the registry in CCleaner

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-02T17:49:39+00:00

    First off, hello everyone!

    My name is Tim, and I have a problem with my computer and I'm really worried about it. Everytime I shutdown my computer this tasklist.exe error and its says ''the application was unable to start correctly 0x000142'' and I need to force my computer to shutdown. This has been happening for 3 days now.  I have tried all kinds of methods.. sfc /scannow , cleaning my registry , scanning my computer with the anti-malware anti-virus.. long story short I'm still having this problem.

    Any kind of help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance and I wish everyone a good day :)

    What are you cleaning your registry with? Try the steps in the links below.

    How to Troubleshoot a Problem by Performing a Clean Startup in Windows 7 or Vista.

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

    How to perform a clean boot in Windows.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

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