Cannot load resource DLL error message

Question

Every time I start my computer I get a "cannot load resource DLL" error message.  I close it out and my computer seems to work fine.  Just wondering what the error message is about and is it actually affecting my computer's operation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Susan

Answer 1

Hi,

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista

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

How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950685

Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959062

To see all that is loading bootup - wait a few minutes without doing anything - then Right Click TaskBar -

Task Manager - take a look at Appplications - Processes - Services - this is a quick reference (if you have

a little box on Lower Left - Show for All Users then check that).

How to Check and Change the Startup Programs in Vista

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

A quick check to see which are loading is Method 2 there - using MSCONFIG then post a list of those here.

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Tools that should help :

Process Explorer - Free - Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs

they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns each process.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Autoruns - Free - See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you

login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-

start settings.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Process Monitor - Free - Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

There are many excellent free tools at Sysinternals

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

WhatsInStartUP - Free - This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows

starts up. For each application, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (Registry/Startup Folder),

Command -Line String, Product Name, File Version, Company Name, Location in the Registry or file system,

and more. It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted programs that runs in your Windows startup.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what\_run\_in\_startup.html

There are many excellent free tools at NirSoft

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html

Window Watcher - Free - Do you know what's running on your computer? Maybe not. The Window Watcher tells all, reporting every window created by every running program, whether the window is visible or not.

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptwinwatch.asp

Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware

http://www.karenware.com/

Hope these help.

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