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The How-To Geek Forums Have Migrated to Discourse How-To Geek Forums / Windows XP (Solved) - Userinit Logon Application userinit.exe virus has encountered a problem and needs to close. (15 posts) Started 5 userinit.exe error windows xp years ago by Riaan Latest reply from Riaan Topic Viewed 12827 times Riaan Posts: 36 This post has userinit.exe download been reported. I discovered numerous virus infections on my LG WINDOWS XP HOME SP3 laptop and removed them using AVG. Now when I turn the laptop on I get a
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LOG ON TO WINDOWS pop-up that I never got before. After I enter my password the screensaver loads and another popup window tells me: DATA EXECUTION PREVENTION and USERINIT LOGON APPLICATION - To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program. I then click on the CLOSE MESSAGE button and another pop-up window says: USERINIT LOGON APPLICATION has encountered a problem userinit.exe application error 0xc0000018 and needs to close. After I click on the close button, nothing happens and only my screensaver remains. I then Alt Ctrl Del to call up Task Manager and manualy run userinit.exe which brings up my taskbar and icons. Another pop-up called MOBILECONNECT.EXE - APPLICATION ERROR appears and says: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). I then click OK to terminate the application. After all that I can use the computer. Also, I don't have access to my HELPFILES, Windows cannot find 'helpctr.exe'. How on earth do I solve these problems? Anybody with a step by step procedure that can help? I'll kiss your virtual feet! Thanks! Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top ronniesonora Posts: 919 This post has been reported. you might try this. Open command prompt (as administer) and type in sfc /scannow then hit enter. Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top vistamike Posts: 10945 This post has been reported. Riaan, hi, Do this, Restart (boot), as the system boots tap your F8 key. You should now get the options for safe mode.
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Userinit.exe file information Userinit.exe process in Windows TaskManager The process known as Userinit Logon Application or honey or task or
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hello or love belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or honey or F YOU or thanhminh or Hav_online or THANHMINH by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com). Description: The original userinit.exe from Microsoft is an important http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/userinit-logon-application-has-encountered-a-problem-and-needs-to-close part of Windows, but often causes problems. The file userinit.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 26,624bytes (32% of all occurrences), 26,112bytes and 27 more variants. The program has no visible window. Userinit.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Userinit.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous; however you should http://www.file.net/process/userinit.exe.html also read the user reviews. Recommended: Identify userinit.exe related errors Viruses with the same file name Is userinit.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true userinit.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "Userinit Logon Application". However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and Trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection. Viruses with the same file name are e.g. TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.BAH or Worm:Win32/VB.HA (detected by Microsoft), and TROJ_FAKEAV.AML or WORM_AUTORUN.SM3 (detected by TrendMicro). To ensure that no rogue userinit.exe is running on your PC, click here to run a Free Malware Scan. How to recognize suspicious variants? If userinit.exe is located in the C:\Windows folder, the security rating is 78% dangerous. The file size is 69,632bytes (21% of all occurrences), 82,432bytes and 21 more variants. The software has no file description. The file is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: Userinit, User Shell Folders, Run, MACHINE\Run). Userinit.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications. If userinit.exe is located
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