missing files-"winlogon.exe-Entry Point not found"

Posted: 12-17-2003, 06:51 PM
I've been perusing the threads and all the info points to loading from a CD to fix this issue.

Are there any suggestions for those of us who got XP installed on the purchase of the PC? I am getting a "winlongon.exe-Entry Point not found" error and now I'm continually rebooting. Of course, I did not back up )-:
I also get the 2nd error mentioned in Vicky's thread below.
I don't have an XP CD because it came with the pc and from what I can tell, that will be the only way to fix this mess.

thanks, t
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Re: missing files-"winlogon.exe-Entry Point not found"
Posted: 12-17-2003, 11:41 PM
Are you sure it isn't winlogin.exe?

Winlogin.exe is created by a virus. It's possible that your antivirus
program has already removed the threat but did not clean up other remnants
that need to be removed manually. Symantec has references to two viruses
known to create the winlogin.exe file:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com....randex.e.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oor.zvrop.html

MVP Doug Knox has created a small program that can detect all mention of
Winlogin in the system. It will list each occurrence and offer you the
choice to remove it. Since the file is typically created by a virus and not
needed for Windows to run, all instances should be safe to remove:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_winlogin_remove.htm

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"Terry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've been perusing the threads and all the info points to loading from a
CD to fix this issue.
>
> Are there any suggestions for those of us who got XP installed on the
purchase of the PC? I am getting a "winlongon.exe-Entry Point not found"
error and now I'm continually rebooting. Of course, I did not back up )-:
> I also get the 2nd error mentioned in Vicky's thread below.
> I don't have an XP CD because it came with the pc and from what I can
tell, that will be the only way to fix this mess.
>
> thanks, t

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