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fntldr.exe

Mar 14, 2004 12:32PM PST

hi i have a win 98se 533mgz 64ram and during a de-bugging i believe i deleted something because after i reboot..i receive this message...cannot find the file "fntldr.exe"...and then it says could not load or run fntldr.exe in the win.ini.file....it still allows me to boot up but i wanted to know how this will hinder me and how to possibly correct the problem
secondly,is it necessary to always go to window update and download the updates?...t/y

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Good work (but only half).
Mar 14, 2004 4:38PM PST

I don't fully understand what you mean with 'de-bugging'. For me, it means 'finding errors in programs you're programming'.

Anyway, fntldr.exe is malware. Good you removed it. But there still is a reference somewere that says it should be run at startup. So run msconfig (from start/run), go to the startup-tab and uncheck fntldr.exe.

Then read this post of Bob Proffitt and run all 5 tools, to clean your machine still better: http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6618-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=15518&messageID=174051

To answer your second question: it makes sense to download the critical security updates from windowsupdate. Be aware, however, that IE6 sometimes gives problems with Windows 98, but you can always go back to a previous version of IE, so I should try that also.
And, as you've noticed by now, these updates are only a part of the necessary security!

And a final tip: if you delete files, leave them in the recycle bin. Then ftnldr.exe should still be there, and you could have restored it from there. In this case, not such a very good idea, but generally an absolutely necessary precaution.

Hope this helps,


Kees

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Re:fntldr.exe
Mar 15, 2004 12:58AM PST

thanx so much again...your suggestion worked and i did mean virus instead of de-bugging ..sorry...housecall found some backdoor stuff...ever heard of and if so is it safe...panda activevirus scan??...newho...thanx again kees

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Re:Re:fntldr.exe
Mar 15, 2004 1:30AM PST

As a comment to the Update part, you should visit Windows Update at least once a month. I also run W98SE which will be supported in Updates for 2 more years. You should also never go on the internet without a spyware program, a firewall, and an anti-virus program. To do so with out these 3 programs is just asking for trouble!