Deleted shortcut link to screen saver is causing a problem on Windows


  1. Martin74
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    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit running Firefox and Thunderbird - Windows Internet Explorer 11 disabled
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    Deleted shortcut link to screen saver is causing a problem on Windows


    I installed a screen saver shortcut link and subsequently deleted it a short time later after a driver update solved the power save problem. Now, however, when I click on "Troubleshooting" on the control panel, a box with the following message appears: " Windows cannot find 'C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe' Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again"

    If I click on 'OK' in the box, Windows Explorer stops working for a short while. If I just close the box nothing happens.

    Can anyone help me with this small annoyance?

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  3. Ztruker
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    Does C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe exist? Unlikely to be really missing as it's a critical system file.

    If it's not there, see if you can run sfc /scannow from a Elevated Command Prompt to fix it.
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  4. Martin74
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    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit running Firefox and Thunderbird - Windows Internet Explorer 11 disabled
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    Resolved - Deleted Shortcut Link to Screen Saver ...


    Many thanks for your help, Ztruker. I've now fixed the problem - my PC (Asus Win 7 Pro 64 bit) has carried out a repair/reinstatement of rundll32 which I now realize I had inadvertently deleted (!) and binned. The shortcut link was blameless! (I ran sfc /scanfile=C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe - repaired instantly)

    Thanks again
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  6. Ztruker
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    Glad you got it working. Take care.
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