WMP Server Execution Error, WinAMP DirectSound Error, others.

[vaishnavsmn]

Hey!

My father's computer, after running ADWCleaner yesterday, started behaving finicky.
At first, Explorer.exe didn't work right. It kept saying "failed to initialize".
Following some online guides, I issued regsvr32.exe over every file in the C: drive.
This fixed that problem. But other problems started showing up, the first one being the
"Server Execution Failed" by Windows Media Player.
WinAMP also gave a DirectSound error. The "Save As.." operation gives a "Class not registered" error.

I believe the registry may be corrupt.
Thus far, I have tried many things to fix the issues, such as -

• Running FixIT, which also gave errors
• CHKDSK, which found no errors
• Reinstalling drivers and DirectX
• Trying from the Administrator account
• Virus Scans
• CCleaner Registy Fix (I know, I know)
• etc

Unluckily, someone had disabled system restore, so there are no backup points.

Also, this computer has important files and programs on it, so a wipe would be bothersome.

What can I do to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[fireberd]

Although sound is affected, this is not a problem for this forum section. It is an OS issue, apparently caused by the Ad Aware Cleaner.

 

[vaishnavsmn]

Ok, I'm sorry about that.
Re posted HERE.

Thanks!

 

[vaishnavsmn]

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