Can anyone help me get rid of a RUNDLL error on my computer?

comfortablycurt
comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hey everyone, I've been having some problems with my computer lately in the form of a RUNDLL error. I was hoping someone might be able to help me get rid of it, as I'm not exactly a computer whiz.

When I first log on to my user account, a small window pops up on the screen. On the top bar of the window, it just says "RUNDLL". The text within the window reads as follows...

Error loading C:\WINDOWS\Qnizo.dll
The specified module could not be found.

There's a button below the text that says "OK". I can either click the "OK" button, or hit the red X and the window will close, but it always pops back up the next time I log on.

It's been doing this for a few weeks now, and I've tried googling it to find a solution, and haven't been able to figure anything out so far.

I've also been having some other problems since this started, that I'm assuming are related to the RUNDLL error. Sometimes if I do a google search, I'll click on one of the links and it doesn't bring me to the specified link, but to a completely different, apparently random page. When it does that, if I press back in the browser to go back to the search and click the link again, it will take me to the correct page. I don't know if that's related, but it never happened before I started getting this error, so I'm assuming it's related.

My computer has been running slower in general too, especially when I'm logging off of my user account. Sometimes it will take literally 2-3 minutes for my account to log off after I hit the "log off" button.

Can anyone help me out? It would be very much appreciated.:)


Curt
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2009
    Stay off the **** sites.
  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009
    What fun is that!
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Stay off the **** sites.

    I don't think that's what it's from Lee.;) And no!...lol

    From what I've gathered, RUNDLL errors occur when a program is uninstalled improperly, in incompletely. Fragments of the program are left behind, and are what causes the error.

    How to get rid of it has eluded me though.
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009
    Come on curt, you know that's where your problem came from. It's ok, there's nothing wrong with that, no need to deny it. Well, depending on the type of **** your watching that is! :eek::p
  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2009
    metal83 wrote: »
    Well, depending on the type of **** your watching that is! :eek::p


    HORSE **** :eek::D:p
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    metal83 wrote: »
    Come on curt, you know that's where your problem came from. It's ok, there's nothing wrong with that, no need to deny it. Well, depending on the type of **** your watching that is! :eek::p

    I'm not denying anything...lol...Just saying that I don't think that's where it's from.;)
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    HORSE **** :eek::D:p

    You only know that because you're a member of the same horse **** sites, and we've talked to each other in the horse **** chat rooms before. Don't try to deny it Lee.:p:D
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009

    You only know that because you're a member of the same horse **** sites, and we've talked to each other in the horse **** chat rooms before. Don't try to deny it Lee.:p:D

    Creepy! :eek::eek::eek:......lol
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    metal83 wrote: »
    Creepy! :eek::eek::eek:......lol

    liar. You were there too.:eek::p
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2009
    Back to the topic guys.
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Yes, you guys have been very helpful. Thanks.:rolleyes:;)

    Anywho...can anyone help me out with this?
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009
    liar. You were there too.:eek::p

    Shhhhhh!!!! :p
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Back to the topic guys.

    Agreed. ;)
  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009
    Yes, you guys have been very helpful. Thanks.:rolleyes:;)

    Anywho...can anyone help me out with this?

    Good luck Curt, i'm sure someone will help you out. :)
  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited March 2009
    I don't think that's what it's from Lee.;) And no!...lol

    From what I've gathered, RUNDLL errors occur when a program is uninstalled improperly, in incompletely. Fragments of the program are left behind, and are what causes the error.

    How to get rid of it has eluded me though.

    Have you removed any programs lately?
  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited March 2009
    Give these a try:

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/
    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

    The error you are receiving could be due to something legit like a failed uninstallation, but the slowness and the fact that you're being redirected to different sites makes me think you might have some spyware or something. Good luck.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2009
    Could you give a little more info about your tower, the os your running, service packs installed, updates ran?, how old, os ever been reinstalled, what brand, etc....
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  • Polk user
    Polk user Posts: 311
    edited March 2009
    Are u sure its Qnizo.dll?

    Try this:

    Click start, run and type regedit

    When the registry opens go here:

    HKEY_local machine\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run

    On the right side do u see a line that says C:\WINDOWS\Qnizo.dll?

    If so then right click that line under the "Name" column and delete it.

    Do the same thing under HKEY_Current user\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run

    Reboot and see if that worked.
  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited March 2009
    Polk user wrote: »
    Are u sure its Qnizo.dll?

    Try this:

    Click start, run and type regedit

    When the registry opens go here:

    HKEY_local machine\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run

    On the right side do u see a line that says C:\WINDOWS\Qnizo.dll?

    If so then right click that line under the "Name" column and delete it.

    Do the same thing under HKEY_Current user\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run

    Reboot and see if that worked.


    You might want to do a backup of the registry first
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited March 2009
    It does sound like a program was uninstalled or did not install properly. If you know when this started and you are running xp or vista. Try doing a system restore to a date prior to this error starting.

    In XP go to Start>Programs>Accesories>Sysytem Tools>Sysytem Restore. Then Just select a restore point on the calander provided to a date prior to when you first noticed the error.



    This should work.

    As for the browser taking you to a site other than selected, this sounds like a browser hijacker. Try downloading and install the following ; MalwareBytesand Super antispyware and run them both.


    Here are the links. Just download the trial versions

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (Malwarebytes)


    http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html (Superanti spyware)


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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited March 2009
    What the heck is Qnizo.dll

    Looks like sandwich p()RN.

    no google goodness on that library. . that's unusual.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited March 2009
    With real sex, you catch the virus.

    When you cyber, your PC gets sick.

    Lesson learned.
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    Yes, I'm sure it's Qnizo.dll. Whatever the hell that is.

    Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll give some of your suggestions a try a little later on and see if it gets me anywhere.

    I'm using Windows XP, with a Pentium 4 processor and it's on an older Gateway computer. I think it was purchased in about 2000. I'm not sure of the other specs or anything on it though.

    Thanks for the help.:)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited March 2009
    Hey everyone, I've been having some problems with my computer lately in the form of a RUNDLL error. I was hoping someone might be able to help me get rid of it, as I'm not exactly a computer whiz.

    When I first log on to my user account, a small window pops up on the screen. On the top bar of the window, it just says "RUNDLL". The text within the window reads as follows...

    Error loading C:\WINDOWS\Qnizo.dll
    The specified module could not be found.

    There's a button below the text that says "OK". I can either click the "OK" button, or hit the red X and the window will close, but it always pops back up the next time I log on.

    It's been doing this for a few weeks now, and I've tried googling it to find a solution, and haven't been able to figure anything out so far.

    I've also been having some other problems since this started, that I'm assuming are related to the RUNDLL error. Sometimes if I do a google search, I'll click on one of the links and it doesn't bring me to the specified link, but to a completely different, apparently random page. When it does that, if I press back in the browser to go back to the search and click the link again, it will take me to the correct page. I don't know if that's related, but it never happened before I started getting this error, so I'm assuming it's related.

    My computer has been running slower in general too, especially when I'm logging off of my user account. Sometimes it will take literally 2-3 minutes for my account to log off after I hit the "log off" button.

    Can anyone help me out? It would be very much appreciated.:)


    Curt


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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    IT WORKED!!!!!!!:D:D:D
    He's got the anti-posting virus I sent him. it limits him to 5 posts a day. any more than that and down he goes!:p

    lol...Nope...it didn't work, sorry man. I had this problem before you even sent me that virus.:p The only thing your virus did was make my hair catch on fire for some reason...:confused:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited March 2009
    lol...Nope...it didn't work, sorry man. I had this problem before you even sent me that virus.:p The only thing your virus did was make my hair catch on fire for some reason...:confused:


    Ill have to beat that computer geek that designed this... his blood is on your hands....:eek::p
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