during start up an error message....could not find file(or one

during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oor.prorat.htm
l

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

See if you executed all the instructions, explaining the aftereffects
manual removing, which you found at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

What about Win.ini... It is more complex question.

Enter Windows folder and see if it is there nevertheless. If not --
enter Windows\Sysbckup folder, and open (double click), one by one,
files RbXXX.cab, where XXX is any number. If you'll find Win.ini there
-- extract it (move by mouse) to \Windows folder, then double click the
extracted file and see the first lines of it. The lines:

load=
run=

ought to have nothing at the right of equal sign (with very few
exclusions -- but even in that cases it is possible in Win98 as a ruler
to delete these parts without any harm).
--
Mikhail Zhilin
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:39:02 -0800, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oor.prorat.htm
l

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not understand
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain to me.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

No, that's not the URL you want, though you *should* read that one =
carefully. The URL Alan was referring to was that supplied by Hugh =
Candlin:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...door.prorat.h=
tml

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
=20
"baaabaaaay" wrote in message =
...
http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not =
understand=20
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain =
to me.
=20
"Alan Edwards" wrote:
=20
You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces =
of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.
=20
....Alan
=20
--=20
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
=20
=20
In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:
=20
=20
during start up the error message could not find =
file"sservice.exe(or=20
one of=20
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI =
file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but =
i am not=20
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it =
is gone,i=20
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i =
deleted.

=20
=20

"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

=
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...kdoor.prorat.=
html
=20
"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "
=20
=20
baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my =
'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still =
come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only =
option?

=20

ok i did what it said, i checked for ant updates and it says i have them all
and i ran norton antivirus but i still am getting the message during start
up........." the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or one of
it's components)"......


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

No, that's not the URL you want, though you *should* read that one carefully. The URL Alan was referring to was that supplied by Hugh Candlin:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message ...
http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not understand
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain to me.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

Run MSCONFIG (System Configuration Utility) from the Start\Run box.

Look in Win.ini for any lines that mention that filename. Uncheck any =
lines that mention it.
Look in System.ini and do likewise.
Look in the Startup tab (on the right-hand side) and do likewise.

Report back here with the results for further suggestions on how to =
permanently get rid of these launch commands. Or, if you found nothing, =
report that, too. And, please, report any error message verbatim, =
exactly as written. Take special care when doing this. You at one point =
suggested that "Win.ini cannot be found", when I suspect the message was =
that a file "mentioned in Win.ini" cannot be found. There's a big =
difference. Write down the *exact* error message, click on any Details =
button if provided, or press Enter for more info, whatever, and make =
sure you get *all* of the details reported by your system.

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
=20
"baaabaaaay" wrote in message =
...
ok i did what it said, i checked for ant updates and it says i have =
them all=20
and i ran norton antivirus but i still am getting the message during =
start=20
up........." the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or one =
of=20
it's components)"......

=20
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
=20
No, that's not the URL you want, though you *should* read that one =
carefully. The URL Alan was referring to was that supplied by Hugh =
Candlin:
=
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...door.prorat.h=
tml
=20
--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
=20
"baaabaaaay" wrote in message =
...
http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not =
understand=20
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further =
explain to me.
=20
"Alan Edwards" wrote:
=20
You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all =
traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.
=20
....Alan
=20
--=20
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
=20
=20
In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:
=20
=20
during start up the error message could not find =
file"sservice.exe(or=20
one of=20
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI =
file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI =
file,but i am not=20
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why =
it is gone,i=20
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares =
that i deleted.

=20
=20

"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

=
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...kdoor.prorat.=
html
=20
"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "
=20
=20
baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my =
'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still =
come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only =
option?

=20

No, that is not the url.
Sorry for the delay. I have been away for the day. Gary is on the same
wavelength as I am. Please follow this response as you have not fixed
the references to the virus as in the url Hugh gave you.
You must do it manually. Do not expect an anti-virus to do it all.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:

http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not understand
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain to me.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

hi gary..ok the first error message that i saw was as follows:
sservice.exe
can not find the file 'sservice.exe'(or one of its components).
make sure the path and file name are correct and that all
required libraries are available.

then when i press the ok button , it deletes off my desktop and there is a
2nd error messageas as follows:
desktop
could not load or run 'sservice.exe' specified in the WIN.INI file.make sure
the file exists on your computer or remove the reference
to it in the WIN.INI file.

then again i press the ok button it goes away ....these 2 messages come up
only when i reboot and my computer, to me runs normally.

this is a part of the WIN.INI file that i get when i ask for it from the
run button on my 'puter.as you can see it has 'sservice.exe '. this is the
only place in the WIN.INI file where the sservice.exe is.
[windows]
load=
Run=C:\WINDOWS\system\sservice.exe
NullPort=None

and nowhere in the system.ini files is there found 'sservice.exe'


so plz give me step by step instructions on correcting this.



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Run MSCONFIG (System Configuration Utility) from the Start\Run box.

Look in Win.ini for any lines that mention that filename. Uncheck any lines that mention it.
Look in System.ini and do likewise.
Look in the Startup tab (on the right-hand side) and do likewise.

Report back here with the results for further suggestions on how to permanently get rid of these launch commands. Or, if you found nothing, report that, too. And, please, report any error message verbatim, exactly as written. Take special care when doing this. You at one point suggested that "Win.ini cannot be found", when I suspect the message was that a file "mentioned in Win.ini" cannot be found. There's a big difference. Write down the *exact* error message, click on any Details button if provided, or press Enter for more info, whatever, and make sure you get *all* of the details reported by your system.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message ...
ok i did what it said, i checked for ant updates and it says i have them all
and i ran norton antivirus but i still am getting the message during start
up........." the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or one of
it's components)"......


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

No, that's not the URL you want, though you *should* read that one carefully. The URL Alan was referring to was that supplied by Hugh Candlin:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message ...
http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not understand
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain to me.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my 'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up. is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?

Delete this line in Win.ini

Run=C:\WINDOWS\system\sservice.exe

Just delete it altogether.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message
...
hi gary..ok the first error message that i saw was as follows:
sservice.exe
can not find the file 'sservice.exe'(or one of its components).
make sure the path and file name are correct and that all
required libraries are available.

then when i press the ok button , it deletes off my desktop and there is a
2nd error messageas as follows:
desktop
could not load or run 'sservice.exe' specified in the WIN.INI file.make sure
the file exists on your computer or remove the reference
to it in the WIN.INI file.

then again i press the ok button it goes away ....these 2 messages come up
only when i reboot and my computer, to me runs normally.

this is a part of the WIN.INI file that i get when i ask for it from the
run button on my 'puter.as you can see it has 'sservice.exe '. this is the
only place in the WIN.INI file where the sservice.exe is.
[windows]
load=
Run=C:\WINDOWS\system\sservice.exe
NullPort=None

and nowhere in the system.ini files is there found 'sservice.exe'


so plz give me step by step instructions on correcting this.



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Run MSCONFIG (System Configuration Utility) from the Start\Run box.

Look in Win.ini for any lines that mention that filename. Uncheck any lines
that mention it.
Look in System.ini and do likewise.
Look in the Startup tab (on the right-hand side) and do likewise.

Report back here with the results for further suggestions on how to
permanently get rid of these launch commands. Or, if you found nothing, report
that, too. And, please, report any error message verbatim, exactly as written.
Take special care when doing this. You at one point suggested that "Win.ini
cannot be found", when I suspect the message was that a file "mentioned in
Win.ini" cannot be found. There's a big difference. Write down the *exact* error
message, click on any Details button if provided, or press Enter for more info,
whatever, and make sure you get *all* of the details reported by your system.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message
...
ok i did what it said, i checked for ant updates and it says i have them
all
and i ran norton antivirus but i still am getting the message during
start
up........." the error message could not find file"sservice.exe(or one of
it's components)"......


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

No, that's not the URL you want, though you *should* read that one
carefully. The URL Alan was referring to was that supplied by Hugh Candlin:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"baaabaaaay" wrote in message
...
http://dts-l.org/index.html
is the above the url you spoke of?......i went to it and do not
understand
how to go about to find what i need......could you plz further explain
to me.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

You do NOT want to restore that file.
You have been supplied the url to read on how to remove all traces
of
the virus. Please follow the instructions.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "baaabaaaay"
wrote:


during start up the error message could not find
file"sservice.exe(or
one of
it's components)comes up.

also another error message under it says could not find WIN.INI
file.

i do believe the sservice.exe file is apart of the WIN.INI file,but
i am not
positive. plz help me to restore this file...i am not sure why it
is gone,i
think it was deleted with some off those adware and spywares that i
deleted.




"Hugh Candlin" wrote:


http://securityresponse.symantec.com...or.prorat.html

"Backdoor.Prorat: Is a Backdoor Trojan horse
that gives an attacker full control over your computer. "


baaabaaaay replies
i ran my norton virus and there was no viruses on my
'puter....also i reran win 98 on my 'puter but the error messages still come up.
is there anything else i can do...or is reformatting my only option?