Startup error message

Hi all

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i found
loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have now cleaned up,
now everytime i now start my PC i get an error message saying 'Missing
ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am now unable to get rid of this
annoying message. I have looked on Google etc for fixes and all it tells me
is that the ibm00003.exe file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME
giving me this message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me
sort this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Matt

Check in MSCONFIG to see where the reference to it in the Startup list
lies - then remove the reference from the source (or if you're unsure, just
uncheck the entry in the Startup listing)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

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"Matt" wrote in message
...
Hi all

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i found
loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have now cleaned
up,
now everytime i now start my PC i get an error message saying 'Missing
ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am now unable to get rid of this
annoying message. I have looked on Google etc for fixes and all it tells
me
is that the ibm00003.exe file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME
giving me this message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help
me
sort this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Matt

file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Matt,

Quite possibly because you have chosen to install one of the worst AV
applications that is publicly available and can cause major problems when
installed on Win Me. In this case it would appear that Norton has as
usual has quite possibly failed to do its job properly and left the entry
used to launch the virus in the startup axis.

Use MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK), open
the startup tab and look for and uncheck any entry that references the
file ibm00003.exe. Click OK, Apply and reboot. Hopefully you will not now
see the message about ibm00003.exe. Ignore the message about being in
selective startup mode and check the box not to display the message again.
--
Mike Maltby



Matt wrote:

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i
found loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have
now cleaned up, now everytime i now start my PC i get an error
message saying 'Missing ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am
now unable to get rid of this annoying message. I have looked on
Google etc for fixes and all it tells me is that the ibm00003.exe
file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Hi Noel

I have looked through MSCONFIG startup items and there is nothing in there
which it could be connected to, the main things that are enabled on startup
are mainly Norton, Task Mon and a couple of other standard things, have tried
unticking them but with no change. Any other ideas?

Thanks

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Check in MSCONFIG to see where the reference to it in the Startup list
lies - then remove the reference from the source (or if you're unsure, just
uncheck the entry in the Startup listing)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Matt" wrote in message
...
Hi all

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i found
loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have now cleaned
up,
now everytime i now start my PC i get an error message saying 'Missing
ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am now unable to get rid of this
annoying message. I have looked on Google etc for fixes and all it tells
me
is that the ibm00003.exe file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME
giving me this message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help
me
sort this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Matt

The references are there - believe me! (I was one of the first to find that
particular variant)
If you can't find them there, use MSINFO32 and copy paste the startup
section of a saved output to your response.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Matt" wrote in message
...
Hi Noel

I have looked through MSCONFIG startup items and there is nothing in there
which it could be connected to, the main things that are enabled on
startup
are mainly Norton, Task Mon and a couple of other standard things, have
tried
unticking them but with no change. Any other ideas?

Thanks

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Check in MSCONFIG to see where the reference to it in the Startup list
lies - then remove the reference from the source (or if you're unsure,
just
uncheck the entry in the Startup listing)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Matt" wrote in message
...
Hi all

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i
found
loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have now
cleaned
up,
now everytime i now start my PC i get an error message saying 'Missing
ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am now unable to get rid of
this
annoying message. I have looked on Google etc for fixes and all it
tells
me
is that the ibm00003.exe file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win
ME
giving me this message as if it needs it to run? please can someone
help
me
sort this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Matt

Ok thanks guys, will have another look but i already thought of that and
could not see any reference to it in my Run/MSCONFIG startup items and there
are only about 3 items ticked to startup on startup. Many thanks

"Mike M" wrote:

file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Matt,

Quite possibly because you have chosen to install one of the worst AV
applications that is publicly available and can cause major problems when
installed on Win Me. In this case it would appear that Norton has as
usual has quite possibly failed to do its job properly and left the entry
used to launch the virus in the startup axis.

Use MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK), open
the startup tab and look for and uncheck any entry that references the
file ibm00003.exe. Click OK, Apply and reboot. Hopefully you will not now
see the message about ibm00003.exe. Ignore the message about being in
selective startup mode and check the box not to display the message again.
--
Mike Maltby



Matt wrote:

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i
found loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have
now cleaned up, now everytime i now start my PC i get an error
message saying 'Missing ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am
now unable to get rid of this annoying message. I have looked on
Google etc for fixes and all it tells me is that the ibm00003.exe
file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Many thanks in advance

There should be many more that 3 items checked - particularly with Norton
installed!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Matt" wrote in message
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Ok thanks guys, will have another look but i already thought of that and
could not see any reference to it in my Run/MSCONFIG startup items and
there
are only about 3 items ticked to startup on startup. Many thanks

"Mike M" wrote:

file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Matt,

Quite possibly because you have chosen to install one of the worst AV
applications that is publicly available and can cause major problems when
installed on Win Me. In this case it would appear that Norton has as
usual has quite possibly failed to do its job properly and left the entry
used to launch the virus in the startup axis.

Use MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK), open
the startup tab and look for and uncheck any entry that references the
file ibm00003.exe. Click OK, Apply and reboot. Hopefully you will not
now
see the message about ibm00003.exe. Ignore the message about being in
selective startup mode and check the box not to display the message
again.
--
Mike Maltby



Matt wrote:

I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i
found loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have
now cleaned up, now everytime i now start my PC i get an error
message saying 'Missing ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am
now unable to get rid of this annoying message. I have looked on
Google etc for fixes and all it tells me is that the ibm00003.exe
file is some sort of virus, if so why is Win ME giving me this
message as if it needs it to run? please can someone help me sort
this error out.

Many thanks in advance

Matt wrote:

Ok thanks guys, will have another look but i already thought of that
and could not see any reference to it in my Run/MSCONFIG startup
items and there are only about 3 items ticked to startup on startup.
Many thanks

If you've really only got three entries in MSConfig startup checked then
you have REAL problems far greater than having the Norton virus and
ibm00003 installed.
--
Mike Maltby

What shoul i have checked then in startup?

"Mike M" wrote:

Matt wrote:

Ok thanks guys, will have another look but i already thought of that
and could not see any reference to it in my Run/MSCONFIG startup
items and there are only about 3 items ticked to startup on startup.
Many thanks

If you've really only got three entries in MSConfig startup checked then
you have REAL problems far greater than having the Norton virus and
ibm00003 installed.
--
Mike Maltby

Matt wrote:

What shoul i have checked then in startup?

All the ones you have unchecked in the past, especially all those that
form part of the operating system and allow it to perform as intended.
Alternatively why not follow Noel's suggestion and post the list to this
thread so we can tell you which you should have checked.
--
Mike Maltby