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The visible part of the problem in most cases is that you see "Windows not found" error message on your system startup. Among different sorts of computer-related problems "Windows not found" is decidedly the one of the most annoying ones. "Windows can't find" problem often appears unexpectedly, and you can't even remember what you did wrong before this problem occurred for the first time. Once appeared for the first time, "Windows could not find" error message happens over and over again, and you feel that there is literally now way how you can abolish it. If you already have the problem with "Windows can't find", be sure that you have thousands of "griefmates" all over the world.
If you see "Windows not found" error for the first time, think of which third-party program could show it. Searching for the file name, mentioned in the text of "Windows cannot find somefil.dll. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again" error message, is practically useless as a rule - there is no such file in your system at all. Usually "Windows can't find" error message means that there was a command to run some file, but the file itself doesn't exist. Often "Windows not found" error message means that you have a virus infection on your computer. Small wonder that with such biography "Windows cannot find" takes the first place in the list of problems users are constantly searching solutions for. No matter how this problem came to your computer, the only definite thing is that you will have to solve it sooner or later. Let God bless you if you want to try solving "Windows can't find" problem manually. If you already faced "Windows can't find" error message in your PC, don't worry - we are here to help you!Legal programs from startup list can also cause "Windows cannot find" error message to appear at startup. We also faced with situations when "Windows could not find" was caused by the second part of autoload record, especially if the first part of it was associated with Rundll32.exe file. To summarize all discussed above: there are several tens of possible (and different!) reasons how "Windows can't find" error message could occur on your PC.
Recently installed program can cause "Windows not found" problem as well. We know cases when "Windows not found" error appeared after anti virus removed some needed program existing in autoload list and Windows system now can't find and use it. The other most important source of this problem is YOU who deleted some important system file thinking that it is not useful. If you are professional, you will certainly need to use "Autoruns" program, as it provides much more options for editing your autoload list than any other program of this kind. Remember that your startup list is really the first place where you should search for the file causing "Windows not found" problem.
If you are an experienced user and want to seach your autorun list and fix "Windows cannot find" error - use msconfig.exe utility shipped with your Windows system. One interesting technique to find the source of "Windows can't find" error message is to turn off all autorun entries, reboot and then turn them on one-by-one until the problem happens again. For safer fixing of "Windows could not find" error we recommend you to boot Windows in Safe Mode. No matter which way you will select to clean your autoload list from "Windows can't find" problem, be sure to make backup first!If the process causing "Windows not found" problem is currently run, it will recreate the malfunctioning autorun entry you removed. Be sure to terminate all processes connected with the program you see in the text of error message before you cleanup your startup list.
Not every possible source of "Windows could not find" problem can be solved via msconfig.exe, so get ready to dig into your registry. You may also try to use System Restore to restore your Windows to the state where there was no "Windows can't find" problem at all, but this helps only in one case from ten. Several companies developed Fix Wizards to fix up the specific problem you have. In fact, solving your problem with our such Fix Wizards is a piece of cake. Just type something similar to "Windows Cannot Find Fix Wizard" in you favorite search engine an you are in one step of solving your "Windows Cannot Find" problem. Good luck!
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