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WININIT.EXE file and Windows ME

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by lt1transamgt 1 view

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My friend has a Windows ME computer at his home and everytime it reboots he gets the message saying that it can't find or load the file WININIT.EXE. The message comes up on a black screen before Windows loads. It is too late to use the restore function in ME. He also gets the message that is can't find a file called "/P" once Windows is loaded. Are these problems related and is there anything that can be done to fix this problem besides having to redo the computer?

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by another computer guy

The easiest way to fix this problem would be to find a working ME machine. Create an ME boot disk to get the malfunctioning one going. Also copy the wininit.exe file to diskette. It is located in the Windows root directory. Once you have booted the machine with the boot disk, simply copy wininit.exe into the c:\windows directory and reboot without the diskettes and keep your fingers crossed that this was the only problem. The /P thing looks like it comes from a command line whose syntax is incoorect. Check your System config files using Sysedit to try and locate the problem.

by 1stladytech

Do a file search on wininit.exe on the harddrive. The file located under \windows is supposed to be there, the same name file under anyother directory is a virus. There are several viruses that use this file to activate. I would suggest a full scan, checking all files with an up to date scanner.
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