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by jmedalv

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Dear Staff: I rencenlty installed XP on my machine, three weeks later I get "Rundll.exe error" and cannot open Word, cannot remove Word, or install any other application. When I try to install an application I get "iemsserver error", according to what I have read online it seems to be related to "Rundll.exe". Does anyone know how to correct this without having to remove and reinstall XP?
Thanks in advance...

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by nepenthe0

1) Back up your personal files to an external HD, a USB flash drive or burn them to a CD for safekeeping.

2) Run the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard (for the [i]old computer[/i]) and save this folder to an external HD, USB flash drive or CD. That way, if you must do a clean reinstallation, you can easily retrieve all your settings and tweaks.

3) Run [i]chkdsk.exe C: /F[/i] which will fix sector errors found by this program.

4) Do a [i]repair[/i] mode reinstallation of XP.

5) If you must do a complete reinstallation, either because a repair fails, or because you don't have that option, I recommend a thorough [i]wipe[/i] of the hard drive with Darik's Nuke & Boot prior to reinstallation:

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Good luck.

Rick/Portland, OR

by mwhipple

"iemsserver" doesn't sound familiar at all, and a Google search only yields your post as a result. Is that the right error? Rundll is a program which interfaces with libraries in Windows...the vast majority of times errors which it is involved in is caused by the library and not the program so "Rundll.exe" by itself doesn't provide much information. I'm guessing you've already ensured there's no virus involved. If a system file is corrupted I would recommend re-installing SP2, using "sfc", or doing a repair install as previously mentioned.

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