How to Fix a Run DLL Error at Startup

In some cases, a Run DLL Error at Startup occurs because a virus, worm or Trojan has been eliminated from your computer system by your antivirus program. However, some changes were made to your computer registry system by the virus program to enable it load once you start your computer.

For example, you may get a message like this:

Message: error loading C/windows/wftadfi16_080913a.dll

In this case, the file wftadfi16_080913a.dll was actually attached to the startup process by a malware program to enable it work on the system. When the computer boots, the system tries to load the virus program associated with this file, but because the file has already been deleted an error message will appear to alert you.

Pleas note that not all Dll errors are connected to malware activities. Read more about DLL files here.

This hub is about DLL errors caused by malware. To find out more details about a particular DLL file, browse the process library.

To resolve the issue, you will need to remove the registry entry manually or by using a software program. The manual removal will only solve the DLL error issue, so it will be better to analyse your computer using a software program to ensure all issues has been resolved.

Please not that although the manual repair steps below are easy to follow, many people make mistakes and accidentally modify or delete very important registry entries. If you must modify your registry manually, you should be extremely careful; otherwise you might corrupt your entire system by deleting entries that are very crucial to the operation of your computer system.

To fix the error manually, you should start by backing up the computer system registry.

1. Navigate to your Start menu and click Run.

2. Type in the following:%SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

3. Click OK.

4. On the System Restore window, click on Create a Restore Point.

5. Click NEXT to access the new window.

6. Think of an appropriate name that will let you recognise the restore point and type it in.

7. Click on the Create button.

8. Wait for the restore point to be created.

9. Then click Close.

Note: you can also do this by going to Start – All Programs - Accessories - System Tools – System Restore.

Caution: editing your system registry manually is easy but tricky. If you are not an advanced computer user, or you are clueless about computers, it is not advisable to modify the system registry by yourself. The software solution may be your best bet.

1. In Windows XP system, go to Start

2. Click on the Run option.

3. Type in the following regedit command in the small window box that appears.

4. Click the OK button. This will open the Registry editor.

5. On the left panel, Browse for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder, click to open if closed

6. Browse for SOFTWARE folder, click to open if closed.

7. Browse for MICROSOFT folder, click to open if closed

8. Browse for WINDOWS folder, click to open if closed

9. Browse for CurrentVersion folder, click to open if closed

10.Browse for RUN folder and click

11.On the right panel, locate the affected file name and do a right click on the on it.

12.Click Delete.

13.Click Close to exit the editor.

14.Restart your computer system. The computer should start normally. If you still have a problem, please use a credible software application to analysis your computer and solve all issues.

Reasons you may want to consider using a repair software application are:

• You are clueless about computers.
• The solution above did not work.
• Removing the registry entry does not guarantee that all viruses and Trojan has been removed.
• Other sections of the OS system may have been corrupted by viruses.
• There may be hidden issues that need to be resolved.

A very good online repair software application that can scan the whole system and solve all Windows operating system related issues is Reimage. This application is a one-stop, do-all because it can also remove viruses and optimize the Windows registry.

Computers are machines and they will always have one problem or the other. However, to reduce risk and frequency, do your PC housekeeping routinely by updating the operating system and drivers, optimizing the system registry, and performing general system scan and optimization with Windows utility tools or a PC Tune-Up Software application.

Finally, always backup your system, keep the firewall on and install a security software program that can protect your computer 24/7.