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Trouble:
We have been receiving many mails from our readers these days with a problem that when ever they start up windows they see the error messages like as follows:
- Windows cannot find ‘C:\windows\svchost.exe.’
- Could not load or run ‘C:\windows\svchost.exe.’ specified in the registry
- Windows cannot find ‘C:\Windows\System32\amvo.exe’
- “Windows cannot find ‘copy.exe’
These type of messages appear at windows startup, when windows tries to load the virus files like amvo.exe, copy.exe etc. These error messages appear, because these files were removed by your anti-virus programs but still the registry entries for them exist.
Different types of viruses create some files which got executed at the windows startup so that they can come in action as windows load itself. In order to run the primary virus files required, they create run entries in windows registry.
Let’s see how can you remove these entries.
Fix:
In order to fix it you would have to remove all the startup entries created by the virus.
Manual Removal
1. Open Start >> Run. This will open run window.
2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) and press enter. This will launch registry editor.
( If you are not able to launch Registry by the command above, you can refer to this post to know how can you enable regedit again.)
3. Navigate to the following registry path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
4. Search for the keys here who have the data field set to any of the path specified above:
For Example: A Virus related entry will have
Name: Amvo
Type: <any type>
Data: C:\Windows\System32\amvo.exe
5.Delete these type of entries.
Note: Make sure you delete the virus related keys only
Automatic Removal
1. Download a program called CCleaner from here.
2. Install and Run it and Scan the registry scan (as shown in the image below).
3. Once the scan is complete it will show you the Fix Selected Issues button, click it to removes all the incorrect entries including the virus files registry keys.
We hope at least one of the above procedure will help to fix the trouble!
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Nice thing is to use msconfig… instead of regedit…
Thank you very much.
It’s not working o my PC, with a platform of SP1, either of the two solution, it didn’t work.. 
what am i suppose to do?
Good info, but I can`t find this damn entry in registry, but errors continue appear. Wtf? :@
@Hostgator
Use CC Cleaner, it will do the needful for you 
This is very useful. I like so much.
Thanks
hello friends,
thanks for providing all those information for us.
Regards,
Tumbalam
Manual Removal
1. Open Start >> Run. This will open run window.
2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) and press enter. This will launch registry editor.
( If you are not able to launch Registry by the command above, you can refer to this post to know how can you enable regedit again.)
3. Navigate to the following registry path:
4.\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHIN\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON
5.Shell right clik selct modify Explorer.exe
I cannot repair this issue I have every time I start my computer. I’ve attempted to find these keys but without luck. Any other help would be appreciated.
[...] This problem occurs due to remaining registry entries for missing executable files which are usually viruses removed by your antivirus softwares. You can remove such errors by registry cleaning. See this article for the solution : Windows Can Not Find svchost.exe [...]
@ Pravee,
HANDS DOWN, MATE, YOU ARE THE “ONLY” PERSON WHO HAS PROVIDED A CORRECT SOLUTION (iM TYPING IN CAPS ON PURPOSE =D):
(Here’s STEP 5: CORRECTLY EXPAINED)
Manual Removal
1. Open Start >> Run. This will open run window.
2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) and press enter. This will launch registry editor.
( If you are not able to launch Registry by the command above, you can refer to this post to know how can you enable regedit again.)
3. Navigate to the following registry path:
4.\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHIN\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON
5. Right Click: “Shell” and select “modify”, you’ll see you entries like this: “Explorer.exe Scvhost.exe” (without quotes), REMOVE “Scvhost.exe” and click ok, reboot, you’re done! =D
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