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WJView Error?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:15 pm
by Emperor CoQ
Hey I keep getting a strange error message each time i boot my pc. Basically in the taskbar it says WJView Error, in the box it says ERROR: Could not execute Main: The system cannot find the file Specified.
The message is very annoying and I would appreciate if anyone could figure out to fix this. I'm running Windows XP Home Edition, thnx
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:31 pm
by blade
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831427
When you start your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, you may receive the following error message:
WJView error
Could not execute main. The system cannot find the file specified.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if Windows XP is configured to run a Java program on startup through the WJView program.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, remove the WJView program from the System Configuration Utility. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type msconfig.exe, and then click OK.
3. Click the Startup tab.
4. Click to clear all WJView.exe check boxes that may be in the Startup list.
5. Click OK.
Do read all what it says at that link.
If that isn't it, then check here. Plus it has more info on what causes this:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/WJViewError.htm
Might be caused by an adware called WebSavings [WebSavings / TopMoxie]. This adds an entry in registry and loads the Java Class file present in it's folder, at Windows startup. This may also be caused by any other software. One of the most common cause I noticed is due to WebSavings / TopMoxie.
[This might also be caused by other software, such as LimeWire / LimeShop] (as reported by the readers)
[WJView is the Microsoft command-line loader for Java and it's a legit file. You don't need to extract a new copy of this file, nor download Java VM. Spyware removers and the Anti-virus software removes the Java Class file without removing the startup entry referencing WJView. That's why the error is caused]
welcome to pca
Hope that helps.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:28 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Almost certainly spyware related. I've seen several of these. Disable the WJView reference in your startups using MSCONFIG or, better yet, Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel program:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
Then run Ad-Aware or Spy Sweeper to eliminate the spyware.
Ad Aware:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html
Spysweeper:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3263.html