Windows cannot find svchost.exe,amvo.exe - What’s wrong ?
* 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 are all startup entries made by viruses , that enter themselves into the registry and are meant to be executed on windows startup , but if windows cannot find these files it pops up an error .
Let’s see how can you remove these entries, and get rid of these messages.
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.
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:
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
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.
