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When booting up my wife's PC, a splash window always opens :
stisvc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click OK to terminate the application."
Clicking on OK makes the window disappear and the PC appears to operate as normal, using Windows 2000.
A google search suggests that the error message is to do with Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service. But why is the error occurring and how do I cure it?
(We may not have any need for WIA on that PC if it has anything to do with securing images from a digital camera - such a camera has never been attached to that PC and never will be. We use my PC for that purpose.)
Any help would be appreciated.
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Description: A variant of the Backdoor.Sdbot family of worms and IRC backdoor Trojans.
File Location: %WinDir%
Startup Type: This startup entry is installed as a Windows NT, 2000, 2003, XP, or Vista service.
Service Name: Still image service
Service Display Name: Still image service
HijackThis Category: O23 Entry
Note: %Windir% refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows for Windows 95/98/ME/XP/Vista or C:\Winnt for Windows NT/2000.
I would download HijackThis, run a scan and post the log in the Malware and Virus Removal section of the forums.
