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On startup I get the message "there was a problem starting windows/system32/NvCpl.dll" How can I prevent this from appearing each time.
August 4th, 2011 11:55am

This is caused by a NVidia Control Panel applet not being loaded correctly. This is not critical, but means you won't have access to it in Control Panel. To disable it, run msconfig.exe, and find the related entry in the startup programs. Uncheck it, and reboot the pc.If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer".
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August 4th, 2011 12:03pm

I followed your advise. However as well as getting the original message it now also says C:Windows/system32/NvCpl.dll is not a valid Win32 application.
August 4th, 2011 12:45pm

That's strange. In that case undo what you did by running msconfig again, and selecting what you unchecked (or just choose Normal Startup as opposed to Selective Startup), and restart. Suggestion: Uninstall and re-install your NVidia software. If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer".
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August 4th, 2011 12:48pm

I uninstalled NVidia. I don't know what this is so I did not reinstall it (Do I need it?) All I do is emailing and web surfing basically. OK, now that original message has gone but now in its place I get "there was a problem starting C:/Windows/system32/NvMcTray.dll. I don't see this in the change/uninstall list.
August 4th, 2011 1:18pm

Do you need it? No, not really, if you don't need to adjust your display all the time. If your display is fine, then you don't need it. I suspect you are now getting this error message because the s/w didn't un-install properly, and that's not surprising, because it didn't seem to be installed properly in the first place. What is causing this present error is that something is calling the program, but it has been removed. To solve this, you need to find out what is calling the nvidia program. It could be in your Startup folder, or in your Registry. Check your Startup folder to see if there is any reference to it. Else, run msconfig again, and look under the Startup tab, to see if it is being called there.If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer".
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August 4th, 2011 2:03pm

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