-- Posted by lil tim at 11:36 am on Nov. 6, 2006 hi what happens if i delete rundll32.exe ive googled it and i cant find anything thanks people -- Posted by psychopathic doggie at 11:37 am on Nov. 6, 2006 I think it's an important program and your system will be fukced. -- Posted by Ayien at 11:37 am on Nov. 6, 2006 You won't be able to run Window applications that process DLL files I believe. Don't delete it! -- Posted by libertine at 11:38 am on Nov. 6, 2006 Well, it depends on where the file is. Any old virus can name itself rundll32.exe and plant itself in your system HOWEVER, this is also a file needed for Windows to run, and unless youre 100% sure that it's a virus or some sort of infection DON'T DELETE IT. It's best just not to touch anything in your C:/Windows/ directory. -- Posted by Ayien at 11:39 am on Nov. 6, 2006 Quote: from Just another kid at 11:38 am on Nov. 6, 2006 Well, it depends on where the file is. Any old virus can name itself rundll32.exe and plant itself in your system HOWEVER, this is also a file needed for Windows to run, and unless youre 100% sure that it's a virus or some sort of infection DON'T DELETE IT. It's best just not to touch anything in your C:/Windows/ directory. Basically. Get a virus scanner and generally you can right-click on certain files and scan them for virus'. -- Posted by psychopathic doggie at 11:40 am on Nov. 6, 2006 http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/rundll32.exe.html The rundll32.exe file is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. In other cases, rundll32.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm -- Posted by espresso8097 at 8:49 pm on Nov. 6, 2006 Its a needed thing...But virus check it to be safe, -- Posted by IamNotBritish at 8:56 pm on Nov. 6, 2006 If you have Windows XP, and you try to delete those kinds of crucial files, they'll get automatically replaced. There are ways to get around it, though. But in your case, I wouldn't recommend deleting it, unless you're bored and want to reinstall Windows. -- Posted by Stormblazer at 9:21 pm on Nov. 6, 2006 Wrong forum. Please use the tech support forum for things like this.