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Title: Windows Error Message
Post by: TVDOC on October 26, 2010, 01:41:23 PM
Several times during the day, I am getting a Windows error message in the middle of my screen.  Everything is working OK, I just have to click OK for it to go away......whatever it is, it does not seem to be effecting anything in the computer's operation.....it is just annoying as hell.  Any suggestions???

Here is the message:

"Googleupdate.exe:"

"The procedure entry point RHCaptureContext could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll"

Thanks.....

doc
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Chris_ on October 26, 2010, 01:45:42 PM
Do you have Google toolbar installed?

You can turn that service off... here are some instructions: http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/28/googleupdateexe/
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: TVDOC on October 26, 2010, 02:09:37 PM
Quote from: chris_ on October 26, 2010, 01:45:42 PM
Do you have Google toolbar installed?

You can turn that service off... here are some instructions: http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/28/googleupdateexe/

Yes I do have Google toolbar.....I don't know why, as I really never use it that I know of.

doc
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Doc on October 26, 2010, 02:29:15 PM
OK, I disabled it.....we'll see what happens.  After reading the discussion at the link you provided, its really a subtle form of "spyware".......Google is a pain in the ass......

Thanks much!!

doc
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Chris_ on October 26, 2010, 02:35:20 PM
I think the last time I updated Java (yesterday), it tried to install Google Toolbar on me.
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Thor on October 26, 2010, 02:39:00 PM
Google is spyware.......
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: TVDOC on October 26, 2010, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: chris_ on October 26, 2010, 02:35:20 PM
I think the last time I updated Java (yesterday), it tried to install Google Toolbar on me.

It probably got me when I installed Google Earth.......

doc
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: true_blood on October 26, 2010, 08:45:30 PM
Quote from: chris_ on October 26, 2010, 02:35:20 PM
I think the last time I updated Java (yesterday), it tried to install Google Toolbar on me.
That's exactly what happens. Be sure to read the windows before you hit the run/update buttons. I've noticed the Google Toolbar is in a lot of updates recently. PITA!
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Thor on October 26, 2010, 10:04:04 PM
Google, yahoo, ask, etc etc etc   One of them seems to be built into most programs any more........   :(
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: TVDOC on October 27, 2010, 02:04:17 PM
Well....the error message was still appearing this morning, even though I supposedly disabled "update" in Google Toolbar yesterday......so I got pissed and just uninstalled the Google Toolbar.

Now when I open IE.......Google hijacks my browser and tries to get me to install it again......**** Google.

I also noticed that when I downloaded an upgrade today for Adobe Acrobat Reader......It ****ing included Google Toolbar again, so I had to uninstall it all over again.  What part of "NO" does Google fail to comprehend??????

Crap!!
Title: Re: Windows Error Message
Post by: Chris_ on October 27, 2010, 07:27:57 PM
You said you also had Google Earth installed.  Try disabling the googleupdate.exe service and doing your updates manually.  That's what I do with not-really-important stuff like Acrobat Reader so it isn't bugging me all the time to do updates.