Microsoft KB Archive/891717

= You receive an error when you run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool =

Article ID: 891717

Article Last Modified on 8/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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INTRODUCTION
After you run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, you receive a message that states that errors were found during the scan, and you are directed to this article for more information.

Note Some of these errors are informational messages or minor issues and may not require additional action. Specifically, failures that are marked as a warning in the log are less serious than those failures that are marked as an error.

For general information about this tool, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

890830 The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

To determine why you received an error message, follow these steps:  Locate and open the Malicious Software Removal Tool log file (Mrt.log). The log file is typically located in the %windir%\debug folder on your computer. %windir% refers to the location of the Windows folder. This log file is available only in English. After you open the file, find the most recent entry in the log file. This entry is typically the last entry in the log file. You may have to scroll down to the end of the log file to find this entry. Match the error code in the log file with one of the error codes that is listed in the table in the &quot;More Information&quot; section. For more information about these error codes, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms681381.aspx





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