Microsoft KB Archive/319607

= Wnad.exe May Cause an Error Message =

Article ID: 319607

Article Last Modified on 3/19/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q319607



SYMPTOMS
If Wnad.exe by Rankyou.com is installed on your computer, you may receive the following error message:

Wnad.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you view the data that the error report contains, the following error signature information is listed:

App name  App version   Module name   Module version   Offset

Wnad.exe  0.0.0.0       Kernel32.dll  5.1.2600.0       0000d756



CAUSE
Wnad.exe, a component of the Rankyou.com advertising software, caused a fault.



WORKAROUND
Programs that install Wnad.exe often do not remove Wnad.exe when you remove the program. To fully remove Wnad.exe, run the Rankyou uninstaller. This uninstaller is available at the following Rankyou Web site:

http://www.rankyou.com/wnad/wnad_uninstall.exe

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MORE INFORMATION
Wnad.exe is installed as part of a bundling agreement with other third-party products. It runs from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry key so that it runs every time Windows starts. Wnad.exe monitors your Internet usage and uploads the data to Lion's Pride Enterprises, Inc., and to its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, divisions, and clients, who then send advertising content to your computer.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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