Themed32.dll

[D4rr3n]

When I run Malwarebytes, it finds an infection in 'themed32.dll',

if I choose the option to remove themed32.dll infection my computer won't restart, I get multiple errors around ' this application failed to start because themed32.dll is missing' and I can't get the desktop or access task manager or the command prompt

I have learnt that I can do a system restore if I boot from my Vista CD and that puts the computer back to how it was.

However, the themed32 infection is still there.

I use the Pc for a few hours and then suddenly windows explorer stops working, followed by loads of other applications and then it shuts down, I do a boot from the CD, a system restore, it works and I carry on round in circles.

Is there a way to get an un-infected version of themed32.dll off my installation CD and replace the bad one?

Please respond in very basic terms if possible, I have read other very complicated solutions around this issue on the forums and I can't seem to follow them.

Thankyou!

[Couposn]

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[gtyhfy]

Hello D4rr3n,

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