Ask Leo! by Leo A. Notenboom

I get 'Error Could not execute main' on startup - how can I fix it?

Helping people with computers... one answer at a time.

Ask Leo! » Internet

by , © 2004

I get 'Error Could not execute main' on startup - how can I fix it?

•

•

Microsoft has a knowledgebase article on something that sounds exactly that issue: "WJView error Could not execute main" error message when you start your Windows XP-based computer.

Article C2022 - June 11, 2004

Leo Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed. After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers to common computer and technical questions. More about Leo.

Not what you needed?

Recent Comments
5 Comments

I am getting this WJView Error: Could not execute Main: The system cannot find the file specified.

According to the document you have posted this is a windows xp issue... I have window's me not xp.
I cannot access my controll panel it appear's blank though it show's 29 object's along the bottom of the window, same with msn login, window's update, system restore all show blank browser's... How do I fix this
Thank you,
Lydia

Posted by: Lydia at June 14, 2004 1:47 AM

I'd:

a) check for spyware - what you're describing certainly sounds like it.
http://ask-leo.com/archives/000131.html

b) check to see what's running on start-up. Using that Microsoft KB article as a guide for what to look for, see if similar items have somehow been placed in your startup
http://ask-leo.com/archives/000025.html

Posted by: Leo at June 14, 2004 11:23 AM

Got To Run and type regedit
Double click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
THEN SOFTWARE
THEN microsoft
windows
current version
run
delete ANYTHING that contains WJVIEW

chances are that its adware...

I had the same problem on my Win ME Machine

If ANYONE TELLS YOU TO DELETE WJVIEW IS A COLMPLETE IDIOT...NEVER DO THAT...

Posted by: Jstergis at July 28, 2004 8:12 PM

hi there i get error could not execute main on start up, and i can not install nortons is this error causing it please

Posted by: nikki at September 24, 2005 4:12 AM

lately every time I turn on my computer my dial up connection will pop up in the middle of my screen . How can can I prevent this from happening ? Just because I turn on my computer dosen't mean I need the Internet.

Posted by: Denise at March 23, 2008 12:59 AM
Post a comment on "I get 'Error Could not execute main' on startup - how can I fix it?":





Remember Me?

(You may use HTML tags for style)

Before commenting, please...

  • READ THE ARTICLE. A comment that shows you didn't will be deleted and ignored.

  • Comment only on the article. Use the search box at the top of the page if you have a question about something else.

  • NO PERSONAL INFORMATION in the comment. No email addresses. No phone numbers. No physical addresses.

  • Anything that looks the least bit like spam will be deleted. Links to unrelated sites or links that appear to be primarily promotional will be deleted, or the comment will be deleted.

  • Don't ask me to recover lost passwords or hacked accounts. I can't. Those comments will be deleted.

  • I can't respond to every comment. And I can't vouch for the accuracy of others who do.

Please wait. Your comment is being processed ...

Question? Ask Leo!
The Tip Jar: Buy Leo a Latte!

Categories | Full Archive
By Date | Business Card | About

Advertisements do not imply my endorsement of any product or service.

Copyright © 2003-2012 Puget Sound Software, LLC and Leo A. Notenboom
Ask Leo! is a registered trademark ® of Puget Sound Software, LLC
Terms, Conditions & Privacy
Product Reviews, Recommendations and Affiliate Links Disclosure

http://ask-leo.com/i_get_error_could_not_execute_main_on_startup_how_can_i_fix_it.html