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Summary: mwsbar.dll is a toolbar for Internet Explorer commonly part of "My Web Search". Getting rid of mwsbar.dll, or references to it, isn't terribly difficult. I have a Rundll error message that states: Error loading C:\Progra~1\MYWEBS~1\Bar\1.Bin\MWSBAR.dll. How can I fix that? There's a lot left unsaid in your question - like what system you're running on, what browser you use, and even when the error is happening. But, I'm going to make a few assumptions, and follow those up with a wild guess. Maybe it'll help. • First, "mwsbar.dll" is associated with the "My Web Search" toolbar which is downloaded and installed with several different free products. The first step is simple: go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs... and look for and uninstall "My Web Search Bar". It can actually be present under several different names, so look for any of the other items listed here. Even though My Web Search is not spyware, it's apparently flagged by some anti-spyware utilities. So my next recommendation is, of course, to make sure you're running a good, up-to-date spyware scan. Now, all of that probably assumes that things are working - and obviously, since you're getting an error message, something isn't quite right. Those steps may, or may not, clear up the problem. Our next step is to address the symptom. "IE has an often over-looked interface for dealing with
'Browser Helper Objects'."
mwsbar.dll is what's called a "browser helper object" or BHO. It's something that's installed into Internet Explorer. I have to assume that that's what you are using, and that the error appears when you start IE. Fortunately, IE has an often over-looked interface for dealing with "Browser Helper Objects". In Internet Explorer, click on the Tools menu, and then click on the Manage Add-Ons... menu item. You should get a dialog box similar to this:
The list of items therein will probably be quite different for you. Now, you may already see something listed with the "My Web Search" name. But if not, grab the scroll bar at the bottom of the list and drag it to the right. The list will scroll to the left, and display an additional column - the name of the File that provides the BHO:
Here you'll most likely see "mwsbar.dll" listed one or more times. (You may need to scroll down through the entire list.) Once you find it, click on it, then click on the Disable Setting below the list. Close the Add-on manager, close IE, and see if that didn't solve your problem. If it didn't (and you're sure that all instances of mwsbar.dll are removed from the Add-on manager), then the next step is to remove it manually. Rather than repeat someone else's work, I'll simply point you here: Fun Web Products "My Web Search" Removal Instructions and Help, which includes instructions to use the diagnostic tool HijackThis to remove the registry entries that relate to My Web Search. Related:
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I have read all the articles on the subject of removing the spyware. I installed and ran Spybot. I deleted the BHO in "Manage Add On's" and I am still getting the same message on my start up screen: C:\Progrm~\mywebs~1\bar\4.bin\mwsbar.dll, Specified Module could not be found" The only difference I can see is that my message has a \4.bin\ in the line. What else can I do?
Posted by: Bill at July 25, 2007 2:10 PMThanks in advance,
Bill
I aslo meet this error "ERROR FOUND C:\PROGRA~\MYWEBS~1\bar\1.bin\MWSBAR.DLL not found". I follow your instruction, but I couldn't find "Manage Add-ons" on Tools menu. How can I fix this problem? Please help. Thanks.
Posted by: Thu Pham at August 17, 2007 1:58 AMIf you install the diagnostic tool Hijack this and run the search it will pull back a list just find the error you in this list, tick the box and remove. And hopeully your problems will be solved.
Posted by: Waiora1 at September 7, 2007 3:09 AMSorry what I meant to say was that you will need to find the error that you have in the list. Then click to the tick box on the left and then remove it. It worked for me.
Posted by: Waiora1 at September 7, 2007 3:18 AMHow do I get rid of C:\Program~1\mywebs~1\bar\4.bin\mwsbar.dll error during start-up of Xp windows. I went too IE Tools and mwsbar was not in the list of Add-ons.
Posted by: chuck chan at April 15, 2008 5:09 PMI have a Rundll error message that states: Error loading C:\Progra~1\MYWEBS~1\Bar\1.Bin\MWSBAR.dll.
I followed the instructions, went to Add and Remove but none of the My Web Search pages are there.???????
Posted by: john at May 9, 2008 9:23 AMstart-run-regedit
Posted by: phi at July 16, 2008 4:42 PMCONTROL-f (find) mwsbar.dll and delete.
Hello Leo,
When my computer finishes booting, I have a RUNDLL error come up on screen.
"Error Loading cmicnfg.cpl
The specified module could not be found."
My system is running XP with SP2.
Posted by: Rodney at August 17, 2008 4:13 AMI have no idea where this comes from, hope you are able to help.
I tried taking a screen shot of the fault, unfortunately couldn't paste it to this query.
Regards,
Rod
Most of you seem to be getting an error message because, in point of fact, you -don't- have that toolbar or its related products installed any longer. However, the computer likely has entries in an area known as the Registry, which tells the computer to load certain programs when you start up the computer. These entries which are still hidden away in your machine are what is causing the message to appear. It's looking for that program you no longer have, and, when it doesn't find it any longer, spits out that error message at you.
As one or two others have mentioned, HijackThis will help you remove those entries from the Registry. Another way to find these entries is by using the MSCONFIG system utility. At the Run... command type: msconfig and hit then click on the tab that says 'Startup' and find any related entries in there and disable it.
Cheers.
Posted by: Kevin at September 8, 2008 5:44 PMThanks It warked
Posted by: sampath at October 11, 2008 12:07 PM