What the Heck?? HH.exe??? hhctrl.ocx ???

[Aljaydu]

I'm running Xp.Got up this morning to defrag hd. I got an error message:

ScanFat:Scan aborted-Fatal error-
File:\\?\C:\Windows\prefetch\HH.exe-2D1A70b3.pf

Hhhhmmmmmm...
So, I ran Microsoft Antispyware, Spybot, PestPatrol, AVG, ScriptDefender, SpySweep...Nothing.

I tried to open my music program FruityLoops...got this:

FL.exe-Bad Image
The application or DLL C:\Windows\system32\hhctrl.ocx is not a valid image. Please check this against your installation disk.

So, I went to prefetch and tried to open "HH.EXE-2D1A70B3.pf" and got this:

Cannot open the "C:\Windows\prefetch\HH.EXE-2D1A70B3.pf" file. Make sure a disk is in the drive you specified."

"The file or directory "C:\Windows\prefetch\HH.EXE-2D1A70B3.pf" is corrupt & unreadable.
Please run chkdsk."

I ran checkdisk....found a few errors and corrected them.

Went back to the defragger and it goes right back to the same problem.

I googled "HH.EXE" and "hhctrl.ocx " and really didn't come up with a proper solution.

Any inputs???

Thanks in advanced.

BTW...I used FruityLoops last night...no problems.
I also defragged Friday morning...no problems.

Again, thanks in advanced. :gj

[Auggie2k]

WinTasks DLL Library



hhctrl - hhctrl.ocx - DLL Information
DLL File: hhctrl or hhctrl.ocx
DLL Name: Microsoft HTML Help Control

Description:
hhctrl.ocx is a Microsoft ActiveX which supports all functions of the user help interface.
For More Detailed DLL Information Get WinTasks 5 Pro


Part Of: Microsoft HTML Help Control
System DLL: No

Common Errors: File Not Found, Missing File, Exception Errors


http://www.liutilities.com/products/...ibrary/hhctrl/

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WinTasks Process Library



hh - hh.exe - Process Information
Process File: hh or hh.exe
Process Name: Microsoft Windows Help

Description:
hh.exe is a Microsoft Windows help utility which assists you when the help button is pressed. This program is a non-essential system process, and is installed for ease of use.
For More Detailed Process Information Get WinTasks 5 Pro


Author: Microsoft Corp.
Part Of: Microsoft Windows Help

System Process: No
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Hardware Related: No
Common Errors: N/A

Security Risk (0-5): 0
Virus: No ( Remove )
Spyware: No ( Remove )
Trojan: No ( Remove )

Remove/Block Process: Use WinTasks

http://www.liutilities.com/products/...esslibrary/hh/

[Aljaydu]

Thanks, Auggie2K.
By some miracle, FruityLoops is back. How???? I dunno!!!!

Executive Software is still giving me the problem...can't defrag.

ScanFat:Scan aborted-Fatal error-
File:\\?\C:\Windows\prefetch\HH.exe-2D1A70b3.pf

I'm going to try your links and report back.

Thanks again!!

[infringer]

Wow sounds like your having some issues with your PC if I recall right there was some big exploitation with windows help files as far as whats happing it seems that your windows help for some odd reason is not there and is not loading when called .pf = a prefetch file which basically starts this program...

Did you possibly delete some files that where shared or might be used when uninstalling the program?


How bout trying to run a system restore to restore your PC to a date before this happend.

-infringer-