Manny,

If you're seeing rundll32 errors when shutting down this is a good
indication that you may have spyware or other malware.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Update whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run scans with
them also.

Also see this...
What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:5E598A51-49E8-4596-952E-CD11DC1EAC62@microsoft.com,
Manny Ortiz <MannyOrtiz@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi Wesley (or anyone else reading this)
> I have been able to access the display properties window.
> BUT, when I click on desktop tab, it hangs. no response. When I exit, I
> get a "end program" window for rundll32.exe. I have been seeing this
> when I shut down the last few days. But now i see it when the display
> props crash. I have sent the error report to microsoft, many times
> already. How does one go about fixing a dll? I have already done a
> run/cmd/chkdsk, on the advice of Dell.
> Thanks
>
>
> "Manny Ortiz" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I have been trying to change the desktop background on my pc.
>> When I bring up the control panel, and click on appearance and themes,
>> the page come up fine. When I click on any task on the page, or any
>> icon for that matter, nothing happens. This may be part of a bigger
>> problem, as my pc is running dreadfully slow the last 2 days. I have
>> already run virus scans, adware scans, and contacted Dell support, but
>> still the problem persists. Any help would be appreciated.