Code 80070490 and VSSAPI.dll not found

Hey, everyone,

I am using a HP Pavilion dv6408nr Entertainment Notebook PC (a.k.a. "HP
Pavilion dv6000 GA447UA#ABA") with Windows Vista Home Premium.

I've come to realize in my google-ing that there isn't a whole lot to
be done for a couple of my type of problems, but I'm hoping you guys can
help me out!

_OK,_HERE'S_THE_SHORTLIST:_

-*_Problem_1_*-: Windows defender takes forever to allow me to run
something. One time I waited an hour before the little "Allow" or
"Cancel" option popped up

_*-Problem_2-*_: Windows update has this problem:
Code 80070490

_-*Problem_3*-_: I have a few problems stemming from the missing dll
called vssapi.dll
Also, I know for a fact that problem 2 is directly related to a missing
dll: vssapi.dll. I know this because I have tried one or two "solutions"
(they didn't work for the other people, either) by googling problem 2,
and when I try to work through them, I get the vssapi.dll is not found
error message. This also prevents me from creating or using a restore
point, backing up my disk, performing a chkdsk function from the command
prompt, etc.
-_
*Problem_4*_-: the display driver in my computer keeps freezing up, so
it is constantly failing then restarting, especially on bootup after it
gets to the desktop. I usually have to wait ten minutes longer than I
should because my screen keeps going to black for a few seconds before
coming back.

*_-Problem_5-_*: I really don't care as much about this problem as the
others, but...
Firefox can't update:
There were problems checking for, downloading, or installing this
update. Firefox could not be updated because:

AUS: Update XML File Malformed (200)

Yes, I do realize that I can probably download the latest updated
version, but then when I try to install it, I can check the mail, eat a
sandwich, play a game of basketball, take a nap, and feed the dog before
Windows Defender will even give me the OPTION of choosing to let me
install the dang thing (see previous problem).

-*_Problem_6_: HijackThis is jacked up*-
"For some reason your system denied write access to teh Hosts file. if
any hijacked domains are in this file, HijackThis may NOT be able to fix
this.
If that happens, you need to edit the file yourself. To do this, click
start, run and type:
notepad "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
and press Enter. Find the line(s) HijackThis reports and delete them.
Save the file as "hosts." (with quotes), and reboot.

-Then, after I got that message, another one popped up:-

An unexpected error has occurred at procedure:
modMain_CheckOther1Item()
Error #75 - Path/File access error

Please email me at merijn@xxxxxx, reporting the following:
* What you were trying to fix when the error occurred, if applicable
* How you can reproduce the error
* A complete HijackThis scan log, if possible

Windows version: Windows NT 6.00.1904
MSIE version: 7.0.6000.16512
HijackThis version: 1.99.1

This message has been copied to your clipboard.
Click OK to continue the rest of the scan.




Here is my HJT log:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:54:18 AM, on 10/5/2008
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1904)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16512)

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Hp\QuickPlay\QPService.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QLBCTRL.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\WiFiMsg.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software Update\hpwuSchd2.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Advisor\HPAdvisor.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Works
Shared\WkCalRem.exe
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.4\program\soffice.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.4\program\soffice.BIN
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\HpqToaster.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aolsoftware.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Advisor\SSDK04.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
c:\users\Robert\Desktop\Clean up the Desktop\Hijack
This\HijackThis.exe
C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.yahoo.com/?.home=ytie
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TY...lion&pf=laptop
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL
= http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.yahoo.com/?.home=ytie
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) =
http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/cust.../www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName
=
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar -
{EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program
Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper -
{02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program
Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper -
{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer -
{3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program
Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} -
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper -
{AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program
files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} -
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} -
c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows
Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QPService] "C:\Program
Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QlbCtrl] %ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick
Launch Buttons\QlbCtrl.exe /Start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Health Check Scheduler] C:\Program
Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Health Check\HPHC_Scheduler.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpWirelessAssistant]
%ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WAWifiMessage] %ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\HP
Wireless Assistant\WiFiMsg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvSvc] RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc.dll,nvsvcStart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] "C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe" /auto
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software
Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows
Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe
oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [HPAdvisor] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP
Advisor\HPAdvisor.exe autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d
locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
O4 - Startup: OpenOffice.org 2.4.lnk = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org
2.4\program\quickstart.exe
O4 - Startup: wkcalrem.LNK = C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft
shared\Works Shared\WkCalRem.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel -
res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} -
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console -
{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote -
{2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} -
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote -
{2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} -
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} -
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nlaapi.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\napinsp.dll
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O16 - DPF: {0742B9EF-8C83-41CA-BFBA-830A59E23533} (Microsoft Data
Collection Control) -
https://support.microsoft.com/OAS/ActiveX/MSDcode.cab
O16 - DPF: {67A5F8DC-1A4B-4D66-9F24-A704AD929EEE} (System Requirements
Lab) -
http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...sysreqlab2.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E704581-CCAE-46D2-9C64-20D724B3624E} (UnagiAx Class) -
http://radaol-prod-web-rr.streamops....gi3.0.84.2.cab
O16 - DPF: {B49C4597-8721-4789-9250-315DFBD9F525} (IWinAmpActiveX
Class) - http://cdn.digitalcity.com/radio/amp...1.11_en_dl.cab
O18 - Protocol: ms-help - {314111C7-A502-11D2-BBCA-00C04F8EC294} -
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\hxds.dll
O18 - Filter hijack: text/xml - {807563E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945}
- C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE12\MSOXMLMF.DLL
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft -
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: CyberLink Background Capture Service (CBCS) (CLCapSvc) -
Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\Kernel\TV\CLCapSvc.exe
O23 - Service: CyberLink Task Scheduler (CTS) (CLSched) - Unknown owner
- C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\Kernel\TV\CLSched.exe
O23 - Service: Com4Qlb - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. -
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\Com4Qlb.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehstart.dll,-101 (ehstart) - Unknown
owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program
Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: HP Health Check Service - Hewlett-Packard - C:\Program
Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Health Check\hphc_service.exe
O23 - Service: hpqwmiex - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. -
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision
Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service
(LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: McciCMService - Motive Communications, Inc. - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Motive\McciCMService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\qwave.dll,-1 (QWAVE) - Unknown
owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB9.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\seclogon.dll,-7001 (seclogon) -
Unknown owner - %windir%\system32\svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation -
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101
(WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media
Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. -
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe

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Problem 2 -

"> > _*-Problem_2-*_: Windows update has this problem: 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND
Corrupted System File; Need to perform an in-place upgrade or reinstall of
the OS.

Ignore the title : Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows
Vista may stop responding http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
Tells you about SFC


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