when i start my computer i get a grey error box right about the time the background image comes up but before the taskbar shows up saying that MPREXE.exe has caused an error in KERNEL32.dll and is shutting down. when i click "ok" the task bar comes up but then the hourglass stays on and if you check with ctrl+alt+del it shows that explorer is (not responding).
the computer will start in safe mode and i have tried to use system restore but it locks up in the middle of the process and fails to restore.
what does MPREXE.exe do, anyway and what can i do to get things going again?
thanks