Faulting application aero.exe. How can I fix it?

[zeroseven]

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 7/29/2010
Time: 1:10:28 AM
User: N/A
Computer: CHANGEME
Description:
Faulting application aero.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module aero.exe, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x0017bdb2.

Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 61 65 72 ure aer
0018: 6f 2e 65 78 65 20 30 2e o.exe 0.
0020: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 69 6e 0.0.0 in
0028: 20 61 65 72 6f 2e 65 78 aero.ex
0030: 65 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 2e e 0.0.0.
0038: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off
0040: 73 65 74 20 30 30 31 37 set 0017
0048: 62 64 62 32 0d 0a bdb2..





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Please help me =D

 

[gbhall]

Unless you know for certain what Aero.exe is on your machine, you must assume it is malware, so see https://www.techspot.com/vb/menu28.html

I also wonder why the event log says the event occurred on a PC called CHANGEME is that also odd?

 

[EXCellR8]

It's part of the GUI for Windows 7 and Vista, in which case appears to be crashing. This is probably due to a corrupt graphics driver or system file--or malware as previously stated. How long has this been happening and have you installed new software or drivers recently? Also, which version of Windows 7/Vista are you using?

First step would be to reinstall the graphics drivers and then restart the computer.