I also started the same problem after reinstalling Windows and install some programs.
Long time could understand because of what is happening, Then I discovered a conflict applications Avast 4.8 & Eraser 5.8.7.
Errors began to appear in Windows XP SP3 with Avast after add(install) Eraser.
Earlier, before reinstall Windows was installed eraser 5.8.6 and this error was not.
But the old version Eraser I could not find(.
I know that when installing Eraser, also installed MS Visual C++ 2008 9.0.30729.17. Then tried to remove it, and voila problem has been resolved, but without VC Runtimes Eraser does not work, grrr.
OK, I found and installed MS Visual C++ 2008 9.0.21022.8. and it worked!
Later, when I was searching for a description of the problem, found this forum and learned that I was not the first who discovered the unusual solution :lol:
sorry for bad English.