Think I had a virus or trojan

When I start up my laptop I keep getting an error (?) message that says I am missing a file hc cutils.exe I cannot figure out how to fix this I tried to reboot my laptop with the drivers disc and still no luck. As a result of this it takes forever to load windows programs and startup icons. Does anyone out here know how to fix this??? Sorry for hijacking the thread, that is not my intention.