pchealth what the hells going on

[Guest]

i use ad-watch and recently its been showing a registery modificatin message
of which the basic line is
data:c:\windows\pchealth\elpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe\auto
i think i know what pchealth is but what is it doing and more
importanly why and should i be worried....help!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries is where msconfig.exe lives.

Did you disable anything using msconfig? msconfig.exe is the System
Configuration Utility.

If you did, that is the start entry for the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

If you change any startup setting by using System Configuration Utility,
that message appears every time you boot unless you click ignore or put
msconfig back to Normal Startup.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK, it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows
starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Well explained, Wes.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows
starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the
utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK, it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts
nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The Comcast part, Ramesh? <LOL>

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well explained, Wes.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in
Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be
displayed and the utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK, it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts
nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


i use ad-watch and recently its been showing a registery modificatin
message
of which the basic line is
data:c:\windows\pchealth\elpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe\auto
i think i know what pchealth is but what is it doing and more
importanly why and should i be worried....help!!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

LOL!

The msconfig part.

Oops! Perhaps this is ROT13 encrypted (you were talking about it last week,
Wes) ;-)

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

The Comcast part, Ramesh? <LOL>

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well explained, Wes.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in
Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be
displayed and the utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Ramesh, MS-MVP <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK,
it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts
nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


i use ad-watch and recently its been showing a registery modificatin
message
of which the basic line is
data:c:\windows\pchealth\elpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe\auto
i think i know what pchealth is but what is it doing and more
importanly why and should i be worried....help!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

<LOL>

Yes. Encrypted or censored, I get them mixed up, Ramesh. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

LOL!

The msconfig part.

Oops! Perhaps this is ROT13 encrypted (you were talking about it last
week, Wes) ;-)

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

The Comcast part, Ramesh? <LOL>

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well explained, Wes.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in
Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be
displayed and the utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Ramesh, MS-MVP <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK,
it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts
nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


i use ad-watch and recently its been showing a registery modificatin
message
of which the basic line is
data:c:\windows\pchealth\elpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe\auto
i think i know what pchealth is but what is it doing and more
importanly why and should i be worried....help!!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

<LOL>

Yes. Encrypted or censored, I get them mixed up, Ramesh. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

LOL!

The msconfig part.

!@#$@#%$@#$

Oops! Perhaps this is ROT13 encrypted (you were talking about it last
week, Wes) ;-)

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

The Comcast part, Ramesh? <LOL>

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Ramesh, MS-MVP <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Well explained, Wes.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hi Ramesh,

I just opened msconfig and unchecked one startup item and rebooted.

The message...
[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in
Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be
displayed and the utility
to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on
the
General tab to start Windows normally]]

and msconfig starts from...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSConfig
REG_SZ
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

The auto switch is the deal.

!@#$@#%$@#$ Comcast! Intermitant service.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Ramesh, MS-MVP <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
As Wesley said. In addition:

Whenever you use MSConfig to alter the startup/services and click OK,
it
adds an entry "...msconfig.exe /auto" in the startup, which starts
nothing
but the so called "Selective Startup reminder".

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


i use ad-watch and recently its been showing a registery modificatin
message
of which the basic line is
data:c:\windows\pchealth\elpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe\auto
i think i know what pchealth is but what is it doing and more
importanly why and should i be worried....help!!