C:\i386 folder

[Jo-Anne]

My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have insecure
and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what I've read, it looks
like this folder is essentially the original setup of the computer--what
would be used to restore it if I didn't have an installation CD. I'm
guessing that this means the files are never updated.

To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options: delete
the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?

You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often instead of
having it run at startup.)

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at Startup? I
tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

 

[Lem]

Delete the shortcut in Start > All Programs > Startup

If you still can't find out where it's starting (but that's where it
installed itself for me), download and run Autoruns, which shows a
comprehensive list of everything that starts up.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at Startup? I
tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often instead
of having it run at startup.)

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[thehman]

start run msconfig. you can enable and disable startup programs here. you can
also remove it from the run key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
either way works. Do not delete those files. they are important to windows.

Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at Startup? I
tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you, Lem! After I followed Nepatsfam's suggestion about working within
the program, I checked Start > All Programs > Startup, and it was empty
(which is strange, since several programs begin at Startup).

Jo-Anne

Delete the shortcut in Start > All Programs > Startup

If you still can't find out where it's starting (but that's where it
installed itself for me), download and run Autoruns, which shows a
comprehensive list of everything that starts up.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you! The program is disabled in Startup now--but see my response to
Nepatsfan about how it reinstalls itself in the system tray.

Jo-Anne

start run msconfig. you can enable and disable startup programs here. you
can
also remove it from the run key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
either way works. Do not delete those files. they are important to
windows.