confused?

[Guest]

I can't get on the internet without ending the process of
dwwin.exe. What does this mean?

 

[Rob Parsons]

This link

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,771890,00.asp

had this explanation

FILENAME: Dwwin.exe.
PROGRAM NAME: Dr. Watson.
DESCRIPTION: Microsoft application error-reporting tool, which gathers data
about malfunctioning software and can send it to Microsoft.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Permit once to transmit this information.


You will find alot here

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/r1034012906

This was one suggested fix...

We had the same problem.We ran Norton Win Doctor and then restarted. Cleared
it up no probs. I think it just has to do with a faulty registry mod from
when you plug into any network.

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[H Leboeuf]

Are you sure about file or process?
Is it Dw, dwin, ?



The biggest possibility is that it is part of Downloadware, which has also
been know to cause this error message. Running Ad-aware may help if it is
not listed in add/remove in the Control Panel. This page also offers some
assistance:

http://cexx.org/cache/mc_remove.html

DW.exe is also the name of an MS utility included with IE6, or as a separate
download for IE5.5. It is used for error reporting. See this article about
what it is and how to disable the error reporting.

Description and Availability: Internet Explorer Error Reporting [Q276550]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q276550

It is also included with OfficeXP.

On another note, it could also be symptomatic of a viral infection. This
link explains why, though it is only a remote possiblity:

http://www.viruslist.com/eng/index.html?tnews=1003&id=48534