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Paul Mars
I have a new active service called ping.exe microsoft tcp/ip ping command
I can find no info on this.
Can you help me?
Paul
I can find no info on this.
Can you help me?
Paul
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Galen
In Paul Mars had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Well, it pings other PCs and shouldn't be running all the time... That's for
sure... You can usually get there from the start > run > cmd > type ping
127.0.0.1 (or any other address or numeric name) and that's how you use it.
It's hardly new but that it's active on your PC is a bit bothersome...
Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html
Then again - it might just be a mis-configuration somewhere along the
lines...
Pesky Startup Apps:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/startupapps.html
To Test Connections by Using Ping.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300986#E6ACAAA
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
I have a new active service called ping.exe microsoft tcp/ip ping
command
I can find no info on this.
Can you help me?
Paul
Well, it pings other PCs and shouldn't be running all the time... That's for
sure... You can usually get there from the start > run > cmd > type ping
127.0.0.1 (or any other address or numeric name) and that's how you use it.
It's hardly new but that it's active on your PC is a bit bothersome...
Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html
Then again - it might just be a mis-configuration somewhere along the
lines...
Pesky Startup Apps:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/startupapps.html
To Test Connections by Using Ping.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300986#E6ACAAA
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
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Paul Mars
exactly. I have spybot, lavasoft ad-aware, spyware blaster, win patrol, and
firewall and AV software. Only win patrol finds it, in the active tasks
window and it is not on their web page under more info. Most all active
tasks I find using their web page, but not this. It says microsoft, but why
would they run this on my pc? And where does it start from? It is not in
services or msconfig
firewall and AV software. Only win patrol finds it, in the active tasks
window and it is not on their web page under more info. Most all active
tasks I find using their web page, but not this. It says microsoft, but why
would they run this on my pc? And where does it start from? It is not in
services or msconfig
P
Paul Mars
one of those links suggested deleting and creating a new pagefile by setting
it to zero, rebooting and setting it back. I did so, but each time I set it
back to 1.5 x ram or sys managed and reboot, it defaults to no page file. It
had a page file before. Now what?
ref:
If you suspect a damaged page file(virtual ram). Here`s how to delete, and
create a new page file.
Right click my computer, and select properties, and then the advanced tab.
Under performance, click settings. Click on the advanced tab, and then on
the change button.
Click on the custom size button, and click in the initial size box and make
the size of the page file 0. Click in the maximum size box, and make the
size of the page file 0.
Click set.
Now reboot your machine. After your system has restarted run a defrag.
Once the defrag has finished, go back to the pagefile settings above, and
click on the change button. For the initial, and maximum pagefile size make
it 1.5 times the ammount of ram your have. I.E if you have 512mb of ram set
the page file to 768mb.
Click on the set button again, and reboot your system. You now have a brand
new page file.
it to zero, rebooting and setting it back. I did so, but each time I set it
back to 1.5 x ram or sys managed and reboot, it defaults to no page file. It
had a page file before. Now what?
ref:
If you suspect a damaged page file(virtual ram). Here`s how to delete, and
create a new page file.
Right click my computer, and select properties, and then the advanced tab.
Under performance, click settings. Click on the advanced tab, and then on
the change button.
Click on the custom size button, and click in the initial size box and make
the size of the page file 0. Click in the maximum size box, and make the
size of the page file 0.
Click set.
Now reboot your machine. After your system has restarted run a defrag.
Once the defrag has finished, go back to the pagefile settings above, and
click on the change button. For the initial, and maximum pagefile size make
it 1.5 times the ammount of ram your have. I.E if you have 512mb of ram set
the page file to 768mb.
Click on the set button again, and reboot your system. You now have a brand
new page file.
G
Galen
In Paul Mars had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Bah - in most cases set that to Windows managed. What page suggested that?
Did you have a peek in side of Startup Control Panel and see if it was
starting automatically with boot for some reason? One more debugging tool
(and this will be fun I do believe) is Process Explorer...
Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
That MIGHT narrow it down...
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
one of those links suggested deleting and creating a new pagefile by
setting it to zero, rebooting and setting it back. I did so, but each
time I set it back to 1.5 x ram or sys managed and reboot, it
defaults to no page file. It had a page file before. Now what?
ref:
If you suspect a damaged page file(virtual ram). Here`s how to
delete, and create a new page file.
Right click my computer, and select properties, and then the advanced
tab.
Under performance, click settings. Click on the advanced tab, and
then on the change button.
Click on the custom size button, and click in the initial size box
and make the size of the page file 0. Click in the maximum size box,
and make the size of the page file 0.
Click set.
Now reboot your machine. After your system has restarted run a defrag.
Once the defrag has finished, go back to the pagefile settings above,
and click on the change button. For the initial, and maximum pagefile
size make it 1.5 times the ammount of ram your have. I.E if you have
512mb of ram set the page file to 768mb.
Click on the set button again, and reboot your system. You now have a
brand new page file.
Bah - in most cases set that to Windows managed. What page suggested that?
Did you have a peek in side of Startup Control Panel and see if it was
starting automatically with boot for some reason? One more debugging tool
(and this will be fun I do believe) is Process Explorer...
Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
That MIGHT narrow it down...
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
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Paul Mars
1-ping.exe is not in the startup/msconfig. It is in task manager.
2-I can't find that site again, but I did cut and paste those instructions
on replacing the swap. I tried win managed and setting the min and max
myself. Either way, the swap gets created and is used, until I reboot. Then
it is reset to no page file.
2-I can't find that site again, but I did cut and paste those instructions
on replacing the swap. I tried win managed and setting the min and max
myself. Either way, the swap gets created and is used, until I reboot. Then
it is reset to no page file.
G
Galen
In Paul Mars had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Does it start back up automatically. What is it trying to ping? (You can get
that information from the netstat command or with any port monitoring
software.) Process Explorer, did it help you figure out what was calling it?
Does it start during boot?
Every person does something different to/with their PC it seems. All I can
do (or anyone here really when it's something as odd as this one) is point
out ways to help you find the problem and hopefully fix it. This isn't
something I've seen, been able to find information on, etc...
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
1-ping.exe is not in the startup/msconfig. It is in task manager.
2-I can't find that site again, but I did cut and paste those
instructions on replacing the swap. I tried win managed and setting
the min and max myself. Either way, the swap gets created and is
used, until I reboot. Then it is reset to no page file.
Does it start back up automatically. What is it trying to ping? (You can get
that information from the netstat command or with any port monitoring
software.) Process Explorer, did it help you figure out what was calling it?
Does it start during boot?
Every person does something different to/with their PC it seems. All I can
do (or anyone here really when it's something as odd as this one) is point
out ways to help you find the problem and hopefully fix it. This isn't
something I've seen, been able to find information on, etc...
--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/
"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
P
Paul Mars
yes ping.exe starts at boot or I should say, it is running after a re-boot.
I am not trying to ping anything myself. This ping.exe somehow got loaded /
installed / activated on my system. I check these things weekly when I
update my spy and virus defs. About two weeks ago, this ping.exe was not
listed there, now it is. None of my spyware found it and I have updated them
twice since I found it. I found it in the active tasks in win patrol, which
I update and run weekly. Usually when something new is there, I click the
info, free info buttons and their site lists the new item. Once or twice
when it did not list something, a google search found it. But this ping.exe
is not listed on their site (http://www.winpatrol.com/stats.html). A MS KB
and google search found nothing relevant
So, maybe ping.exe on my system is ok, but I think it does not need to be
there and may be using resources / bandwidth, I do not know. Also, I can
find out no info on why it might be there, which concerns me.
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.
There are 4 ping.exe in my system. 3 are: 5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), and one is: 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920).
All are dated 2005 or earlier. One is checked compress to save space,
another is checked ready for archiving, one is checked both, one is checked
neither. So they have been here for a while, but I remember that win patrol
has not had an update for awhile, so that is not why it now shows it. It is
also in win task manager, but I might not have noticed if it was there
before. It is New to win patrol.
I am not trying to ping anything myself. This ping.exe somehow got loaded /
installed / activated on my system. I check these things weekly when I
update my spy and virus defs. About two weeks ago, this ping.exe was not
listed there, now it is. None of my spyware found it and I have updated them
twice since I found it. I found it in the active tasks in win patrol, which
I update and run weekly. Usually when something new is there, I click the
info, free info buttons and their site lists the new item. Once or twice
when it did not list something, a google search found it. But this ping.exe
is not listed on their site (http://www.winpatrol.com/stats.html). A MS KB
and google search found nothing relevant
So, maybe ping.exe on my system is ok, but I think it does not need to be
there and may be using resources / bandwidth, I do not know. Also, I can
find out no info on why it might be there, which concerns me.
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.
There are 4 ping.exe in my system. 3 are: 5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), and one is: 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920).
All are dated 2005 or earlier. One is checked compress to save space,
another is checked ready for archiving, one is checked both, one is checked
neither. So they have been here for a while, but I remember that win patrol
has not had an update for awhile, so that is not why it now shows it. It is
also in win task manager, but I might not have noticed if it was there
before. It is New to win patrol.