PC Health

[Guest]

I keep getting pestered by PC Health.
Is it a genuine MS application? If it is what does it do?
Bob Burns

 

[Malke]

I keep getting pestered by PC Health.
Is it a genuine MS application? If it is what does it do?
Bob Burns

What does "getting pestered" mean? If you are getting any kind of
message, quote the exact text in your next post. That will enable
people to answer your questions.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Sorry. I should have been more specific.
I use Win Patrol, and the program keeps asking me if I want to add PC
Health to my Start Up. I can see the PC Health folder in Program files, but I
don't know if it is a legitimate MS application or some sort of malware.
Thanks for your reply.
Bob

 

[Malke]

Sorry. I should have been more specific.
I use Win Patrol, and the program keeps asking me if I want to add
PC
Health to my Start Up. I can see the PC Health folder in Program
files, but I don't know if it is a legitimate MS application or some
sort of malware.

I often see PC Health on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) machines
like HP's. If you have an HP or Compaq, it may have come with the
computer. Since you can see the PC Health folder, look and see if there
is a Help file or some way you can identify it. Or if you have an OEM
machine, check on their website to see if this is preinstalled
software.

I don't normally like stuff like that loading at startup, but do a
little research in the PC Health folder to decide for yourself.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Malke. I'll take a look in my Program folder.
Do you have PC Health on your computer? Win XP Home.
Bob

 

[Dapper Dan]

I have a HP and have that program on mine. I seem to recall a recommendation
in the Win Me NG that it should be disabled, not because it's bad, but
rather because it's a hog. In any event see the following explanation from
Microsoft;
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/pchealth/pchealth/pc_health.asp

 

[Malke]

Thanks for the reply Malke. I'll take a look in my Program folder.
Do you have PC Health on your computer? Win XP Home.
Bob

I don't, so I can't check it for you - the only OEM machine I have is a
Dell, all the others I built myself and/or they don't run Windows.

Malke

 

[Don MI]

Thanks for the reply Malke. I'll take a look in my Program folder.
Do you have PC Health on your computer? Win XP Home.
Bob

I have C:\Windows\PCHEALTH on a Sony OEM computer.

Don

 

[XnOrange]

This post is rather old, but if someone else stumbles upon it, I'd like to be
some help. I have read some posts on forums that there is a viral worm file
called PCHEALTH.EXE, but if you're not experiencing problems, and it's not
brought to your attention by virus software it most likely was installed by
your manufacturer as noted in the link given earlier. As stated in the above
mentioned thread, it's was something Microsoft allowed to be developed by the
Manufacturers, which all have their own PCHEALTH that differs, so check their
site to see if they have one. I know that Compaq/HP has their own.