System Config Utility

[Guest]

I have been having problems with my mouse (erratic movement) and used the
system config utility to find the problem. I've narrowed it down to a file
that is nwiz.exe/install but now don't know how to delete that file. I used
msconfig and viewed HKEY_current_user but couldn't find the file. I also went
to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and no luck there either. In the Sys config util it
indicates that the file is in SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUN
but I just can't find it in either location. Is there another way to either
isolate the file (other than the sys config util) or delete it?

 

[Rich Barry]

Mike, when you went into Msconfig did you see the nwiz entry and uncheck
it? You don't want to delete the file. Nwiz
is part of the Nvidia Graphics Driver Package. You should just be able
to stop it from running at Startup.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

nwiz.exe = NVIDIA nView Wizard

*Was* in this key on my machine.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: nwiz
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: nwiz.exe /install

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Hit your F3 key | Type or paste nwiz.exe in the Find what box |
Click the Find Next button | Hit F3 to Find Next again, etc.

There will be at least 3 or 4 other locations where nwiz.exe shows up in the
registry.

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[Guest]

Hello Wesley,
Should I delete the file...download and install the 5.11 version from NVDIA
or the 5.0 version from NVIDA? I don't want to screw things up. HELP

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Open the registry editor and navigate to...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Right click nwiz, select Delete and click YES to the Are you sure you want
to delete this value?prompt.

This will stop nwiz.exe from running at boot.

It doesn't matter what version Nvidia drivers you have, wait a minute, 5.11
is *old*. I have Version 61.77 drivers.

Driver Page
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

As I was saying, It doesn't matter what version Nvidia drivers you have, the
first things added are these registry entries...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: NvCplDaemon
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: NvMediaCenter
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data:RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: nwiz
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: nwiz.exe /install

None of these have to start at boot, they can be accessed via Nvidia Nview
in the Control Panel.

There's also a bunch of crap that I removed from my context menu.

I will *never* buy anything made by NVIDIA ever again.

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[Guest]

Hello Wesley,

Thanks for your candor enjoyed the comments and you can be assured that I
WILL delete it...like you I have no use for it.

 

[Guest]

Hello Again Wesley,
I did as you said but to my surprise nwiz.exe/install only exists in the
System Config Utility under "start". I did a search (find next) in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and didn't find it. So now I guess my question is....how
the heck can I get rid of it in the System Config Utility??????

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Uncheck it in the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe)
and navigate to here...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
and see if it's listed, if it is, delete it.

The UNChecked startup items in msconfig end up here >>>

Start Menu | Programs | Startup folder
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

and here >>>

Items loaded from the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

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