MSASCui.exe.manifest

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Due to a recent problem, I was advised by Engel to:
Delete c:\program files\windows defender\MSASCui.exe.manifest.
Can someone please tell me how I go about finding it, in order to delete it.
I am rather new to this, so I need a bit of help. Thanks to anyone who can
help.
 
Hi Trish,
You didn't mention which Windows OS you are using, but I'll assume you are
using Windows XP. If not let us know;

In Windows XP, Home or Prof Edition, you traverse the file structure by
double clicking on Windows Explorer (should be an icon on your desktop,) then
clicking on the + sign beside "My Computer", then the + sign beside the C:
drive (sometimes called Local C:) then the + sign beside "Program Files",
then look down the folder list on the left side of the screen till you find
"Windows Defender". Click on "Windows Defender" and look on the right side of
the screen at the files in that folder.

If the file "MSASCui.exe.manifest" is present it will be there. Right click
on it, and choose "Delete". (Don't delete the MSASCui.exe file as that is the
actual program file.)

In the last 2 actual program updates I have downloaded, it has NOT been
present in the list, so you may have looked for it correctly but it just
wasn't there, and consequently couldn't find it to delete it.

Hope that helps
 
Hello again Trish,

I reviewed our prior post about having trouble with Norton One Button
Checkup and having it report it cant find the file MSvcp80.dll. Actually the
MSvcp80.dll file is there where it should be.

That occurs both with Norton's OBC, and WinDoctor, and has to do with
Symantec's code rather than a problem with Windows Defender.

The best thing to do when you run One Button CheckUp next time, in the
Program Integrety Section, mark those entries to be ignored, and it will
clear up the entries in both OBC & WinDoctor when you run them. That way, you
have solved the problem regarding Symantec's complaint, without permanently
deleting any files in Windows Defender.
 
Hello John,

Thank you so much for your clear & detailed instructions.
MSASCui.exe.manifest is, as you suggested, not listed. Also you say that
'Msvcp80.dll' file is there where it should be. If you mean in the same
place, it isn't there. Neither is 'Msvcr80.dll'. Both of these are coming up
as missing in OBC Integrity Scan. Should I mark both entries to be ignored.
Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.
 
Hi Trish,
Yes, those .dll files are present in the C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft ...
folder.

There has been prior discussion about copying them over to the System32
folder, or writing separate manifests and placing them in the OBC and
Windoctor folders, or deleting the MsAscui.exe.manifest if it is present.
Since it is thought to be a coding issue with Symantec, rather than WD, it is
best to mark them both as "ignored" in Symantec the next time you run OBC.
That way the warnings go away and everything works fine. If the issue gets
corrected, you can always unmark them, and you haven't destructively deleted
or moved any critical files .

I have MS .Net Framework 2.0, VB Express and SQL Express 2005 on my computer
and had 16 of those warnings, before just marking them as ignored. Everything
works just fine, and Symantec quit complaining!

Hope that helps.
 
Hi John,

Thank you so much once again for all your help. I will do as you suggest &
mark them as ignored and forget about them. Much appreciated.
 
Deletion of the .manifest file also cures other ills such as 0x805080nn
problems that crop up when a scan terminates early.
 
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