Runner Error

[alan madley]

Hello! i am getting, on start-up, a warning notice stating
Runner Error, and below that "Invalid Backweb Application"
id 4448364. This causes the start-up programs to be
enlarged and fuzzy, plus all the desktop icons.
After deleting all this the page changes back to normal.
Can you please advise as to what the warning is about?

 

[Carolyn Dillon]

A backweb application is attempting to connect to another remote computer in
the background. This could be an honest program (some sort of software
update) or it could be a nasty program out to do evil.

Simply, it looks like your computer seems to be trying to start a program at
startup and cannot?Have you run an antivirus program lately? Spyware
detection/removal? Trojan Removal tool?

It sounds like you did, and the removal tool did not get everything.

It would help if you explained which of any the above you did., and possible
what it found.

Once known, you can set about manually removing the problem child, which
could be starting from any of several places.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

BackWeb
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/b/backweb.asp

This is an auto-update facility used by various parties - including Compaq,
HP, McAfee at one time, and I am sure many others.

The home web site is
http://www.backweb.com/.

You have downloaded a program that contains spyware or adware.
http://www.easydesksoftware.com/common.htm#Backweb

Removing downloading tool eliminates error messages
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/19/Technology/Removing_downloading_.shtml

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

For HP/Compaq systems:

Error "Invalid BackWeb Application ID (######)" at startup
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00061410

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hello! i am getting, on start-up, a warning notice stating
Runner Error, and below that "Invalid Backweb Application"
id 4448364. This causes the start-up programs to be
enlarged and fuzzy, plus all the desktop icons.
After deleting all this the page changes back to normal.
Can you please advise as to what the warning is about?