Unnamed Application Running?

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Periodically, what I'll call an "unnamed application" appears to be running
when I have XP started. Application shows up on the bottom bar of the page
(next to the Microsoft "Start" button) - application is unnamed, when I
select it nothing happens, and when I call up the Task Manager, TM says that
nothing is running. "Logo" in the application is a simple white page with a
blue banner across the top. Any thoughts on what this is will be helpful.
 
StuFor81 said:
Periodically, what I'll call an "unnamed application" appears to be
running
when I have XP started. Application shows up on the bottom bar of the
page
(next to the Microsoft "Start" button) - application is unnamed, when I
select it nothing happens, and when I call up the Task Manager, TM says
that
nothing is running. "Logo" in the application is a simple white page with
a
blue banner across the top. Any thoughts on what this is will be helpful.
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Since you are not starting the application manually, it must be running
automatically (probably at startup). Open the "msconfig" system
configuration utility and check what is running at startup. It is probably
associated with one of those applications. Post back with the list if you
cannot figure out which one it is or if this does not work for you. It is
not the Sun Java runtime, is it?
 
Allen,
Appreciate the help. Opened System Information and then Startup Programs
and came up with the list below. Nothing looks out of ordinary.

As it's been a while since I used my DOS commands, can you refresh my memory
on how to open the configsys file so I can check that?

Again, thanks.

Stu

ANIWZCS2Service c:\program files\ani\aniwzcs2 service\wzcsldr2.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AdaptecDirectCD "c:\program files\roxio\easy cd creator
5\directcd\directcd.exe" HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Adobe Reader Speed Launch c:\progra~1\adobe\acroba~1.0\reader\reader~1.exe
Common Startup
CapFax c:\program files\phonetools\capfax.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
D-Link AirPlus XtremeG c:\program files\d-link\airplus
xtremeg\airpluscfg.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
GWMDMMSG gwmdmmsg.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
GWMDMpi c:\winnt\gwmdmpi.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Hot Key Kbd 9910 Daemon sk9910dm.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HotKeysCmds c:\winnt\system32\hkcmd.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IgfxTray c:\winnt\system32\igfxtray.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Keyboard Preload Check c:\cabs\7511568\usb\win 2000\preload.exe /devid:
/class:keyboard /runvalue:"keyboard preload check"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSMSGS "c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe"
/background S0028827256\Owner HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Office c:\progra~1\mi1933~1\office10\osa.exe -b -l
Common Startup
Microsoft Works Update Detection c:\program files\common files\microsoft
shared\works shared\wkufind.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Norton GoBack c:\progra~1\norton~2\norton~1\gbtray.exe Common Startup
PROMon.exe promon.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
PowerReg Scheduler powerreg scheduler.exe Common Startup
QuickTime Task "c:\program files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Skype "c:\program files\skype\phone\skype.exe" /nosplash
/minimized S0028827256\Owner HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Symantec NetDriver Warning c:\progra~1\symnet~1\sndwarn.exe NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM HKU\S-1-5-18\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Symantec NetDriver Warning
c:\progra~1\symnet~1\sndwarn.exe .DEFAULT HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Yahoo! Widget Engine yahoo! widget engine.lnk S0028827256\Owner Startup
ccApp "c:\program files\common files\symantec shared\ccapp.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ctfmon.exe
c:\winnt\system32\ctfmon.exe S0028827256\Owner HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
desktop desktop.ini NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
desktop desktop.ini S0028827256\Owner Startup
desktop desktop.ini .DEFAULT Startup
desktop desktop.ini All Users Common Startup
swg c:\program
files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\1.2.1128.5462\googletoolbarnotifier.exe
S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
tgcmd "c:\program files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
updateMgr "c:\program files\adobe\acrobat
7.0\reader\adobeupdatemanager.exe" acrdb7_0_9 -reboot 1 S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
 
StuFor81 said:
Allen,
Appreciate the help. Opened System Information and then Startup Programs
and came up with the list below. Nothing looks out of ordinary.

As it's been a while since I used my DOS commands, can you refresh my
memory
on how to open the configsys file so I can check that?

Again, thanks.

Stu

ANIWZCS2Service c:\program files\ani\aniwzcs2 service\wzcsldr2.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AdaptecDirectCD "c:\program files\roxio\easy cd creator
5\directcd\directcd.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Adobe Reader Speed Launch
c:\progra~1\adobe\acroba~1.0\reader\reader~1.exe
Common Startup
CapFax c:\program files\phonetools\capfax.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
D-Link AirPlus XtremeG c:\program files\d-link\airplus
xtremeg\airpluscfg.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
GWMDMMSG gwmdmmsg.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
GWMDMpi c:\winnt\gwmdmpi.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Hot Key Kbd 9910 Daemon sk9910dm.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HotKeysCmds c:\winnt\system32\hkcmd.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IgfxTray c:\winnt\system32\igfxtray.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Keyboard Preload Check c:\cabs\7511568\usb\win 2000\preload.exe /devid:
/class:keyboard /runvalue:"keyboard preload check"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSMSGS "c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe"
/background S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Office c:\progra~1\mi1933~1\office10\osa.exe -b -l
Common Startup
Microsoft Works Update Detection c:\program files\common files\microsoft
shared\works shared\wkufind.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Norton GoBack c:\progra~1\norton~2\norton~1\gbtray.exe Common Startup
PROMon.exe promon.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
PowerReg Scheduler powerreg scheduler.exe Common Startup
QuickTime Task "c:\program files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Skype "c:\program files\skype\phone\skype.exe" /nosplash
/minimized S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Symantec NetDriver Warning c:\progra~1\symnet~1\sndwarn.exe NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
HKU\S-1-5-18\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Symantec NetDriver Warning
c:\progra~1\symnet~1\sndwarn.exe .DEFAULT
HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Yahoo! Widget Engine yahoo! widget engine.lnk S0028827256\Owner Startup
ccApp "c:\program files\common files\symantec shared\ccapp.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ctfmon.exe
c:\winnt\system32\ctfmon.exe S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
desktop desktop.ini NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Startup
desktop desktop.ini S0028827256\Owner Startup
desktop desktop.ini .DEFAULT Startup
desktop desktop.ini All Users Common Startup
swg c:\program
files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\1.2.1128.5462\googletoolbarnotifier.exe
S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
tgcmd "c:\program files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
updateMgr "c:\program files\adobe\acrobat
7.0\reader\adobeupdatemanager.exe" acrdb7_0_9 -reboot 1 S0028827256\Owner
HKU\S-1-5-21-2388463350-570855674-989971384-1003\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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The "msconfig" application is installed in the Windows directory. I don't
know where it is installed on your machine but on mine it is Windows\Service
Pack Files\i386 . You may have to search the Windows directory to find it.
To run type "cmd" to open a command prompt window, then use the "browse"
button to navigate to the "msconfig" application. As I already mentioned, it
is probably one of the startup applications. To debug the problem, simply
uncheck all of them and restart the computer. Then check the boxes one at a
time until you find which one is causing the problem.
In particular there is a "trick" that some people use about the "qttask.exe"
entry to prevent it from running at startup. In your \Program
Files\QuickTime\ folder rename "qttask.exe" to "qttask.exe.bak" or
"qttask.bak". Then if you uncheck the box in msconfig "qttask.exe" will stop
inserting itself at startup. But this is probably not the cause of your
immediate problem. I noticed from the list that you submitted that "Skype"
is set to start minimized. That seems a little suspicious to me. Good luck
in your attempt to run msconfig.
 
Allan said:
The "msconfig" application is installed in the Windows directory. I don't
know where it is installed on your machine but on mine it is
Windows\Service Pack Files\i386 . You may have to search the Windows
directory to find it. To run type "cmd" to open a command prompt window,
then use the "browse" button to navigate to the "msconfig" application. As
I already mentioned, it is probably one of the startup applications. To
debug the problem, simply uncheck all of them and restart the computer.
Then check the boxes one at a time until you find which one is causing the
problem.
In particular there is a "trick" that some people use about the
"qttask.exe" entry to prevent it from running at startup. In your \Program
Files\QuickTime\ folder rename "qttask.exe" to "qttask.exe.bak" or
"qttask.bak". Then if you uncheck the box in msconfig "qttask.exe" will
stop inserting itself at startup. But this is probably not the cause of
your immediate problem. I noticed from the list that you submitted that
"Skype" is set to start minimized. That seems a little suspicious to me.
Good luck in your attempt to run msconfig.
Click to expand...
Sorry, I must correct myself. You want to run msconfig so just select "run"
on the start menu and browse to the MSCONFIG application. Forget about
typing "cmd" to open a command prompt window. You don't need to use
dos-style commands at all to do this. Also, maybe you should uncheck the
most likely candidates in the startup tab first rather than unchecking all
at once. Anything connected with Adobe Reader 8 does not need to run at
startup ; neither does Quicktime which I mentioned in my post. You may have
to restart the computer several times to find the "culprit".
 
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