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   Message 414 of 679   
   D. Kirkpatrick to D. Kirkpatrick   
   Re: Updater? Wupdater?   
   10 Jul 04 18:33:29   
   
   XPost: alt.windows95, comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95, comp.os.ms   
   windows.win95.setup   
   XPost: microsoft.public.win95   
   From: sunclad@sunclad.com   
      
   In article ,   
    "D. Kirkpatrick"  wrote:   
      
   > Can someone tell me if the file "Wupdater" an EXE type, is associated   
   > with Windows 95 or MS Office?   
   >   
   > I have run into a problem at boot (cold and warm) where this file   
   > seems to be hanging and preventing files from launching.   
   >   
   > I use CTRL-ALT-DEL when the mouse pointer gets stuck afterbook on the   
   > hour glass and themessage on the screen says that Wupdater is not   
   > responsing.   
   >   
   > This file appears to be in   
   >   
   > C:\Program files>Common Files>updater\wupdater.exe   
   >   
   > Once I CTRL-ALT-DEL and use END TASK, I can then usually proceed.   
   >   
   > The "updater" folder has "delupdat" and "sui" as additional files.  I   
   > thought the "delupdat" might be an uninstaller but that is also not   
   > responsing.   
   >   
   > This is a new problem.   
   >   
   > We do not have an up to date anti-virus but have been very careful of   
   > where we go on the net and where we click.   
   >   
   > DMK   
      
   -----------------------   
      
   Skip it.  I found out that its spyware and have since removed it from   
   the Common Files folder and edited the registry.   
      
   Damn spyware!!!!   
      
   Thanks anyway.   
      
   DMK   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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