The page file is sort of like a safety valve, more-or-less catching the overflow of any data that can't fit into available memory -- you always want some memory free & available for the next app you're going to start & run. Data that's stored in memory is stored in memory because you'll access it more often -- data stored in the page file is accessed more than data spread across you hard drive(s). 3 problems with the swap or page file are 1) reading from a hard drive is slower than reading from RAM, 2) it can take up a lot of space, & 3) since it's by default saved from one Windows' session to the next, it's a potential security weakness, e.g. it can contain data like passwords. Note that the part about being slower varies with how fast [or slow] your system reads/writes the page file on the hard drive, & some hardware reads/writes to/from RAM faster than others, so the difference in speed may be less. Mileage varies.

Like lots of folks I can boot into 32 bit XP Pro & 64 bit win7 -- win7 64 lets me use all my RAM, while XP Pro limits it to almost 4 GB, so you might expect the same app to be faster running in win7 than in XP Pro -- 99% of the time, no. If more/less RAM has no effect, I'd think the page file would be irrelevant. Where it would likely come into play is if I had enough apps running that they used all of that almost 4 GB in XP. It may be interesting to see how win8 handles the page file with RT [ARM] &/or x86 tablets.

Having the swap file on a SSD with fast reads/writes helps if the stuff you do on your system regularly uses it, helps enough that hybrid drives work kinda the same way -- data that's accessed more often is copied to the much smaller SSD part. Some Intel motherboards let you add a small SSD that works the same way, storing copies of files & data that you access most. How much any of that helps, including going to the heart of the matter & having more RAM, depends on how you use your system. Video editing for example benefits from more RAM, *may* benefit from a hybrid drive, encoding video not so much [though reading/writing the video to/from SSDs helps]. Always playing the same game or running the same app means always accessing some of the same data, so storing that data on the SSD part of a hybrid drive helps -- if you run something different each time you start Windows, the files/data that hybrid drive last stored on its SSD are useless.

http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg-explains-what-is-the-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/

HTG Explains: What is the Windows Page File and Should You Disable It?

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/WindowsGeneralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm

http://www.howtogeek.com/95915/heres-why-disabling-the-windows-pagefile-is-pointless/

For years, Windows tweaking people have tried to convince everybody that if you disable the pagefile, you’ll get a big performance boost. One of our readers did a ton of testing to prove that this is not true.

http://www.tweakhound.com/2011/10/10/the-windows-7-pagefile-and-running-without-one/

What can happen if I screw it up? or What can happen during testing?
Low memory errors resulting in a pop-up screen (if you’re lucky), Program / event log errors, blue screens, disk corruption. Possible data loss as a result.
- Bluescreens (possibly resulting in data loss / corruption) Windows usually isn’t the culprit here. Most of the time it is a driver or program leaking memory (*cough* firefox *cough*). In the past I’ve seen some Windows gadgets leak memory.
- I have read of people complaining of problems coming out of Sleep mode without a page file. I’ve been unable to reproduce this issue.
Important Links and Notes
The links below are ones you need to read and understand when discussing the Windows pagefile.

Threatfire is off now a lot better may be a update make it slow I now don't need as avast come with sandpit.

not right see http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10558

I went to new by Danik's Boot & Nuke 7 pass DoD 5220-22.M [take very long time]
then do Ram test
bad RAM on my PC only run safe mode said *.sys file is bad pop

Test ram http://hcidesign.com/memtest

mtinst.exe microsoft floppy setup

MemTest.zip floppy setup

memtest86-3.5b.iso.zip CD setup

set page file to nill and test for a few days test 100% good

In case it helps...

If the original problem = "...Yes it's very slow & CPU goes up to %100 svchost.exe services.exe run up to 30 to 60% CPU..." check out: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/ . It applies regardless the Windows version you're running -- it's just maybe easier in win7/8, harder in XP because of the info available in Task Mgr... Note that in win7, Task Mgr.'s View menu -> Select Columns lets you display the full path to the file for each running process, making it tons more useful.

If/when a problem shows up when you run one or more apps, Sysinternals Process Explorer gives you loads of info, selecting Firefox for example, right click -> Properties. One example: Win7's Media Center was giving me all sorts of high CPU usage etc., & a quick look in Task Mgr showed the receiver service as the culprit. Fired up Process Explorer, checked the properties for that exe file, went to the Threads tab, & I could see the LAV Filters popping up & dying repeatedly in the thread list. Closed Process Explorer, Media Center, that service through Task Mgr. 1st, then using Admin Tools -> Services [works better for me closing it via that 2-step], renamed the folder for the LAV Filters, fired up Media Center, problem solved [actually turns out it was just that version of the LAV Filters, but that's another short story].

Note that finding info on any individual file/file name is a bit hit or miss on-line -- there are loads of sites that insert the name you searched for into standard, boilerplate text, presenting you with a generated web site with little if any real value. If/when I'm trying to find something out about a file I'll try Google/Bing, but I mainly look for hits from sites like MSDN or referencing a software company. If I have a copy of that file [search your hard drive(s)] if the file's properties don't show much, Nirsoft has a couple of utilities that may give more info, like at least a company name. Where it shows up, assuming it does show up when you search your drives, can tell you something -- hidserv.dll for example shows up on this rig under Windows\WinSxS [among other places], which tells me it's something installed by apps/drivers rather than coming with Windows. Using Find in Sysinternals' Process Explorer leads me to an instance of svchost.exe, which also shows my pen & tablet drivers as well as Windows 7 Pen & Touch Interface Component. Right click that svchost instance, selecting properties, & Process Explorer shows me all sorts of info, including network activity (none). If OTOH I don't have a copy of a file anywhere on my drives, if a device or app isn't working I'll look at their setup files, expanding them with Universal Extractor to see what's included. I can also open/mount Paragon backup images & take a look there, copying/extracting files as needed if one a file has for some reason gone missing.

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Separately, If you suspect malware the worst stuff can hide pretty well & disable your anti-malware software too. The way some of that stuff works is to insert code in or on the 1st hard drive track -- the track that contains info to make the disk bootable -- & that code tells Windows not to recognize or even see certain files... if Windows can't see whatever files then no anti-virus software can either. This malware also disables AV software, opening the door for lesser malware infections -- in fact some of this malware even looks for & disables lesser malware so it doesn't tip you off with more obvious symptoms, so you don't go looking for the source of those problems & possibly stumble on, find the heavy duty malware too. While certain of the malware files may be made invisible to Windows, something still has to be inserted in Windows to start/run those files -- that portion of the malware is often disguised as a driver or service. Some anti-virus software companies have boot disc apps that scan drives without running Windows or anything else off the hard drive, trying to match files stored on that drive to known malware file patterns or signatures. You can also boot to a WinPE-type disc/USB stick & run AV software scans using AV apps that were installed to that WinPE-type mini-OS, &/or use portable &/or on-line AV software to scan your drives. Kaspersky has their TDSSKiller available for free download, & it's supposed to find just this sort of malware while you're running Windows.

Still, it can be Very difficult to find & more difficult to remove. You can read about ways people, often experts have found & overcome malware by following links & browsing the forums at the Sysinternals site at microsoft.com. Personally I've always recommended using one of Paragon's backup apps to back up that first disk track, regardless whether you use Paragon's software to create disc images or not -- that way if something infects that 1st track you can very easily boot to a CD/USB stick & restore it, & since that 1st track rarely changes [usually only when you add an OS], that 1st track backup can be useful for a very long time... it's well worth the time & effort to create it.

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RE: Files not found...
Happens... In a typical Windows install software adds entries in the registry to start whatever, & later when you uninstall that software, &/or when that software is updated, files may be removed but the registry entries are left in place. Since the files aren't there they can't start anyway, so in this situation the only downside is they can add up to create registry bloat, making the registry larger than it has to be. More serious, at least potentially, are left over drivers... Drivers are a special kind of software that lets an app or apps talk to your hardware. And drivers are more prone to cause crashes & BSODs than anything else. Worse, they can be difficult, sometimes even impossible to remove/uninstall -- that's why I'm hesitant to recommend Sysinternals' Autoruns unless you know how to & can restore an ERUNT registry backup when Windows won't start... clearing the wrong checkbox in Autoruns can break Windows *Permanently* otherwise, making a [Repair?] re-install necessary. Unless a driver has an uninstall shortcut &/or entry in Add/Remove Programs -or- Programs and Features [xp/win7], either leave it alone or make sure you can restore the registry & then uncheck it in Autoruns. There are driver removal apps that use their own records of what should be removed from the hard drive & in the registry, though they're usually only available for certain driver set ups, & can be far from perfect -- again make sure you can put things back if Windows won't start.

That said, [un]installing less well written apps may remove drivers or other files that you need, malware may remove/rename them, crashes can damage files etc. If Windows will run & the missing/damaged files are for a driver, re-install the driver -- if they're for an app, reinstall that. If Windows won't run, restore a backup, try replacing the files with a copy/paste after booting to a CD/USB stick, or try a Windows Repair Install. The most common examples I've seen are poorly written VB [Visual Basic] apps... VB apps use a common runtime -- rather than being completely self contained, they rely on & use other files that are commonly shared by all the VB apps you've installed. Sometimes uninstalling an app will remove shared files -- with VB common/shared files are often relocated from the system folder to the program's folder, so when you remove the app you remove the shared file(s). If/when that happens & you have other VB software that won't run, [re]install the VB runtime [downloadable from microsoft.com], or find the pre-existing copy of the shared file(s) in the system folder & register them with Windows [Google/Bing for directions], or add what you need to the system folder & register that file or files.

Now, Files Not Found in Autoruns...
Autoruns lists the results of all sorts of registry entries, showing you what apps, files, drivers, services etc. start with Windows, & it also shows you the file name & its location for every item in its list. If the file name listed in the registry can't be found where that registry entry says it should be, Autoruns tells you the file's not found. Every item/line Autoruns lists has a checkbox next to it -- clearing that checkbox moves the referenced registry entry into a "AutorunsDisabled" sub-key -- checking the box moves the entry back to where it used to be. Clearing a checkbox in Autoruns then is best used as a temporary, maybe a diagnostic step. If Autoruns reports a file's not found, *& you don't need that file*, [after backup] find every reference to that file in the registry & delete those references, & possibly the entire keys holding those references -- by adding a sub-key, clearing a checkbox in Autoruns makes the registry a tiny bit bigger [that adds up if you clear enough checkboxes], & if/when a key has several lines, removing just the line with the file name leaves a lot of garbage untouched [good luck finding those keys to delete them later since without the file name you can't easily search for them]. Getting rid of the useless registry entry also eliminates that line in Autoruns, making its list smaller, keeping it as manageable as possible. Autoruns doesn't look at, represent the entire registry either -- that's not its job. For files that do exist, unchecking the box in Autoruns may or may not work -- if the file is critical, you may have just broken one or more apps or Windows, Plus, files are often referenced at more than one place in the registry. Drivers & other files are often started in a couple of places, & mentioned in a couple/few more, but Autoruns will often show you just 1, single entry -- clearing that checkbox may not disable that file, or it may break the way that file works rather than totally disabling it.

So... in practice unchecking the box in Autoruns for an app that's set to autostart with Windows, is one way to keep that app from starting, but it may not be the only or best or fastest way to do that. If the file's started in the registry run keys, via the Start Menu, or listed in Admin Tools -> Services, removing them there can be faster, take less time than waiting for Autoruns to build its lists -- e.g. I've set favorites in regedit for the Run keys, & you can right-click -> delete an entry in a blink of an eye. You can try disabling a driver or other file(s) in Autoruns by clearing the box, but if it kills Windows you have to reboot into something else to restore a registry backup, & as above, clearing the box may not actually disable that file -- if you can re-name the file by sticking a "_" at the front of the file's name, & Windows won't start, it's a slight bit easier to boot into something else & rename the file back as it was [the "_" just puts it at the top of the list in Windows' Explorer so it's quicker to find]. If after renaming a file & rebooting everything works OK, then you can delete the file & registry entries referencing it. Once thing I've found handy in Autoruns, If you want to get rid of the registry entries for a driver file, right click that line in Autoruns to jump to that entry in the registry with Regedit, *then search for additional keys/values* with the same name [& separately the file name], deleting those.

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RE: Monitoring apps...

I often have Task Mgr. running, minimized to the Taskbar, but I mainly use it if it seems a download's stalled [check the networking tab], or if something like a setup or copy is taking too long, I'll look to see if my AV software is causing the delay. If I'm rendering video or something taking a bit of horsepower, or reading/writing a lot to an external drive, I'll fire up HWMonitor & check temps from time to time -- to me it's like keeping an eye on the gauges in your car rather than waiting for the idiot light... the main reason is that if something breaks I might catch it earlier so there's less damage, but it also allows me to spot troublesome trends, like a fan starting to go bad causing higher load temps.

Beyond my McAfee AV software suite I don't constantly run anything to monitor changes, like an addition to the registry run keys, because that only happens in 2 cases, if I'm adding/updating software or if there's malware involved. If I'm adding software I'm certainly aware of it, & in the case of malware, I trust my AV software & figure I'll deal with any infection it misses if/when it happens... the odds are greater my AV stuff will catch whatever, so that's the model I use as the basis for how I work. I go with the odds. Some people might consider that a bit silly, but you don't [or shouldn't anyway] buy a house for 10x what you can afford based on the hope you'll win the lottery tomorrow -- you go with the odds & don't spend the lottery winnings until you have them. My wife & I take reasonable precautions like backing up & being careful what we download &/or open, but anything beyond that [going against the odds] I consider impractical. When the kids were young I severely limited what they could do, then as they got older gave them the old PC(s) when we upgraded -- I'd help out when/if they needed it, & kept an eye on what they used the PC(s) for, but for the most part if they broke it they fixed it. They learned about consequences & that taught them to be responsible.

Thanks ChrisS RUBotted only looks for Bots, I try & all you say & see how it goes I did try Autoruns, ProcessExplorer, ProcessMonitor, Svchost Viewer.

It looks to me that you're running too many monitoring programs. I wouldn't be surprised if your problem isn't simply a result of the watchers watching watchers watching watchers generating an endless loop.

Chameleon System Monitor and WinPatrol are largely the same. Pick one and disable the other (I'd disable both but that's just me.)

Privatefirewall has a Threatfire-like component which makes Threatfire redundant. Disable Threatfire.

Avast provides real-time rootkit protection. You don't need Trend Micro RUBotted (TMRUBottedTray). Disable TMRUBottedTray.

I'd also disable GrooveMonitor simply because I don't like reporting programs.

If you use the Tools | Startup option in CCleaner it's a simple matter to modify your startup and see whether or not the above is useful.

Also, you might want to download another Sysinternals product Process Explorer. This will allow you to look at each instance of Svchost and determine what program is using it (or over-using it...)

Thanks ChrisS I did that had Tcpview.exe be for but TCPEye V1.0. is better tool
had CCleaner & I don't keep "Cookies"

Yes HKCU:Run Chameleon System Monitor "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Chameleon Manager\monitor.exe" /startup
Yes HKLM:Run avast "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe" /nogui
Yes HKLM:Run GrooveMonitor "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run Privatefirewall C:\Program Files\Privacyware\Privatefirewall 7.0\PFGUI.exe
Yes HKLM:Run ThreatFire C:\Program Files\ThreatFire\TFTray.exe
Yes HKLM:Run TMRUBottedTray "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\RUBotted\TMRUBottedTray.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run WinPatrol C:\Program Files\BillP Studios\WinPatrol\winpatrol.exe -expressboot

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\hotdoge3>Tasklist /SVC

Image Name PID Services
========================= ====== =============================================
System Idle Process 0 N/A
System 4 N/A
smss.exe 976 N/A
csrss.exe 1344 N/A
winlogon.exe 1512 N/A
services.exe 1652 Eventlog, PlugPlay
lsass.exe 1664 ProtectedStorage, SamSs
svchost.exe 1936 DcomLaunch
svchost.exe 252 RpcSs
svchost.exe 304 AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, dmserver, helpsvc,
Netman, RasMan, Schedule, SharedAccess,
ShellHWDetection, srservice, TapiSrv,
winmgmt, wscsvc, wuauserv
svchost.exe 376 Dnscache
pfsvc.exe 504 PFNet
AvastSvc.exe 664 avast! Antivirus
spoolsv.exe 1020 Spooler
SASCore.exe 1132 !SASCORE
ouc.exe 1340 N/A
HWDeviceService.exe 1360 HWDeviceService.exe
TMRUBotted.exe 1436 RUBotted
TFService.exe 1644 ThreatFire
wdfmgr.exe 1912 UMWdf
alg.exe 1412 ALG
explorer.exe 732 N/A
AvastUI.exe 1380 N/A
TFTray.exe 2644 N/A
TMRUBottedTray.exe 2708 N/A
networx.exe 2840 N/A
GrooveMonitor.exe 2908 N/A
WinPatrol.exe 3012 N/A
PFGUI.exe 3440 N/A
monitor.exe 3556 N/A
Integrator.exe 296 N/A
2degrees Mobile Broadband 856 N/A
firefox.exe 2944 N/A
notepad.exe 3020 N/A
taskmgr.exe 452 N/A
cmd.exe 2520 N/A
tasklist.exe 2556 N/A
wmiprvse.exe 2856 N/A

Rootkit Scan all come up with
No hidden operating system service hooks found.

--== Dump Hidden Port ==--
No hidden ports found.

--== Dump Kernel Code Patching ==--
No kernel code patching detected.

--== Dump Hidden Services ==--
No hidden services found.

windows firewall is no good can not fix "TCP 135 DCOM" go Delete & come back ?
all-so not like COMODO Firewall & System Cleaner run at 97% CPU
COMODO System-Cleaner COMODO 29/05/2012 | 3.0.172695.53
CSC_3.0.172695.53_xp_vista_server2003_server2008_win7.exe
COMODO System-Cleaner Cleaner_Validator.exe Mem Usage 16,832 CPU 97% * Updater.exe * CSC.exe * Take off can not use the PC as it take all the CPU.

did the "sfc /scannow" one file ? not on disk ? sp3 may be it looking for sp4
some bad files may of got in be for new fire wall and all-so some plug-in USB & I said stop I check this with avast and find Keygen Rootkit go Delete on the mp3 player kids for you.

Not sure,hotdoge,but are you trying to run a converted (compaq) XP image in a VM?
@ChrisS Thanks for the link to TCPEye.

Hotdog3e, I'd try a couple of other things:

First - Download, install and start TCPEye V1.0. You'll now have a list of all open ports in a window with the associated program listed. It may be that you've just got a long list of programs "phoning home" and you need to uncheck all of the "check for updates" boxes.

Next, I'd run CCleaner because it's unlikely to create an additional problem.

For the Cleaner - I don't remember what the defaults are but make sure "Cookies" and "Saved Passwords" aren't checked for the browsers found in the Windows and Applications tabs. A corrupted database for the cache/temporary internet files might cause your problem.

For the registry - allow it to fix any problems it finds but save the data in case something is deleted that shouldn't be.

Then click "Tools" and "Startup" and see what you've got loading at startup. Use the Startup Programs Database to determine which programs you should disable (don't delete the entries, just disable them). Then see if your problem goes away. After a period of time you can then delete the entries if you desire.

Thanks ChrisS I did try Sysinternals Autoruns and kill some file not found
Q:But... are you having a problem A: Yes it's very slow & CPU goes up to %100
svchost.exe services.exe run up to 30 to 60% CPU firefox allso some times Maxthon Opera SRWare Iron the same but take some time have 2 GB Rum the Page file Usage now on 612 MB at 4 hours Runing but some time it over 2 GB I check for spyware & RootKits

I haven't used the Comodo product but I have used Sysinternals Autoruns to see what's starting when I boot and I've found entries for "file not found". Those entries are probably left over from an incomplete uninstall and, if so, there's no danger in deleting them. They're simply an entry pointing to a file that no longer exists.

But... are you having a problem? One of the worst things you can do is trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist and cause yourself a real problem in the process. Always, always, make a full system backup before doing what you're thinking about doing.

COMODO Autorun Analyzer *

language.dll File not found: Language.dll
HidServ Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. File not found:
http://systemexplorer.net/db/language.dll.html
Our database contains 131 variants of the file "language.dll" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat.
C:\WINDOWS\System32\hidserv.dll
abp480n5 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\abp480n5.sys
adpu160m File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\adpu160m.sys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services
Abiosdsk File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Abiosdsk.sys
abp480n5 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\abp480n5.sys
abp480n5.sys file information
The process AdvanSys SCSI Controller Driver belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or abp480n5 by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Aha154x File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Aha154x.sys
aic78u2 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\aic78u2.sys
aic78xx File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\aic78xx.sys
AliIde File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\AliIde.sys
amsint File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\amsint.sys
asc File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\asc.sys
asc3350p File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\asc3350p.sys
asc3550 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\asc3550.sys
Atdisk File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Atdisk.sys
cd20xrnt File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\cd20xrnt.sys
ClipSrv File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ClipSrv.sys
CmdIde File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CmdIde.sys
Cpqarray File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Cpqarray.sys
dac2w2k File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dac2w2k.sys
dac960nt File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dac960nt.sys
dpti2o File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dpti2o.sys
hpn File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\hpn.sys
i2omp File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\i2omp.sys
ini910u File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ini910u.sys
IntelIde File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\IntelIde.sys
mraid35x File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\mraid35x.sys
NetDDE File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\NetDDE.sys
NetDDEdsdm File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\NetDDEdsdm.sys
PCIIde File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\PCIIde.sys
ql1080 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ql1080.sys
Ql10wnt File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Ql10wnt.sys
ql12160 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ql12160.sys
ql1240 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ql1240.sys
ql1280 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ql1280.sys
Simbad File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Simbad.sys
Sparrow File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Sparrow.sys
sym_hi File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sym_hi.sys
sym_u3 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sym_u3.sys
symc810 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\symc810.sys
symc8xx File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\symc8xx.sys
tap0901 TAP-Win32 Virtual Network Driver The OpenVPN Project FLS.Unknown C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\tap0901.sys
TosIde File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\TosIde.sys
ultra File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ultra.sys
Winsock File not found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Winsock.sys

Service (73) HidServ Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\hidserv.dll

ultra.sys file information

The process Promise Ultra66 Miniport Driver or Promise Ultra Series Driver for WindowsXP belongs to the software Promise ultra66 Miniport Driver for WindowsNT or Promise Ultra Series Driver by Promise Technology (www.promise.com).

Like some help do I need to fix this or just go Delete will PC run ok like this ?

Use this Fix-it button to unregister the Indeo codec files automatically
Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix it 50326 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9701991 [MicrosoftFixit50326.msi]

http://systemexplorer.net/db/ir32_32.dll.html

Review: The module ir32_32.dll is commonly known as Indeo Codec operating in 32-bit platform that contains functions for Indeo Video coding and decoding applications.

Service (73) HidServ Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\hidserv.dll

ultra.sys file information

The process Promise Ultra66 Miniport Driver or Promise Ultra Series Driver for WindowsXP belongs to the software Promise ultra66 Miniport Driver for WindowsNT or Promise Ultra Series Driver by Promise Technology (www.promise.com).

http://www.runscanner.net/lib/simbad.sys.html
File description
Simbad.sys with description Simbad.sys is a driver file from company Microsoft Corporation belonging to product Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System.
The file is not digitally signed. http://www.isthisfilesafe.com/sha1/1536D8807D6A33E279BA97C1F571219FD613FB8D_details.aspx
http://www.prevx.com/filenames/X3310229130815811714-X1/SIMBAD.SYS.html
http://www.yeahbit.com/fixexe/ps/simbad-syserror-fix.html
Product :Windows NT 4.0

So I'm not the only one :)
GRTRecovery didn't find a thing on XPSP3..

GRT Recover My File can not find a file scan C , E ,F & G no files at all so I delete some take off CCleaner reboot rescan no files to find it scan but not find ?

a big thanks if you can help ?

NB: if you are a Vista OS user you will probably need to run Setup.exe and Activate.exe in the name of administrator on the PC.
But it on XP sp3 all updates did run as administrator reg ok Activate ok.

http://www.malware.com.br/conficker.shtml

Malware Block Lists to block Conficker updates and worm installation are available for non-commercial use in following formats, Add to Hosts file.
and Firewall Mac so on.

Today's GOTD offer is "iCare Format Recovery". There is very useful investigatory method that no one mentioned on the "download / comment page" involving the recovery of lost files. I tried to post a comment regarding the use of disk imaging in file recovery on the page but I fear I was too late and that my post was mangled so horribly that no one could make any sense out of what I had written. I am posting the information here with hopes that it may help someone not familiar with the method of recovering files from an image of the partition originally holding the lost files.

I hope that my post is helpful and that it is translated a little bit better here than it was on the comment page.

I cannot say that this is the best way, so I will say that this is the safest way that I know of to go about recovering files. The first step is to make an image of the partition that held the lost files. The image that you make is exactly the same as the partition that it is made from. From here on you do all your investigations on the imaged copy leaving the original untouched. Your chance of recovering the file from the image is exactly the same as it would be if you are working with the damaged partition itself.

An advantage of using the image rather than the original drive for testing is that you can test the image in many different ways without worrying that you might be damaging the original partition. Different ways could include hardware investigations as well as software recovery methods.

Terri, that's where they are installed, not downloaded. You don't really get a "download" install program from them, just a stub (which I let it handle itself) and the installed program. You are supposed to be able to re-download in case of a problem.

At least they give you a choice. I had real problems with REAL and they said when you upgraded their manager, you would get a choice - I didn't. They said I was stuck now since even an uninstall/re-install wouldn't fix it. That told me where to look and I did re-direct it ---- in the Registry. I did a regedit and CAREFULLY changed the one record!

I found out today that with BFG you can specify where you want your games to download to if you change the options settings in your Game Manager. It amazes me that they don't make this information public until you've had numerous problems and finally get to the correct Customer Support person who tells you about it.

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/downadup-geo-location-fingerprinting-and-piracy

Top 10 countries ranked by W32.Downadup infections

http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/01/bsa-piracy-economic-impact-is-tens-of-billions-of-dollars.ars

BSA: Piracy economic impact is tens of billions of dollars

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140171/After_one_year_Conficker_infects_7M_computers?taxonomyId=17

After one year, Conficker infects 7M computers

The worm is very common in, for instance, China and Brazil. Members of the Conficker Working Group, an industry coalition set up last year to deal with the worm, suspect that many of the infected PCs are running bootlegged copies of Microsoft Windows, and are therefore unable to download the patches or Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool, which could remove the infection.

http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/ANY/InfectionTracking

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/27/mass_website_compromises_spike/

An estimated 5.8 million pages belonging to 640,000 websites were infected with code designed to launch malware attacks on visitors.

http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2008/07/vistaxp-ie-how-to-show-file-download.html

[Vista/XP-IE] How to Show the File Download Window after "Always ask before opening this type of file" was Unchecked

If Internet Explorer (IE7 or maybe IE8)

Yeah, that could be a variation of what I was talking about. The BFG downloader is, obviously, taking control of the situation and may be installing the actual game remotely from the site. Or it may be happening on your machine and BFG just doesn't want to give you control over the install, in other words the ability to install without going through the downloader. I've never tried, so I couldn't say.

I paid more attention today when I downloaded a BFG game. The Run/Save option only appears on the first screen which is actually for the BFG downloader. The second screen which is for the game itself does not give me a Save option, only a Run option, so there is nothing I can do about it. I've never had a problem figuring out where BFG is installing, it's just some of the other sites.

You're quite welcome, Terri. It's possible the file might actually be in temporary storage. But since you searched, and since you, hopefully, can download it again and save it, it's probably not worth looking in the two mostly likely locations for it. In any case, glad you stuck with it. A lot of people get understandably frustrated. But, with a little patience, more problems are solvable than a lot of people think.

But, like I said, if a run operation fails the file isn't assigned a permanent storage place and probably isn't registered at all. The way Run is supposed to work is that the file is Run remotely. It isn't exactly that way, but you could say the install is being done from the place your downloading from, rather than internally on your computer. In fact, a lot of people feel that Run isn't really safe. They feel you have a lot more control against bad stuff if you run installs from your machine. It's a debatable point.

Terri: Ta daaaa! That's your answer.. never click 'run'.. always click 'save' and then you tell it where you want to save it. Like I said before.. I save to desktop so I can find it.

I usually hit run because it's the first button LOL. I'll try save next time. You've answered my question though "any file where the install doesn't work - or is blocked by something like Zone Alarm - will be immediately cleared out of memory". I just wanted to make sure it wasn't on my hard drive somewhere.

Thanks.

Terri, what are you hitting after you get that box saying Run, Save, or Cancel? Are you hitting Run instead of Save? For most of us with IE7, we hit save and then it gives us a dialog box AFTER that asks us where we want to save it. If you hit Run, IE downloads it to temporary storage and immediately launches the installer. I don't know of any way to shut off the Save dialog box, so if you're hitting the Save button and you're not getting one, something's likely wrong. Unless someone can come up with a setting or other repair for you, you may have to do a "repair" reinstall - which is NOT a full reinstall - on IE7 to fix that. But, if you've been hitting Run, you won't get an option on where to store it. And, if Windows is working properly on that - which it doesn't always - any file where the install doesn't work - or is blocked by something like Zone Alarm - will be immediately cleared out of memory. That would explain why you can't find it. I could tell you where to check for the program if you're hitting Run instead of Save, but it's plain old a lot easier just to hit Save, if you're not already.

In short - for clarification, though I suspect you're already well aware of this - if you ever want to keep a file, don't hit run.

search your hd for part or all of the filename with wildcards if needed.

The box I get only asks if I want to run, save or cancel. It doesn't give me the option of picking out a location. As someone else said, it may be that the games' websites override that.

Terry,

As to setting a download location in IE7:
When you do a download, you get a dialog box that shows you the
current default download location. You can accept it as it is, or change it to
something else,even create a folder with a fancy name if you want to and select that one,
like watcher13 already told you.

Now if you change it, IE7 will remember this and this location will become the new
default in the future.