What is the xerox/nwwia folder that can not be deleted?

[mark hunter]

There is a folder on my windows xp machine located at
c:\program files\xerox\nwwia which is empty but can not
be removed (without using "safe mode"). Both the xerox
and the nwwia subfolder are empty.
What are these folders? Are they part of some trojan or
backdoor program?

[R. C. White]

Hi, Mark.

The \Program Files\Xerox folder is legit. It's required by some license
agreement between Xerox and MS, apparently. I also have xerox\nwwia, but no
idea what it could be for. I don't know what would happen if you delete
either of these folders.

That question gets asked in the newsgroups from time to time. I've
forgotten the explanation, but the experts seem to agree: ignore it.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"mark hunter" > wrote in message
...
> There is a folder on my windows xp machine located at
> c:\program files\xerox\nwwia which is empty but can not
> be removed (without using "safe mode"). Both the xerox
> and the nwwia subfolder are empty.
> What are these folders? Are they part of some trojan or
> backdoor program?

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

You're right. It's part of the software for Windows Image Acquisition,
meaning scanners and digital cameras.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"R. C. White" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, Mark.
>
> The \Program Files\Xerox folder is legit. It's required by some
license
> agreement between Xerox and MS, apparently. I also have xerox\nwwia,
but no
> idea what it could be for. I don't know what would happen if you
delete
> either of these folders.
>
> That question gets asked in the newsgroups from time to time. I've
> forgotten the explanation, but the experts seem to agree: ignore it.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "mark hunter" > wrote in message
> ...
> > There is a folder on my windows xp machine located at
> > c:\program files\xerox\nwwia which is empty but can not
> > be removed (without using "safe mode"). Both the xerox
> > and the nwwia subfolder are empty.
> > What are these folders? Are they part of some trojan or
> > backdoor program?
>
>