In message , pyotr
filipivich writes:
VanguardLH on Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:44:50 -0600 typed in
alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
I am not starting msinfgo32.exe something else is, and I have no idea
what it is.

So follow the instructions already provided to you on how to investigate
and find startup items. We're not there. You'll have to do the work.
You'll have to find the startup item that loads msinfo32.exe and delete
or disable it.

Sorry, my problem is that far too often, by the time I can "do"
anything - msinfo has completed its task and closed down.

Well, in that case, and since Mayayana has said (though not in these
words explicitly) it isn't needed for the computer to run, just - next
time you have control of the computer, i. e. "msinfo" ISN'T running -
rename it. (Make sure you find and rename ALL copies of it, too.) That
_should_ stop it ever running, since whatever's calling it will call
something that doesn't exist.

This doesn't explain why it's being called.

(It also doesn't explain why it's taking ages to run and using lots of
CPU when it does, when some here have said it ought to complete in a few
seconds. But rename them anyway.)

Also, when you're finding and renaming them, see if they're all the same
size/date/whatever; if one isn't, that's probably suspicious.
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