"J. P. Gilliver (John)" on Wed, 20 Dec 2017
22:46:14 +0000 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:


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.

Thanks.

I had to reboot twice to get Windows to cooperate (it often fails
to update directories, so it thought it had six drives plugged in
which were not - three of which have names which it also didn't know;
device manage did not complete a scan for changes in hardware. Weasels
and Ferrets chasing each other through the underbrush, mass hysteria!)

Anyway, doing a "dir /s msinfo32.exe g:\textfile.txt" I have
the following results:

creation dates ---size - file name

C:\Windows\System32
06/12/2017 14:14 PM 379,392 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 379,392 bytes
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
06/12/2017 14:06 PM 303,616 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 303,616 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe-common_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_e46b04 8a01806891
11/20/2010 19:23 PM 378,880 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 378,880 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe-common_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.23841_none_e4d106 ef1ab93db9
06/12/2017 14:14 PM 379,392 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 379,392 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_0a026c461 04dd379
11/20/2010 19:23 PM 378,880 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 378,880 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.23841_none_0a686eab2 986a8a1
06/12/2017 14:14 PM 379,392 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 379,392 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_145716984 4ae9574
11/20/2010 19:24 PM 303,104 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 303,104 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.23841_none_14bd18fd5 de76a9c
06/12/2017 14:06 PM 303,616 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 303,616 bytes
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe-common_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_884c69 064922f75b
11/20/2010 19:24 PM 303,104 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 303,104 bytes
Directory of
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-msinfo32-exe-common_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.23841_none_88b26b 6b625bcc83
06/12/2017 14:06 PM 303,616 msinfo32.exe
1 File(s) 303,616 bytes

that's ten files for those keeping score at home.

Looking at the times and dates - I think "has it been that long
since I got this? Wait, didn't I get this after I got back in 2011?
Nope - 2014, refurbished, through Walmart.

Anwya -there they are listed,Tomorrow I may attempt to do battle
with gaining control of my computer so that I can change their names.
Everything takes longer than expected.


I have forgotten what I originally intended to have included in
the reply.


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