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what the heck is this "LostRun.exe" file??
Hiya Peeps,
I just did a fresh install of WinXP Pro on my system. I noticed that for such an unencumbered boot-up (I haven't yet installed all my nifty gadgets ;o)) the log-in is extremely slow. Sooooooo, being an experienced geekette, I checked out my start-up listings & discovered, among other aberrations, this mysterious "lostrun". I know for a fact it has never appear in any of my prior installations of XP & the only programs in debut are the utilities that came on my Motherboard drivers cd: Recovery Genius, Language Genius, PageABC & CDGhost (all by the GoldenSoft Technology). Logic would have it our mutual mystery process is the red-headed stepchild of one of the aforementioned programs. However, I have not named my systems Techno-Torture & Modern Scourge without provocation. I, for one, am convinced that computers are the Divine Plague of the 21st century to punish humans for their unrighteous living. The Powers That Be obviously surmised that Extinction-Level-Event deluge, Spontaneous Urban Combustion, & Orthopterian orgiastic gluttony were simply not sufficient punishments. Now, we suffer subtle but efficient torment at the sadistic peripherals of a demonic Imp that is -in theory- our servant yet enslaves. Insidious in it's mutiny; leading us blindly the the brink of sanity. After experiencing the HAL.dll boot-up fatality one too many times this weekend, I am expecting the system to address me as Dave & run amuck with the household climate controls. AND I swear the next NTFS BSOD Ala XP WILL take me over the edge of the Abyss. ;oP Phew, ahem.... My apologies for getting a bit carried away. My passions got the better of me; something i am working out in therapy. The techs at Comp-Bedlam say I am progressing nicely; they even loosened my jacket a bit allowing me to type this. The Catatonic episodes are less frequent, my eyes ARE uncrossing & the spit bubble thing is practically nonexistant. My friend's swear the bald patches aren't THAT noticeable & my hair will grow back in NO Time;most certainly in time for my release date. Best of all, upon completion of my Computer-Rage Management course the DA just might drop all the charges relating to that silly little ummmmm editorial I threatened errrrrahhhh sent MicroSoft. As for Aggravated Felony Vandalism charges, the verdict was Not Guilty by Reason Of temporary Insanity- The jury was quite sympathetic to my plight, calling it justifiable Compu-cide. The civil charges have all been dropped (providing of course I make suitable restitution to the various establishments adversely affected by my ahem "lapse of reason" In any case, I intend to uninstall the GoldenSoft immediately since my new 2.2ghz boots slower than my now back-up system 500mghz when IT was heavily ladened with "gadgets'!!!! I will monitor each uninstall & see if one subsequently dispatches the "Lostrun Runonce" to process purgatory...! Thus, "Runneth the process Nevermore..." I will post the findings at my soonest possible, earliest, inconvenience! Stay tuned for tomorrows episodes of As The Harddrive Churns & The Dongled & The Dos-less followed by General Page fault & These Are The Days of Our XP Lives! Happy Hacking, Diva of Dementia "Warning: Subject To Acute Blonde Moments" (I worry when they become chronic) Ps. My insanity keeps me sane! |
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