C:\i386 folder

The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:52 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:12 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system
tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself in
the system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't want.
Is there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray? (I asked
in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to do is run
the scans when I choose to do so and deal with the results myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program monitoring".
Close the program and restart your computer to make sure it no longer
runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at Startup?
I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps re-creating
itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?
You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



Hi Jo-Anne,

Is the icon only there while the program is running? If you close it does
it disappear? If so, it was probably designed that way to let you know it
was "working".

Also, if you have Windows SP3 installed, the c:\i386 folder may be an old
version. What are the dates of the average files? If most are
04/13/2008 - 04/14/2008, they are SP3 files. If they're older, they're
not. Check to see if you don't already have the SP3 files usually located
he
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

If so, you don't need the c:\i386 folder any longer.



Thank you, Terry! Unfortunately, the Secunia icon stays in the system tray
even after the program is closed. Re SP3, yes, I do have a
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Do I really dare delete the C:\i386
folder????!!

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne



Like I suggested, check the dates in the folder. If they're older than
the ones I stated, that i386 folder is no longer being used and you can
remove it, since you have SP3.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:52 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:12 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system
tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself
in the system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't
want. Is there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray?
(I asked in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to
do is run the scans when I choose to do so and deal with the results
myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program
monitoring". Close the program and restart your computer to make sure
it no longer runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at
Startup? I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps
re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?
You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



Hi Jo-Anne,

Is the icon only there while the program is running? If you close it
does it disappear? If so, it was probably designed that way to let you
know it was "working".

Also, if you have Windows SP3 installed, the c:\i386 folder may be an
old version. What are the dates of the average files? If most are
04/13/2008 - 04/14/2008, they are SP3 files. If they're older, they're
not. Check to see if you don't already have the SP3 files usually
located he
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

If so, you don't need the c:\i386 folder any longer.



Thank you, Terry! Unfortunately, the Secunia icon stays in the system
tray even after the program is closed. Re SP3, yes, I do have a
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Do I really dare delete the
C:\i386 folder????!!

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

Like I suggested, check the dates in the folder. If they're older than
the ones I stated, that i386 folder is no longer being used and you can
remove it, since you have SP3.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

Looks like all the dates in the C:\i386 folder on the desktop computer are
2002, with maybe a couple 2003 in there (the year I bought the computer).
The dates in the C:\i386 folder on the new laptop (bought in mid-July) are
mainly 2004, with a smattering of earlier years and two dates in particular
for this year: 7/15/08 and 8/6/08.

Jo-Anne

"Doug W." stand@attention wrote in message
...

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
"Lem" lemp40@unknownhost wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:12 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne
pounded out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the
system tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs
itself in the system tray and continues giving me balloon information
I don't want. Is there any way to stop it from settling into the
system tray? (I asked in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.)
All I want to do is run the scans when I choose to do so and deal
with the results myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program
monitoring". Close the program and restart your computer to make
sure it no longer runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at
Startup? I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps
re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I
have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I
didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files
are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two
options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?
You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



Hi Jo-Anne,

Is the icon only there while the program is running? If you close it
does it disappear? If so, it was probably designed that way to let you
know it was "working".

Also, if you have Windows SP3 installed, the c:\i386 folder may be an
old version. What are the dates of the average files? If most are
04/13/2008 - 04/14/2008, they are SP3 files. If they're older,
they're not. Check to see if you don't already have the SP3 files
usually located he
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

If so, you don't need the c:\i386 folder any longer.


--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

Thank you, Terry! Unfortunately, the Secunia icon stays in the system
tray even after the program is closed. Re SP3, yes, I do have a
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Do I really dare delete the
C:\i386 folder????!!

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

I haven't used Secunia PSI all that long, but as far as I can tell, even
if you uncheck the box to "Enable program monitoring," the only way to
stop the program after it has completed its scan is to right-click the
System Tray icon and select "Exit."

If I were you, I would *not* delete c:\i386. It's a little surprising
that Secunia finds anything there anyway -- other than a few basic
system utilities, most of the files in C:\i386 should be compressed and
not recognizable as "exe" files. What files is Secunia complaining
about?

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

Thank you, Lem! I guess I'll just continue exiting the program from the
system tray. That does work. And I won't try deleting C:\i386.

Some examples of files that Secunia found in the i386 folder on my new
laptop:

Macromedia Flash Player 4.x (ActiveX Control) at c:\i386\swflash.ocx
Adobe Flash Player 9.x (ActiveX Control) at c:\i386\Flash9e.ocx
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.x at c:\i386\msadox.dll
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 6.x at c:\i386\msxml6.dll
Sun Java JRE 1.6.x / 6.x (Requires uninstall) at c:\i386\java.exe

I told it to ignore them.

Thank you again,

Jo-Anne

Well if that was my computer I would uninstall (if possible) those old
versions listed and then DELETE any remaining remnants of them from the
i386 folder.

I like Secunia's efforts to keep us all safe and up-to-date.

Doug W.
-


Thank you, Doug! I updated what could be updated, uninstalled what could be
uninstalled, and even ran a Java cleanup program to get rid of old versions
still on the computer. But nothing I did affected the files in C:\i386. Is
it really OK to just delete the particular C:\i386 files pointed to by
Secunia?

Jo-Anne

Thank you again! I guess that's what I'll do. Seems like the program
shouldn't force one into doing it, but that's the way it is.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
As has already been pointed out, once you finish running a scan with
Secunia PSI you'll need to right click on the notification tray icon and
select Exit from the program to shut it down completely.

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system
tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself in
the system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't want.
Is there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray? (I asked
in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to do is run
the scans when I choose to do so and deal with the results myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program monitoring".
Close the program and restart your computer to make sure it no longer
runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at Startup?
I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps re-creating
itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?

You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

The date and time was 12/11/2008 10:19 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne
pounded out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:52 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:12 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system
tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself
in the system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't
want. Is there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray?
(I asked in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to
do is run the scans when I choose to do so and deal with the results
myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program
monitoring". Close the program and restart your computer to make sure
it no longer runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at
Startup? I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps
re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?
You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hi Jo-Anne,

Is the icon only there while the program is running? If you close it
does it disappear? If so, it was probably designed that way to let you
know it was "working".

Also, if you have Windows SP3 installed, the c:\i386 folder may be an
old version. What are the dates of the average files? If most are
04/13/2008 - 04/14/2008, they are SP3 files. If they're older, they're
not. Check to see if you don't already have the SP3 files usually
located he
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

If so, you don't need the c:\i386 folder any longer.


Thank you, Terry! Unfortunately, the Secunia icon stays in the system
tray even after the program is closed. Re SP3, yes, I do have a
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Do I really dare delete the
C:\i386 folder????!!

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne
Like I suggested, check the dates in the folder. If they're older than
the ones I stated, that i386 folder is no longer being used and you can
remove it, since you have SP3.



Looks like all the dates in the C:\i386 folder on the desktop computer are
2002, with maybe a couple 2003 in there (the year I bought the computer).
The dates in the C:\i386 folder on the new laptop (bought in mid-July) are
mainly 2004, with a smattering of earlier years and two dates in particular
for this year: 7/15/08 and 8/6/08.

Jo-Anne



Then that folder is from the original install. If you have the XP CD's,
it isn't needed since you've updated to SP3.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 10:19 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:52 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

"Terry R." wrote in message
...
The date and time was 12/11/2008 4:12 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne
pounded out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the
system tray on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs
itself in the system tray and continues giving me balloon information
I don't want. Is there any way to stop it from settling into the
system tray? (I asked in the Secunia forums but never got an answer.)
All I want to do is run the scans when I choose to do so and deal
with the results myself.

Jo-Anne

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
Open Secunia PSI and click on Advance next to Interface Mode in the
upper right hand corner of the window. Click on the Settings tab.
Uncheck "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" and "Enable program
monitoring". Close the program and restart your computer to make
sure it no longer runs on start up.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
Thank you, Shenan! But how do I turn it off so it won't run at
Startup? I tried unchecking it in msconfig, but it just keeps
re-creating itself.

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
My system is WinXP SP3. Secunia PSI keeps informing me that I
have
insecure and out-of-date files in the C:\i386 folder. From what
I've read, it looks like this folder is essentially the original
setup of the computer--what would be used to restore it if I
didn't
have an installation CD. I'm guessing that this means the files
are
never updated.
To deal with the constant reminders by Secunia, I see two
options:
delete the indicated files or tell Secunia to ignore them.

My choice would be to ignore them. Does that sound reasonable?
You could also update these files...
But telling Secunia to ignore them is fine.
(Personally - I would turn off Secunia and run it every-so-often
instead of having it run at startup.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hi Jo-Anne,

Is the icon only there while the program is running? If you close it
does it disappear? If so, it was probably designed that way to let you
know it was "working".

Also, if you have Windows SP3 installed, the c:\i386 folder may be an
old version. What are the dates of the average files? If most are
04/13/2008 - 04/14/2008, they are SP3 files. If they're older,
they're not. Check to see if you don't already have the SP3 files
usually located he
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

If so, you don't need the c:\i386 folder any longer.


Thank you, Terry! Unfortunately, the Secunia icon stays in the system
tray even after the program is closed. Re SP3, yes, I do have a
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Do I really dare delete the
C:\i386 folder????!!

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne
Like I suggested, check the dates in the folder. If they're older than
the ones I stated, that i386 folder is no longer being used and you can
remove it, since you have SP3.



Looks like all the dates in the C:\i386 folder on the desktop computer
are 2002, with maybe a couple 2003 in there (the year I bought the
computer). The dates in the C:\i386 folder on the new laptop (bought in
mid-July) are mainly 2004, with a smattering of earlier years and two
dates in particular for this year: 7/15/08 and 8/6/08.

Jo-Anne

Then that folder is from the original install. If you have the XP CD's,
it isn't needed since you've updated to SP3.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

Thank you again, Terry!

Jo-Anne

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:12:16 -0600, "Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com
wrote:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system tray
on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself in the
system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't want. Is
there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray? (I asked in the
Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to do is run the scans
when I choose to do so and deal with the results myself.
[snippage]

After closing Secunia PSI, right click the Secunia PSI system tray
icon, click "Exit", then when asked if you're sure you want to exit
click "Yes".

--
Luke

"Luke" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:12:16 -0600, "Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com
wrote:

Thank you, Nepatsfan! That worked to keep Secunia PSI out of the system
tray
on Startup. However, once I open the program, it installs itself in the
system tray and continues giving me balloon information I don't want. Is
there any way to stop it from settling into the system tray? (I asked in
the
Secunia forums but never got an answer.) All I want to do is run the scans
when I choose to do so and deal with the results myself.
[snippage]

After closing Secunia PSI, right click the Secunia PSI system tray
icon, click "Exit", then when asked if you're sure you want to exit
click "Yes".

--
Luke

Thank you, Luke! Great minds think alike. You and Nepatsfan came up with the
same solution.

Jo-Anne