Windows 7 has a new trick 2

[OfficeAnimal]

When I boot my machine I get this message

Does anyone recognize it? There is no indication what sends the message, and it does not seem to inhibit anything.

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[OfficeAnimal]

Download the pic from here. I can't get this forum to upload images into the posting.

"Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

 

[guitarzan]

The message seems too generic to determine where it's from. If you are comfortable doing so, you can use MSCONFIG to examine the Startup items loading, maybe something stands out (explanation below):

http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_win7.html

A malware scan might help also.

 

[strongm]

Nothing in the event logs?

 

[goombawaho]

Autoruns is more detailed and easier to view startup items than msconfig.

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[OfficeAnimal]

Hi guitarzan, msconfig does not show anything unusual, and my weekly MalwareBytes run was clean.

goombawaho, what is Autoruns?

strongm, how do I find these event logs?

Thanks for the assistance, folks, but please do not assume that I was born knowing the things you know about computers. Sadly, this is not so. I have to rely on the guidance of others.

"Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

 

[xwb]

Event logs - from the prompt, type eventvwr.

 

[OfficeAnimal]

Hi xwb

There is a regular error at startup which Event Viewer shows as
this dialog.

I don't know what this thing is, or even if I need it.

Would someone please explain for me?

Thanks

"Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

 

[2ffat]

Akamai is a peer to peer streaming program that is used by other programs like Netflix that stream video, etc. to your computer. You may have to take ownership of the directory in question before the program can install properly. If you uninstall it, you may also have to uninstall the program that installed it.




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[goombawaho]

How you find everything else in the world - Google: autoruns

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[OfficeAnimal]

Hi number 1,229

I checked out Akamai Troubleshooting - all clean.

Thanks for the info.

"Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

 

[OfficeAnimal]

It seems to be fixed, and here is the story for anyone following this thread.

I run Google Talk as a modern version of Biff (who remembers Biff?). I recently had my Gmail account hacked and changed the password, forgetting that the automatic login to Google Talk uses the same password. As a consequence, Google Talk could not log in automatically and sent me the message (above). Changing the password on Google Talk seems to have solved the problem - leastways, I am not getting that warning dialog at the moment.

Shame on Google for not specifying that it was Talk that sent the message. It's pretty hard to fix something if you do not know what is causing the problem.

Anyway, all seems to be well now. Thanks to the folk who offered suggestions.

"Truth will sooner come out from error than from confusion."
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)