Where on earth is the (Malicious Software Removal) Tool?

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Günter Huber

Soo,
I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels, the
Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea where I
can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software Removal Tool,
which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same situation WAS with
an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)

I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years now
and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.

What do you conclude?
Reagrds
G.
 
On XP MRT.exe in system32 folder.

--
Grzegorz Wiktorowski

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> Soo,
> I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels,
> the Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea
> where I can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software
> Removal Tool, which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same
> situation WAS with an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)
>
> I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years now
> and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.
>
> What do you conclude?
> Reagrds
> G.
>
 
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:34:51 +0100, Günter Huber wrote:

> Soo,
> I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels, the
> Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea where I
> can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software Removal Tool,
> which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same situation WAS with
> an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)
>
> I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years now
> and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.
>
> What do you conclude?

You don't want to know.

http://www.google.com/search?client...Removal+Tool&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
 
Thanks, Kayman,
I know where to find it online, but I´m stubborn enuf: If I automatically
download a new version every single month with the other bug fixes, I want
to KNOW where it´s locally and this is one example in case where the average
user should be able to take advantage, but it seems to take more than an
engineering degree...

Thanks again.
G.

"Kayman" <kayman~nospam~@operamail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:34:51 +0100, Günter Huber wrote:
>
>> Soo,
>> I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels,
>> the
>> Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea where I
>> can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software Removal Tool,
>> which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same situation WAS
>> with
>> an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)
>>
>> I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years now
>> and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.
>>
>> What do you conclude?
>
> You don't want to know.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?client...Removal+Tool&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
 
Thanks, Grzegorz,
this is SOOO weird. Is Joe Average supposed to find it there or do I
automatically download it with the bug fixes each and every month to create
traffic and more traffic when I go to Live then anyway?

And it makes me sick if I see MRT´s "progress"-bar going back and forth, NOT
giving you the slightest idea how far it has got, just MAYBE telling this
damn thing doesn´t hang...

<arrrrrrrrrrggghhh>
Thanks again.
G.

"Grzegorz Wiktorowski" <aaa@bbb.ccc> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> On XP MRT.exe in system32 folder.
>
> --
> Grzegorz Wiktorowski
>
> U¿ytkownik "Günter Huber" <guenter.huber@aon.at> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
> news:Oc41mWzXIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Soo,
>> I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels,
>> the Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea
>> where I can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software
>> Removal Tool, which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same
>> situation WAS with an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)
>>
>> I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years now
>> and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.
>>
>> What do you conclude?
>> Reagrds
>> G.
>>
>
>
 
"Günter Huber" <guenter.huber@aon.at> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Kayman,
> I know where to find it online, but I´m stubborn enuf: If I automatically
> download a new version every single month with the other bug fixes, I want
> to KNOW where it´s locally and this is one example in case where the
> average user should be able to take advantage, but it seems to take more
> than an engineering degree...
>
> Thanks again.
> G.
>
> "Kayman" <kayman~nospam~@operamail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1c51fopfuh4gt.1vbyfd0g5n6va$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:34:51 +0100, Günter Huber wrote:
>>
>>> Soo,
>>> I searched the Security Center, the Program Folder, the Control Panels,
>>> the
>>> Start menu and read the whole KB article and I still have no idea where
>>> I
>>> can find and start the downloaded, local Malicious Software Removal
>>> Tool,
>>> which, according to docs, should be on my computer. (Same situation WAS
>>> with
>>> an earlier version of the Transfer Manager!)
>>>
>>> I´ve been dealing professionally with PCs for 27 (twenty-seven) years
>>> now
>>> and I don´t regard myself as an idiot.
>>>
>>> What do you conclude?
>>
>> You don't want to know.
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?client...Removal+Tool&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
>
>
The malicious software removal tool has always been installed in the
system32 folder. Gee, I thought that was common knowledge.
Jim
 
"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> The malicious software removal tool has always been installed in the
> system32 folder. Gee, I thought that was common knowledge.
> Jim
>
So did I - that's where it said it would download to when I first did it -
and with out a degree.
But a post way back in time suggested one can download to disc - burn it
then drag onto your desktop - that way you don't have to search for it.
And, get rid of any others previously downloaded was also a suggestion.
Cant remember why - I think there was one occasion when a new update clashed
with the previously installed - but I get rid of the previous by delete to
the bin.
Its one of those self opening cab things - that's why it never shows in
Add/Remove like some have expected.

Antioch
 
"antioch" <antioch@home.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:Jfomj.5397$Rg1.4876@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com...
>
>> The malicious software removal tool has always been installed in the
>> system32 folder. Gee, I thought that was common knowledge.
>> Jim
>>
> So did I - that's where it said it would download to when I first did it -
> and with out a degree.
> But a post way back in time suggested one can download to disc - burn it
> then drag onto your desktop - that way you don't have to search for it.
> And, get rid of any others previously downloaded was also a suggestion.
> Cant remember why - I think there was one occasion when a new update
> clashed with the previously installed - but I get rid of the previous by
> delete to the bin.
> Its one of those self opening cab things - that's why it never shows in
> Add/Remove like some have expected.
>
> Antioch
>
In addition, MRT does not need any registry settings, environment variables,
etc. to work. Hence, there is no need for
a dedicated removal procedure. You just delete it. All that MS does when
it installs MRT is to copy it to the folder.
Jim
 
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