How can i fix a problem on my HP 6735 coputer?

Matt Gerrans wrote those programs for HP and has apologized for giving them scary names and writing scarier comments in their properties windows.

Copied from a blog, Matt writes:

> While I did write a program called Terminator that can be> found in the c:\hp\bin directory of most HP and Compaq> computers, it is not at all dangerous and moreover,> doesn't run on its own. It is only used by installer> programs when you re-install a piece of software, using> the Application Recovery feature. It can be used to> close one program and that's how the installer uses it.> For example, if you want to re-install WinDVD, the> he installer might first call Terminator, asking it to> close WinDvd (if it is running), before trying to> re-install it. By itself, my program does nothing; even> if you run it, it will only show you how to use it, but> not actually do anything. I wrote it and many of the> others in the c:\hp\bin directory for HP, as part of the> process that sets up all the software on the computer at> the factory and allows for recovery subsequently.> > By the way, any program can become infected by a virus,> but none of the programs I've written are viruses. Any> one of them could be infected by a virus, just like any> other program, but they are not themselves viruses.> > The Terminator in the second link you give is not my> program and has absolutely nothing to do with me. The> window title "Mattias Utilities: Terminator" is an> unfortunate coincidence that probably leads to further> confirmation of your fears, but my name is not "Mattias"> -- that is another person and it is a different program> (with the same name). The one I wrote is not freeware> and does not shutdown Windows. I don't offer support for> it and I don't solicit or accept $5.00 payments for it.> > There is nothing stopping you from deleting Terminator, if> you want to.> > When this OT thread started here, I started a lengthy> description of Terminator (mine, not the other one),> Killwind, Spawn, Sleep, cloaker, fondlewindow and all the> other utility programs in c:\hp\bin, but I've been too> busy to get it finished. I'll finish it up and put a> link to it here soon.> > I've also asked HP to add a FAQ or a page describing these> things (and even offered to write it up) somewhere in> their support area, but they've not done it. I'll keep> trying, because I think HP's web site is the best place> for such information.

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Now Michael, I have an HP Pavillion 9870 and use McAfee and here's what I did to QUARANTINE those files so I could experiment how my Windows ME would behave w/o them.

Disable System Restore
Restart in Safe Mode
Run Scan C:\_Restore
Quarantine files
Re-enable System Restore
Restart
Files are now quarantined J

alpg2752@yahoo.com
January 2005