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TONYYB
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« on: February 24, 2008, 07:25:42 PM »
 yathink Hi. I'm new here and this is my first problem post.
I have windows XP SP2 and for the last few days when I start my computer I get a message that says
SsIEFR.e Program not found Skipping Autocheck.  It doesn't seem to be causing any problems yet as the computer starts
and works fine so far. I'm wondering if it's something to worry about or should I just ignore it.
I've Googled it and there seems to be conflicting advice about it. yquestion
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 02:07:17 AM »
Do you have SpySweeper installed?

This topic on a forum I found has useful information about the problem:
http://www.castlecops.com/t142766-What_is_Ssiefr_e_in_Spy_Sweeper.html




Precise details about a registry edit are:

It is caused by a registry entry that is leftover from Spy Sweeper. You need
to edit the registry to prevent the error from ocurring. And you shouldn't
edit the registry if you are uncomfortable doing so (it's pretty safe as long
as you only change what you're supposed to).

You would open regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\SessionManager\BootExec
ute

Then change this value data: autocheck autochk * ssiefr.exe
To this: autocheck autochk *
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 03:13:08 AM »
I've never had Spysweeper but I did upgrade my Adaware to latest version and I think that's where the problem
came from. Thanks for your help Squeezebox. I'm not too sure about messing with the registry and I wonder if it's ok to
just ignore the message. The comment further down the page says that deleting ssiefr.e caused another message to appear. yworried
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 03:47:56 AM »
You could try a system restore to before you updated Adaware.

Instead of Adaware, install SuperAntispyware and Windows Defender.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 03:21:32 PM »
I used to have windows defender but it ran in the background so often and it used so much
resource that it slowed my computer to a crawl. I had to get rid of it.
I'll check out Superantispyware.  I tried to system restore but it wouldn't work. I'm going to try it again using older date and see what happens. What is Autocheck anyway? Is it important not to let it skip autocheck?
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 06:02:35 PM »
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I used to have windows defender but it ran in the background so often and it used so much resource that it slowed my computer to a crawl. I had to get rid of it.

Are you sure it wasn't something else causing the slowdown? I have installed Defender on lots of PC's, never had a problem.
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 12:46:55 PM »
Yes I'm sure.  My computer would be idle and the little light would be blinking like it was trying to solve the national debt.
So I opened the task manager and the only thing running was Defender. It would run like that at 100% for hours and trying to use the computer while it was running was like trying to talk to my ex wife. Frustrating as all heck!
So I uninstalled it and never had that problem again.  glupek2
So, is autocheck important or can I just ignore it like I do my ex wife? ylaugh
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 02:11:00 AM »
Autocheck is a version of check disk (chkdsk) that runs before the system starts.

You will need to edit the registry to stop the annoying message. Further details and a slightly clearer explanation of what to do etc are here:

http://www.diskeeperblog.com/archives/2007/04/program_not_fou.html

Windows Defender might just have been doing what it's supposed to do when you had 100% CPU use - scanning for malware.
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2008, 03:31:19 PM »
  Thank you, Squeezebox. I followed the instructions and
deleted everything after the entry 'autocheck autocheck* '
which was 'autocheck SsiEfre.e autocheck Isdelete Isdelete'
It worked! The message is gone from my startup.

About Defender,  When I had it installed it would run ALL the time. I even opened the program to see if it was scanning and it was idle. Some part of it was running in the background at all times.
I uninstalled it and reinstalled it twice with the same results so I gave up on it.

Thanks for the help. Glad I found this forum. hooray
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2008, 06:00:43 PM »
Well done - that's all sorted then.

Pleased to help you.
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