"End Program - sw"
End Program - sw Anyone have any idea what this may be; has started to mysteriously turn up on computer shutdown? ...No luck with a web search, apart from one guy on a forum with a similar problem (unanswered). Thanks. |
Couple of suggestions after lots of browsing the net !
Search your PC for "sw.exe" - if its there right click / properties to see if there is any info to help identify what it is / what it does / when and where it came from. It could be something to do with a program using a "Scrolling Window", and equally it could be connected with SideWinder joystick software if you have such equipment installed. Have you installed any new software / hardware recently ? http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../Coconutty.jpg |
Not getting it myself, but it appears to have popped up fairly recently (MS patch!!??).
Keep an eye on http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...&enterthread=y ? |
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Yes that's the "guy" I mentioned in the opening post, but have found a number of similar one's since, all with no answer/solution. ...You've hit the nail on the head in that there is definitely something 'a bit recent' about all this; confirmed by current dates on the above mentioned queries. Coconutty . . . . . Yes, my first thought was to search or try to 'Run' sw.exe, to no avail. No, re. SideWinder, or hardware/software, apart from a 3G datacard a good few weeks back now. I have a suspicion about Scrolling Windows only in that I keep coming across passing references to it, but haven't a clue where to start there, re. my own computer. |
The thot plickens! from Google:
http://www.greatis.com/appdata/u/s/sw.exe.htm |
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Oooooooooh; thanks (!) ........which led me to: http://www.symantec.com/images/masthead/logo.gif HERE Relevant bit of removal tool below. No sign of anything in the 'Run' or 'Software' parts of the Registry (d & e), however there is in f & g. ...But I'm doubly confused because although I have '...\Current Control Set\Enum' with "SW" subkey, I also have 'Current Control Set(s) 001, 002 and 003, two of which also have the subkey but with no instructions to delete (which I am reluctant to do as they all seem Microsoft Audio/Media related, or using such). ????? a. Click Start > Run. (The Run dialog box appears.) b. Type regedit c.Then click OK. (The Registry Editor opens.) d.Navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Run In the right pane, delete the value: "SSConfig" = "SW.exe" e. Navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software In the left pane, delete the subkey: "SW" f. Navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum In the left pane, delete the subkey: "SW" g. Navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\kmixer\ Enum In the right pane, delete the value: "0" = "SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96d8-00AA0051E51D}\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195-0020AFD156E4}" h. Exit the Registry Editor. i. Restart the computer. |
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Don't know if I'm grasping at straws, but Macromedia (as now in Adobe FlashPlayer) have a SwInstall entry on my Registry, leading to 'Northcode Inc' and 'UnH Solutions'. ...The former is part of FlashPlayer (apparently) and the latter a As they are swf orientated, just wondering if they account for the 'SW' ControlSet entries (?). RegCleaner 4.3 by Jouni Vuorio Author : Macromedia Software : SwInstall Age : Old If you choose to remove this item these keys would be removed HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\SwInstall HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Northcode Inc\SWF Studio\QueuedForDelete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Northcode Inc\SWF Studio\Variables HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Northcode Inc\SWF Studio HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnH Solutions\SWF Cache Viewer HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnH Solutions\SWF Opener\Recent File List HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnH Solutions\SWF Opener\Settings HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnH Solutions\SWF Opener |
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