Each release of the tool helps detect and remove current, prevalent malicious software. This malicious software includes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Microsoft uses several metrics to determine the prevalence of a malicious software family and the damage that can be associated with it.

Regsvr32 is a command-line utility to register and unregister OLE controls, such as DLLs and ActiveX controls in the Windows Registry. Regsvr32.exe is installed in the %systemroot%\System32 folder in Windows XP and later versions of Windows. The 64-bit version is %systemroot%\System32\regsvr32.exe.

If installation doesn't start automatically, browse the disc to find the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe or Install.exe. Open the file to start installation. Insert the disc into your PC, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

When you start your computer successfully, the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once daily.

On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, the Svchost.exe process that hosts Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service may crash. Additionally, an event entry that includes the following message is added to the Application log: Also, the following other services that run in the same Svchost.exe process also fail:

Provides a hotfix for a problem in which the conhost.exe process crashes when an application exits on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Fixes an issue in which you may find the WMI Provider Host program (Wmiprvse.exe) crashes on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has the NLB feature installed.

Cipher.exe is a command-line tool (included with Windows 2000) that you can use to manage encrypted data by using the Encrypting File System (EFS). As of June 2001, Microsoft has developed an improved version of the Cipher.exe tool that provides the ability to permanently overwrite (or "wipe") all of the deleted data on a hard disk.

When a NTDS Settings conflicting (CNF) object is created in the Active Directory, the Lsass.exe process may crash and unexpectedly reboot the Domain Controller. Additionally, the following events are logged in the System log: Log Name: Application. Source: Application Error. Date: DateTime. Event ID: 1000. Task Category: Application Crashing Events

You create a self-expanding .exe file by using the IExpress program on the computer. In this situation, the file cannot be executed on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. For example, consider the following scenario: