I ran another search & also found VGX.DLL in Program files\Common Files. File
Version:7.0.5730.13
Is this a type of Spyware?
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Ray


"Rays" wrote:

> Hi PA Bear. Yes this is a new computer made to spec. WinXP SP3 was already
> installed along with IE7. whether it was installed before IE7, I'm not sure.
> I ran a search in Windows\System32 but no luck. I then ran a search in
> Windows itself for VGX.DLL & found two files both the same in the software
> Distribution folder & copied this: 7.0.6000.20628. What next? By the way
> thanks for your help.
> I read earlier messages on this particular update and it was mentioned about
> running spuninst.exe to uninstall IE7. Is this not a registry cleaner?
> --
> Ray
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Is this a brand-new computer or a used/new-to-you computer?
> >
> > Did you install WinXP SP3 manually (versus via Windows Update)? Did you
> > install SP3 before you installed IE7?
> >
> > Open Windows Explorer to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 <=this folder and run a Search
> > (CTRL+F) for VGX.DLL. Right-click on the found file (if found) & select
> > Properties | Version, copy the version to your clipboard and paste it into a
> > reply to this thread.
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> >
> >
> > Rays wrote:
> > > I recently bought another computer which doesn't get used much only for
> > > games etc. It updated windows updates ok until until some weeks back. Then
> > > it kept asking me to update security update KB938127 for IE7. However
> > > every
> > > time I do it fails! On investigating further and trying to update by
> > > another method, it says 'this file is not compatable with your system'.
> > > Why
> > > is this? I've done virus checks and everything seems clean.
> > > In fact my system works fine other than this little hiccup. I use Windows
> > > XP
> > > Pro & service pack 3. Any help please?
> >
> >