[Full-disclosure] Windows Bugged
wayne dawson
waydaws at telus.net
Sun Oct 22 06:18:12 BST 2006
Guess 1 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a windows xp sp2 system. But every time I shut down there is
> wierd process CiceroUIWnd.exe that the system is unable to close. I
> have to close it using End Task. Is there a way so that I can find out
> whether my windows system is bugged / infected with viruses.
>
> Mordox
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That's MS fricken Office. That component is the Speech and handwriting
component. It's a little flaky, and has been known to hangs machines on
shutdown.
I assume you don't need it, so go into control panel > add remove > MS
Office > Change, and browse to Office Shared Features > Alternative User
Input > both Speech and Handwriting Recognition > select "not available"
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