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[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Gem35

tonedog, i had the SAME exact trouble you have .
Here is my thread, it's a bit down the tech support list.
tm.asp?m=1833565&mpage=2�
Only way i fixed it was to do a complete wipe of my hard drive and re-install windows.
It drove me batty trying to figure out what caused it.
Good luck.[8D]

Not sure it is the exact same problem - since you didn't mention a spyware program...

This is a drastic solution, but it would work...

[Gem35]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Gem35

tonedog, i had the SAME exact trouble you have .
Here is my thread, it's a bit down the tech support list.
tm.asp?m=1833565&mpage=2�
Only way i fixed it was to do a complete wipe of my hard drive and re-install windows.
It drove me batty trying to figure out what caused it.
Good luck.[8D]

Not sure it is the exact same problem - since you didn't mention a spyware program...

This is a drastic solution, but it would work...

I mentioned it in Thread III but we all know what happened to that.
I am convinced my PC had some type of spyware issue because it ran so sluggishly.
I also had installed SP 3 and since have not installed it on my fresh windows install.

[cato13]

after reinstallin about 5 times the problem seems to have gone away. up until now i had message delay set at one which meant turns were takin 5-10 mins to process. i would alt tab out until combat started and im sure this was the cause. ive now set message delay to the minumum setting and turns fly by now.

i still alt tab out but never while the turns are processing and im hopin this has solved it.

one big worry though is this iun6002.exe file. rtrapasso above suggested that this file is bad news and should be deleted. can all u guys check to see if u have this file in your windows folder?

evertime time i deleted it it would reappear when i installed witp which surely must mean that its part of the cd that i got from matrix which i bought at release.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

after reinstallin about 5 times the problem seems to have gone away. up until now i had message delay set at one which meant turns were takin 5-10 mins to process. i would alt tab out until combat started and im sure this was the cause. ive now set message delay to the minumum setting and turns fly by now.

i still alt tab out but never while the turns are processing and im hopin this has solved it.

one big worry though is this iun6002.exe file. rtrapasso above suggested that this file is bad news and should be deleted. can all u guys check to see if u have this file in your windows folder?

evertime time i deleted it it would reappear when i installed witp which surely must mean that its part of the cd that i got from matrix which i bought at release.

No - not necessarily.

EDIT: it is UNLIKELY your installation disc is infected.

1) Spyware hides in weird places - as noted above, Gem35 had to wipe his entire HD (new Windows installation) to get rid of his problem (but solved his problem by doing so - no problem with WITP installation after the reinstallation.)
2) AFAIK - no one else has gotten a virus/spyware from a WITP disc - i suppose it is remotely possible that Quality Control slipped up one time... but it is unlikely. If you have the same problem AFTER reinstalling windows when you install WITP, i'd say you have a case then, but until then, the possibility seems small.

[cato13]

ive now run several spyware tests with avg and spybot and it isnt showin any spyware.  why isnt this suspect file showin up as spyware?
 
im assumin deleting it wont have an adverse effects on the game?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

ive now run several spyware tests with avg and spybot and it isnt showin any spyware. why isnt this suspect file showin up as spyware?

im assumin deleting it wont have an adverse effects on the game?

Don't know - the info i got was from the website posted above... possibly there is another program that has the same name by coincidence. Or maybe the program is just not being picked up by your antispyware (this is not terribly uncommon in my experience). Gem35 implied that maybe he got his from Windows Xp Service Pack 3.

You can disable the program by changing the extension - if it is a program with an unfortunate coincidence in name, you could always restore it later if needed.

Or, you could copy the file to a disc (with nothing else on it) - and then delete it from the HD.

i don't think it is a WITP file... where is it located on your HD (what subdirectory/directory)?

EDIT: i'll check to see if it is a WITP file when i get home later today, but i don't think it is.

[cato13]

yeah id appreciate it if u could check to see if u have it.  its in the windows mains folder of my c: drive. ive never encountered anything like this before.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

yeah id appreciate it if u could check to see if u have it. its in the windows mains folder of my c: drive. ive never encountered anything like this before.

if it's there, i really, really, really doubt it is a WITP file.

[Nomad]

forget it

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

forget it

[&:]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

yeah id appreciate it if u could check to see if u have it.  its in the windows mains folder of my c: drive. ive never encountered anything like this before.

Just now checked - it is not a WITP file (and i have no copies of it on my computer, thank goodness.)

[cato13]

ok ive deleted it. il leave it in the recycle bin for a while before finally expelling it

[Nomad]

forget it again. I'll quit trying to help anyone.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

The problem is that iun6002.exe is NOT spyware or malware. It is part of an uninstaller package called Setup Factory 6.02. It was reported in 2003 as a virus but it was a false positive. By removing it, you may not be able to uninstall something that needs it. I have a copy of it on my computer in c:\windows and I have no problems at all. Most likely it is from installing an old program that used Setup Factory 6.02 which was used by a number of programs to properly install and uninstall.

Here is another link http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4718

Note that the user Corey is one of the developers of Setup Factory made by Indigo Rose.

Now, as long as it is just residing on your hard disk, it is no problem. But, you should do a CTL-ALT-DEL and click on the process tab. If you find it
on that list, you have a problem. Apparantly some spyware programs use the name to try and hide.

Sigh...

EDIT: According to his original problem description, the program WAS active... the error code related to ""iun6002.exe". abnormal program termination." (from tonedog's original post).

There is NO reason for that program to have been running if it was just an uninstaller program*... it should have been inactive, and thus not subject to having an abnormal termination.


*unless he was simultanously uninstalling a program just before or while trying to run WITP.

REEDIT - the other thing is that he mentioned trying to delete it previously, but it kept reappearing... if all this was accurate, this doesn't sound like just an uninstaller program.

[cato13]

the only time i would get that error message was when i was uninstallin witp. ive unsinstalled witp several times over the years and never had that message before so i admit i am a little worried about it now. and yes it did keep reappearing when i reinstalled witp.

ive checked task manager and i have no other dodgy programs runnin from what i can see. its an exe. program so somethin would have to trigger it to start runnin right?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

the only time i would get that error message was when i was uninstallin witp. ive unsinstalled witp several times over the years and never had that message before so i admit i am a little worried about it now. and yes it did keep reappearing when i reinstalled witp.

ive checked task manager and i have no other dodgy programs runnin from what i can see. its an exe. program so somethin would have to trigger it to start runnin right?

It isn't a WITP program as far as can be determined*... it could be somehow it was triggered inappropriately during the deinstall (probably since the original non-spyware program of that name was involved in deinstalling other programs), in which case it is still apparently interfering with the normal operations of the computer.

So - either it is spyware, or a malfunctioning program... either way, i'd say it is best disabled... if you feel you might need it in the future - just disable (change the extension to XXX or something instead of EXE.

(*i can not locate the file on my computer, which has several copies of WITP loaded.)

EDIT: i have an early CD version of WITP, but have downloaded all the upgrades since then... it IS vaguely possible this was included as a deinstall program in later CD versions, but i doubt it.

[rtrapasso]

Returning to a previous question: If you reboot, and check your task manager before loading any other programs - does this "iun6002.exe" show up?

[cato13]

i have an early cd version as well which i bought in july 04. no there isnt any sign on the problem program on task manager after a reboot. if it is spyware which im beginnin to doubt, is it possible that it might be startin up under a different program name?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: tonedog

i have an early cd version as well which i bought in july 04. no there isnt any sign on the problem program on task manager after a reboot. if it is spyware which im beginnin to doubt, is it possible that it might be startin up under a different program name?

i suppose anything is possible... however, if i've already removed it (as you mentioned) you are probably o.k. (even if it was spyware).

It shouldn't show up since you said you previous removed it, and i assume you didn't restore it.

IF you have put it back on your machine and it doesn't show up when you reboot then look in task manager, then probably it is just a malfunctioning program.

[WXMan]

I have a similar problem, but does not consist of spyware.  I've been playing WITP for over a year, downloading all patches:  No problem.  Month ago, I had to replace hard drive due to dreaded Blue screen.  I reloaded WITP and found it works great until I download the comprehensive patch 1804C.  That's when I get all Japanese icons, if being attacked, as a white square with a black triangle.  At one point, when going through reloads, would shut down NAV, but as soon as load patch the new Japanese stealth ships come into play.  Tried the windowed bit-no bit(e).  In fact, reloaded original WITP and have no problems.  Think will go with this until Admiral is released

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