full-disclosure - Re: Windows Bugged

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Message-ID: <453AFF14.9050708@telus.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:18:12 -0700
From: wayne dawson <waydaws@...us.net>
To: Guess 1 <mordox@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Windows Bugged

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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