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pandora
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      08-15-2006
Using Win XP: In June (could not find it then on a "search" and now again
Aug, Win Update has said it successfully installed Windows Malicious Spyware
Removal Tool" but I can't fnd it anywhere. What do I do? and ensure all the
Updates are actually there?
Thanks in advance.
 
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Stu
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      08-15-2006
It should be residing in your WINDOWS/SYSTEM32 directory under the name
MRT.EXE. Have you checked there?

Stu

"pandora" wrote:

> Using Win XP: In June (could not find it then on a "search" and now again
> Aug, Win Update has said it successfully installed Windows Malicious Spyware
> Removal Tool" but I can't fnd it anywhere. What do I do? and ensure all the
> Updates are actually there?
> Thanks in advance.

 
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PA Bear
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      08-15-2006
The MSRT downloads, runs, then goes away. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


pandora wrote:
> Using Win XP: In June (could not find it then on a "search" and now again
> Aug, Win Update has said it successfully installed Windows Malicious
> Spyware Removal Tool" but I can't fnd it anywhere. What do I do? and
> ensure all the Updates are actually there?
> Thanks in advance.


 
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antioch
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      08-15-2006

"pandora" <> wrote in message
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> Using Win XP: In June (could not find it then on a "search" and now again
> Aug, Win Update has said it successfully installed Windows Malicious
> Spyware
> Removal Tool" but I can't fnd it anywhere. What do I do? and ensure all
> the
> Updates are actually there?
> Thanks in advance.


If you need to 'see' it somewhere, for piece of mind, put a shortcut on your
desktop - right click and look in properties, then version, make a note of
the number, then the next time you are offered the latest version, you can
check it out.
Rgds
Antioch


 
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