folder opens on every boot

[Asp]

I installed a USB PCI-E card in my WinXP PC and ran the driver from:

https://www.via-labs.com/product_show.php?id=51

"WHQL Driver for VL800/801 & 805/806 USB 3.0 Host Controller. Compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8 32-bit and 64-bit."

I ran it twice (that may be significant). It required a reboot, and then the process continued, and asked for the location of two files:

viahub3.sys and WdfCoInstaller01009.dll 

Both of those I found in c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\system32\drivers.

Then  it seemed OK, and the USB sockets work.

But now, on every boot, this folder opens on the desktop: C:\Program Files\VIA, showing the setup folder created by the installer.

Nothing else happens. I close it and reboot: it is there again.

I looked in the Startup  folder and "Startup Control Panel" (https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/startup_cpl.html )

and couldn't see where it's being launched.

Any idea about how to stop it? And is it safe to delete the Setup folder? (I have the exe of the installer archived should I ever need to reinstall.)

 

Edited October 24, 2024 by Asp

[user57]

it might be an application that starts up this. try msconfig and look around 

[Asp]

Couldn't see anything related in msconfig. 

So I took a flyer and removed the folder. Rebooted and there was an error message about "igfxsrvc", which is part of Intel graphics. But everything seems to work, including the new USB sockets. 

Rebooted again and now no error message. Still no no idea that was happening ....

Edited October 25, 2024 by Asp

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Open regedit and look at your Run and RunOnce entries.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Also look in Task Manager's SERVICES tab and disable what looks out of place.

[tekkaman]

You can also use the tool called autoruns. There you can easy find the startup entries and services in one place.