dumprep 0 -u???

[darkop16]

Hi my first post

well i seem to have caught something and can't get rid of it. The file name is dumprep 0 -u.

I found it my looking in my system configuration startup tab. I unchecked it but when i restarted my computer it rechecked itself. The reason I didn't post in the virus section is because the same issue was posted in this section a while back but it wasn't answered enough for me to do anything about it.

old tread

I updated and ran micrsoft antispyware, spybot search and destory, outpost firewall, and i cleaned up my registry with Tweaknow. Done of them found the file.

Also, I havn't experinced any problems except memory errors which i think is due to the power surge I had a couple of nights ago.
I havn't installed anything for a while so im pretty sure its not supposed to be there.

Can someone please help me figure out what this is and how to get rid of it.

Thanx

 

[talldude123]

you made a new username?

according to google, it seems to not be a virus, and an okay thing. The 0 -u at the end is probably just computer language.

 

[darkop16]

no i just found this site a while back...this is my only account.

So if it is okay why can't I uncheck it under msconfig startup?

I have never seen this file in my startup programs until about a week ago.

So would it really mean one of my hard drvies might give out(read old thread link for more info)???

 

[SHAWN]

As a post in that link states:

Description:
dumprep.exe forms a part of Microsoft Windows XP (and later versions), in-built fault logging software. Upon serious errors this program will write the details to a text file and request the information be sent to Microsoft. This program is a non-essential system process, and is installed for third party use.

 

[Crysalis]

you can disable it from startup, but it will always come on when a program crashes... it writes a log. I'm not sure why it would come up in startup though... take it out.

 

[darkop16]

I think you are right because when i booted my computer today...dumprep was unchecked and not running.

I just didn't want a virus or adware on my computer since ive got a LAN party this weekend.

Thanx for the help

 

[Crysalis]

yea... dumprep is a normal process. Nothin to worry about. It is actually very helpful... it writes a very detailed log.

 

[RatherUseLinux]

mine has a -k at the end as; dumprep 0 -k what is the K for?