startup item (msconfig) LGHMALL

[vois2]

I'm helping to set up a family member's out-of-the-box new HP Pavilion laptop. It came with XP installed.

Two questions:
(1) There is an msconfig Startup Item called ' lghmall ' which executes a dialogue-silent command of:
regedit.exe /s \appl.zip\tools\logon\lghmall.reg
The registry location of this command is of course with the other Startup items, in HK_Local_Machine/Software/... where it shows up as an AutoLogon Reg_SZ.

Anyone know what this is?

(2) Should the programs or file folders 'Virtua Cop 2' and 'Virtual Cop 3' be in the Documents and Settings file folder on a brand new installation of XP?

(3) The family member bought this machine in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). It comes with an XP installation CD - are (1) and (2) above signs of a bootlegged CD?

Thanks in advance.

[thedon57]

Hi try customer help line at microsoft they will probably be able to tell you.

[Disk_Contented]

It certainly sounds that way to me.
I would remove the entry and check the system for anything dodgy.

[sp_100]

If you have Windows XP CD and some time to invest, get fresh drivers from the manuf. web site and reinstall OS from scratch.

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