Re: Windows program disappeared

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think you may be on to something, especially with this being Terminal
Services.  Maybe someone kicked off the update but their profile lacked the
authority to do the install.

On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Bob Crothers <bob.crothers@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Is it possible that firefox tried to update it'self and got confused in the
> process?  Eg: It did a remove than an install and the install aborted.
>
> Bob Crothers
> www.BJsBariatrics.Com
> ------------------------------------------
> “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
> miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
> - Michelangelo
>
>
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Not yet.  But I only reinstalled Firefox a couple of hours ago.  It took
> 11
> > months to disappear the first time. <g>
> >
> > I checked the Symantec logs and found nothing.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Tom Jedrzejewicz
> > <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > > No, we've used Symantec Endpoint Protection since last June.  What
> was
> > > > bizarre is that Firefox wasn't listed in the Add/Remove programs
> > dialog.
> > > Have you re-installed it?  If so, does the problem recur?
> > >
> > > ---------
> > > Tom Jedrzejewicz
> > > tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Norm Dennis <nhdennis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Jeff,
> > > > > I have seen similar things with anti-virus shutting down an
> > application.
> > > > > I plugged into a clients network and their anti-virus took a dislike
> > to
> > > > > some
> > > > > of the network tools I had on my laptop.
> > > > > Even stripped them out of a USB drive I used on a different
> occasion.
> > > > > Have you had a change or update to your system security?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Norm Dennis
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ]
> > > On
> > > > > Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 5 May 2010 8:43 PM
> > > > > To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> > > > > Subject: [PCTECH] Windows program disappeared
> > > > >
> > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Had a bizarre one.
> > > > >
> > > > > W2003 Server, virtual, in a terminal services environment.
>  Overnight
> > > > > Firefox disappeared.  Users shortcuts quit working, firefox.exe does
> > not
> > > > > exist on that server, and Firefox does not show up in add/remove
> > > programs.
> > > > > It's as if someone uninstalled it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I reinstalled and everyone's settings are intact.  Homepage,
> > bookmarks,
> > > > > etc.  Windows event viewers don't show anything.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone seen anything like this?  Is there someplace it's logged if a
> > > > > program
> > > > > is uninstalled?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jeff Crosby
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> > > > > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> > > > > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2853 - Release Date:
> > 05/04/10
> > > > > 14:27:00
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