arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe

Original Message

Name: TurnRight
Date: November 16, 2003 at 20:12:23 Pacific
Subject: arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe
OS: Win2k Pro SP4
CPU/Ram: P4 / 512

Comment:

In you've installed, or tried to install, SP4 to your Win2k platform, you will find some "left over" (?) files in your C:\ root folder:
arcsetup.exe -- 160kb
arcldr.exe -- 147kb
Anyone have an idea what these are and, more importantly, can I delete them? I -did- rename them, just to see if any application reported an error .. but nothing has happened in nearly 6 months.
Thank you.

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Response Number 1

Name: sam
Date: December 3, 2003 at 09:25:43 Pacific
Subject: arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe

Reply: (edit)

Did you ever get an answer on this? I was wondering myself.

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Response Number 2

Name: Geo
Date: December 8, 2003 at 05:33:19 Pacific
Subject: arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe

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It's not part of Windows, hackers are using your machine for a game server. I think. I'm still getting to the bottom of it, but you can check out the link below (or google arcsetup.exe for yourself).
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:7h0xvFJSHG4J:www.arccorp.com/forms/iar/iarreadme.pdf+arcsetup&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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Response Number 3

Name: Geo
Date: December 8, 2003 at 05:43:51 Pacific
Subject: arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe

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ARC stands for Airlines Reporting Corporation. Free flights?

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Response Number 4

Name: AlbertdeGroot
Date: December 8, 2003 at 23:19:18 Pacific
Subject: arcsetup.exe and arcldr.exe

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These files are used when you activate the options "Windows Recovery Console" at boot time.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 238359
Described in the technet site of Microsoft, search for "arcsetup.exe".
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx

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