What is '\Program Files\XEROX\NWWIA', and how do I get rid of it?

Read the article that everyone's commenting on.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed for comments on this article.

I found that the easiest thing is to boot windows in safe mode and then delete the folders through command prompt... Thats just me though.

tedstyle

God bless you!

Thank you!

Yes!!
thank u!!!
it worked out great!!!

This folder and \Program Files\microsoft frontpage\version 3.0\bin both reappear, even if deleted in safe mode from command prompt. Is the situation similar for the frontpage folder (also completely empty with no other folders in it and no frontpage of any version installed on the PC) as it is with the xerox one?

Yes, surprising to say that works for microsoft frontpage\version 3.0\bin as well. Thanks and good luck.

Process Explorer can be found here: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
Go to the very bottem, and find your O/S.

Just follow tedstyle's directions. very straight forward.

Thanks for setting my mind at ease!

I don't like that it's there, but so long as it is not actually spyware / a trojan / other malware I'm not going to bother getting rid of it.

I deleted it in safe mode but it just came back when I rebooted in normal mode. I swear when I removed it and surfed in safe mode my adware stopped; I assumed it had something to do with it...I guess not.

I did the following: Re-named the .dll files, I've used 12 Ghosts Shredder to then remove those after reboot. It still wouldn't let me remove Xerox, or nwwia folders. I've just stopped the WIA snap in. Hope that works, and if not.. Maybe I have to turn off system restore??

try http://www.archive.freeola.com/m.p.w.general/nwwia.shtml

To post a comment on "What is '\Program Files\XEROX\NWWIA', and how do I get rid of it?", please return to that article's main page.