Runner file

I am getting the following message after my desktop comes up. "Runner file name(updates fromHP.exe lacks a "-( the app.id separator)
I am running windows XP on a new computer, so haven't met "Runner Files" before. Should I ignore this message?
Thanks for any helparial2

 

Run MsConfig and look in the Startups Tab for an update HP item and uncheck it. If that cures the error problem at boot, then check the location given by MsConfig for that command and go there and delete it. The command is obviously corrupted and you can do without it and run your own update checks manually.

If you have trouble finding the command causing the problem, click DoRunList.bat, then click Run (not necessary to download it unless you prefer) and it will cause a text file named startups.txt to appear on your desktop that will have the contents of the following Registry Keys in it:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

Copy/paste the contents of that file here for review.