MAD.EXE and matcli Startup Errors

Hello,

I've searched my hard drive and Googled these and found they may be
associated with the HP Photosmart drivers I installed. I'm not
intentionally running any automatic notifications of any kind, and want to
know if anyone knows if I can delete them.

"Matcli" is a DOS file ("Motive Chorus Command Line Interface" -- some kind
of instant support) that appears momentarily on the taskbar. "MAD has
caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff88396" that
follows a BLUE SCREEN Fatal Exception dealing with VxD WSOCK2(01).

MAD.exe is called "Motive Chorus Daemon" v. 5.01.01 and produces a log.

I will ask HP about this as well, but wanted to ask here first. I get the
impression sometimes that software/hardware companies want you to believe
that all their stuff is critical (or at least highly desireable), when it
may be functionally fine to remove it, especially if it's causing problems.

Thanks for any thoughts,
Ellen Hall

I'm not sure about the mad.exe you speak of, but it is a MS file and not associated
with HP.

Here's 2 articles from the MSKB:
XADM: System Attendant (Mad.exe) Stops in ScSetDeleted
http://support.microsoft.com/default...56&Product=w98

XCON: Mad.exe Reaches 100% After You Recalculate Routing
http://support.microsoft.com/default...18&Product=w98

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Brian A.

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"Ellen Hall" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've searched my hard drive and Googled these and found they may be
associated with the HP Photosmart drivers I installed. I'm not
intentionally running any automatic notifications of any kind, and want to
know if anyone knows if I can delete them.

"Matcli" is a DOS file ("Motive Chorus Command Line Interface" -- some kind
of instant support) that appears momentarily on the taskbar. "MAD has
caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff88396" that
follows a BLUE SCREEN Fatal Exception dealing with VxD WSOCK2(01).

MAD.exe is called "Motive Chorus Daemon" v. 5.01.01 and produces a log.

I will ask HP about this as well, but wanted to ask here first. I get the
impression sometimes that software/hardware companies want you to believe
that all their stuff is critical (or at least highly desireable), when it
may be functionally fine to remove it, especially if it's causing problems.

Thanks for any thoughts,
Ellen Hall

Yes, thank you, I left out the part about Microsoft Exchange. I have Win 98
SE, IE 6, OE 6, and don't knowingly have any dealings with MS Exchange.
It's also discussed by an ISP called Blueyonder, and referred to as a core
file used by their IST (Instant Support Tool) system. So perhaps it's part
of a communication tool for companies to communicate with their software
about updates (Dell discussion mentioned it, too.)

It doesn't appear to be an obvious startup program, although in Msconfig
there are 3 HP programs, and at least one of them looks like a
notifying/scheduling tool (instant update?).

I think I need to further research what I loaded with the printer that I may
have inadvertently said "yes" to.

Thanks for your links.

"Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message
...
I'm not sure about the mad.exe you speak of, but it is a MS file and not
associated
with HP.

Here's 2 articles from the MSKB:
XADM: System Attendant (Mad.exe) Stops in ScSetDeleted
http://support.microsoft.com/default...56&Product=w98

XCON: Mad.exe Reaches 100% After You Recalculate Routing
http://support.microsoft.com/default...18&Product=w98

--
Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Ellen Hall" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've searched my hard drive and Googled these and found they may be
associated with the HP Photosmart drivers I installed. I'm not
intentionally running any automatic notifications of any kind, and want
to
know if anyone knows if I can delete them.

"Matcli" is a DOS file ("Motive Chorus Command Line Interface" -- some
kind
of instant support) that appears momentarily on the taskbar. "MAD has
caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff88396"
that
follows a BLUE SCREEN Fatal Exception dealing with VxD WSOCK2(01).

MAD.exe is called "Motive Chorus Daemon" v. 5.01.01 and produces a log.

I will ask HP about this as well, but wanted to ask here first. I get
the
impression sometimes that software/hardware companies want you to
believe
that all their stuff is critical (or at least highly desireable), when
it
may be functionally fine to remove it, especially if it's causing
problems.

Thanks for any thoughts,
Ellen Hall

Have a look here at the explanations of startup apps to help determine if you need
them or not.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

You could also check http://www.answersthatwork.com *Although at this moment I am
unable to get to it.

--
Brian A.

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http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Ellen Hall" wrote in message
...
Yes, thank you, I left out the part about Microsoft Exchange. I have Win 98
SE, IE 6, OE 6, and don't knowingly have any dealings with MS Exchange.
It's also discussed by an ISP called Blueyonder, and referred to as a core
file used by their IST (Instant Support Tool) system. So perhaps it's part
of a communication tool for companies to communicate with their software
about updates (Dell discussion mentioned it, too.)

It doesn't appear to be an obvious startup program, although in Msconfig
there are 3 HP programs, and at least one of them looks like a
notifying/scheduling tool (instant update?).

I think I need to further research what I loaded with the printer that I may
have inadvertently said "yes" to.

Thanks for your links.

"Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message
...
I'm not sure about the mad.exe you speak of, but it is a MS file and not
associated
with HP.

Here's 2 articles from the MSKB:
XADM: System Attendant (Mad.exe) Stops in ScSetDeleted
http://support.microsoft.com/default...56&Product=w98

XCON: Mad.exe Reaches 100% After You Recalculate Routing
http://support.microsoft.com/default...18&Product=w98

--
Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Ellen Hall" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've searched my hard drive and Googled these and found they may be
associated with the HP Photosmart drivers I installed. I'm not
intentionally running any automatic notifications of any kind, and want
to
know if anyone knows if I can delete them.

"Matcli" is a DOS file ("Motive Chorus Command Line Interface" -- some
kind
of instant support) that appears momentarily on the taskbar. "MAD has
caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff88396"
that
follows a BLUE SCREEN Fatal Exception dealing with VxD WSOCK2(01).

MAD.exe is called "Motive Chorus Daemon" v. 5.01.01 and produces a log.

I will ask HP about this as well, but wanted to ask here first. I get
the
impression sometimes that software/hardware companies want you to
believe
that all their stuff is critical (or at least highly desireable), when
it
may be functionally fine to remove it, especially if it's causing
problems.

Thanks for any thoughts,
Ellen Hall