Startup details - Norton Disk Doctor (NDD32.EXE)

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Startup program entry details:

Norton Disk Doctor (NDD32.EXE)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

For further information on how to identify and disable startup programs please visit the Introduction page.

Description:

Norton Disk Doctor from older versions of Norton Utilities (either as a standalone product or as part of Norton SystemWorks) - which "diagnoses and repairs a variety of disk problems. It performs several tests, checking everything from the disk's partition table to its physical surface. If Norton Disk Doctor finds a problem, it notifies you before making repairs. If you check Automatically Fix Errors, Norton Disk Doctor makes the necessary repairs automatically"

Startup information:

Common/User Startup (Start → All Programs → Startup)

Shortcut location (XP): C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Norton Disk Doctor.lnk
Shortcut location (Vista/7): N/A
Target: "C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE" /q

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

Startup Item (XP): Norton Disk Doctor
Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
Command: C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NDD32.EXE /q

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

Name: Norton Utilities for Windows
Link Command: C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE /q

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.LNK = C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.LNK = C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Basic Edition\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.LNK = C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.lnk = C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.LNK = C:\Programas\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.lnk = C:\Archivos de programa\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Norton Disk Doctor.LNK = C:\Programmer\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NDD32.EXE

Other information:

File location: %FilePath%
File properties "Description": Norton Shared Component
Purpose: Disk utility
Program disable option: Options → General → Startup options → deselect "Start automatically with Windows"
Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
Vendor/Publisher: Symantec Corporation
Product(s): Norton Utilities, Norton SystemWorks
Tested: Yes

Note:

%FilePath% - refers to the location where the file is stored

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