Startup program entry details:

Message Center Plus (MCPLaunch.exe)

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

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Description:

Launcher for Message Center Plus "which alerts you when conditions arise on your computer that require your attention" on IBM/Lenovo ThinkCentre desktops, Thinkpad notebooks and Value Line systems. Message Center Plus will periodically scan a Lenovo server for new messages that are appropriate for your system and never collects or transmits any information about you or your computer

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: Message Center Plus
• Data: C:\Program Files\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): MCPLaunch
• Startup Item (Vista): Message Center Plus
• Command: C:\Program Files\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start

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

• Name: Message Center Plus
• Startup Value: C:\Program Files\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Message Center Plus] C:\Program Files\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Message Center Plus] C:\Programme\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Message Center Plus] C:\Archivos de programa\LENOVO\Message Center Plus\MCPLaunch.exe /start

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\LENOVO\Message Center Plus
• File properties "Description": Message Center Plus Launcher
• Purpose: System notification
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Lenovo
• Product(s): Message Center Plus
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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