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SIW - F.A.Q.




  1. Q.  What are the differences between versions?
    A.  See this page.

  2. Q.  Do you have an Affiliate Program?
    A.  Check the Affiliate Program page.

  3. Q.  How can I uninstall SIW?
    A.  Use one of following methods:
    • If you've downloaded the version with Installer:
      • Use Add/Remove Program Control Panel Applet, or
      • Use "Uninstall SIW" from the "Start/All Programs/SIW" Menu
    • If you've downloaded the Standalone SIW:
      • Delete the siw.exe file

  4. Q.  How can I help to improve this tool?
    A.  Check this page.

  5. Q.  Why do I get the Can't open SiwIO.sys driver! error on Windows Vista 64 bits?
    A.  Check SIW on Windows Vista x64 page.

  6. Q.  Wireless SSID/Key is not shown. Why?
    A.  SIW is unable to show SSID/Key if the latest Intel Centrino Wireless Driver is installed.

  7. Q.  Where are the options saved?
    A.  In the siw_init.xml file located in:
    • Same Directory with siw.exe, or
    • One of the following Directories:
      • C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Roaming\gtopala\siw\ (Windows Vista)
      • C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\gtopala\siw\ (Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003)
      • C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\gtopala\siw\ (Windows 9x)

  8. Q.  How can I find the Product Key for Office 2003 or Office 2007?
    A.  Under Licenses.

  9. Q.  Does SIW accept command line arguments?
    A.  See this.

  10. Q.  If you are running Mcafee 8 VirusScan and you enabled the "Buffer Overflow Protection", you will not see the Icons on the left panel, the text in the "Warning!" and the "System Information" popup (Please see the  picture).  Why?
    A.  There is a known issue with McAfee VirusScan. It was fixed in the patch VSE80P11.

  11. Q.  Software --> Secrets freezes my computer. Why?
    A.  If Kaspersky Antivirus is running, stop it (or disable the "Proactive Defence").

  12. Q.  Why X reports SIW as Y?
    A.  Check  Sunbelt CounterSpy,  avast!,  ClamAV,  McAfee or  Kaspersky

  13. Q.  My firewall triggers an alarm (this program is trying to transmit e-mail messages). Why?
    A.  SIW checks if the local machine is running an SMTP server. A firewall may trigger a false alarm
    SIW checks if the local machine is running any of following servers: pcAnywhere, VNC, RDP, SQL Server, Oracle, HTTP, Telnet, SSH, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, LDAP, XDMCP.
    Click here to see a picture

  14. Q.  How can I check the version of PCIDEVS file?
    A.  Tools --> Test --> Debug Info; PCI Database

  15. Q.  PCIDEVS used by SIW is old. How can I use the latest version?
    A.  Save PCIDEVS from here in the SIW's directory

  16. Q.  Why does SIW show incorrect system information?
    A.  The reliability and accuracy of DMI information depends on the manufacturer of the motherboard or the computer (when a brand computer). When vendors do not take the time to fill in the DMI tables properly, all applications reading DMI will indicate the same wrong information. This is not the fault of SIW. Please check the following link: PC Pitstop

  17. Q.  Is SIW written in Java (Basic)?
    A.  No, it isn't. SIW is 100% C++.

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