SIW - F.A.Q.

Q. What are the differences between versions?
A. See this page.
Q. Do you have an Affiliate Program?
A. Check the Affiliate Program page.
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:
  - Just delete the siw.exe file and that's it.
Q. How can I help to improve this tool?
A. Check this page.
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.
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:
Q. How can I find the Product Key for Office 2003 or Office 2007?
A. Under Licenses.
Q. Does SIW accept command line arguments?
A. See this.
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.
Q. Software --> Secrets freezes my computer. Why?
A. If Kaspersky Antivirus is running, stop it (or disable the "Proactive Defence").
Q. Why X reports SIW as Y?
A. Check Sunbelt CounterSpy, avast!, ClamAV, McAfee, Kaspersky or AVG.
I have no control over how the Antivirus companies classify SIW. When it's flagged by an AV program I send an e-mail to have it removed. Some do remove it and others ignore my request.
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.
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Q. How can I check the version of PCIDEVS file?
A. Tools --> Test --> Debug Info; PCI Database
Q. PCIDEVS used by SIW is old. How can I use the latest version?
A. Save PCIDEVS from here in the SIW's directory
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
Q. Is SIW written in Java (Basic)?
A. No, it isn't. SIW is 100% C++.