FAO rojash

[anotheoldgit]

Here is my answer to your earlier suggestion to my RUN AS pop-up problem, which has now gone into room 101.

Can you help further?

/// Got it in one rojash thank you very much. ///

/// I notice that an Icon has disappeared from the desktop, would that be a short-cut to "LG ODD Auto Firmware update"? ///

/// Would you now be good enough to explain exactly what this now deleted programme does/did? ///

[rojash]

It checks for updates to the firmware of your LG DVD/CD drive.
You don't need it, because:

A) Firmware updates are very rare

B) Updating firmware is a risky business (firmware is like software, but lives in a chip on the actual device, so it's halfway between software and hardware - if something goes wrong with a firmware update, you are likely to be left with a permanently wrecked piece of kit).

C) If you have any reason to suspect that a firmware update is desirable, you can go to the website, download and manually install it.

D) A change in Windows means that it causes a problem - probably it was badly written!

[rojash]

...sorry, missed one of your questions.
Yes, the icon that's disappeared is almost certainly the Autoupdate icon.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you so much rojash, you have explained it very well.

Never thought it had anything to do with my DVD draw.