Is my comp infected with a virus???

[k9]

Hi
Today I was trying to open System Configuration Editor, so I opened Run -> sysedit -> OK. But I got the following error msg.

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16 bit Windows Subsystem
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SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers. Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
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Close Ignore
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Next I clicked Ignore and then System Configuration Editor opened for a second and then closed. I guessed that there might be some virus which is preventing sysedit to be opened and I checked my task manager and found three new processes - wowexec.exe, sysedit.exe and ntvdm.exe.

Then I checked process explorer and AnVir task manager but the processes sysedit.exe and wowexec.exe were not shown, only ntvdm.exe was shown. Why is that??? Also can someone tell me why did I get that 16 bit Windows Subsystem error msg and if my pc is infected with a virus or trojan or something else. I used Kaspersky to scan but I didn't find any viruses (I scanned system32 folder only)

When I do "End process tree" on ntvdm.exe, all the three processes are killed.

Thanx!
K9

[Odie]

I think you can sleep sound tonight.

wowexec.exe and ntvdm.exe provides an environment for a 16 bit process which you run on a 32 platform. Sysedit is such a process.

PS. Run mscofig instead.

[Raymond]

Hmmm, no one really uses sysedit nowadays. MSCONFIG would be better.