Loadwc.exe, also known as Load WebCheck, customizes some of the settings in Internet Explorer. Loadwc.exe adds, removes, and updates subscriptions. Loadwc.exe also propagates settings for user profiles. After you restart your computer during Internet Explorer setup, Loadwc.exe copies Internet Explorer settings that need to be updated for each user profile. When this occurs, you receive the following message, where
profile is each profile on your computer:
Internet Explorer is preparing personalized settings for profile.
When you uninstall Internet Explorer, you receive the following status
message:
Internet Explorer is removing personalized settings for profile.
You receive this message when Loadwc.exe removes personalized settings for
Internet Explorer from each profile.
If you install the Windows Desktop Update component with Internet
Explorer, the updated Explorer.exe becomes responsible for the user profile update functionality of Loadwc.exe. When this occurs, Loadwc.exe is not loaded.
Internet Explorer 4.x
The following chart describes the Loadwc.exe file.
File Location Size Date Time Installed by
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Loadwc.exe Windows\System 16,592 bytes 9/18/97 11:28am Ie4_4.cab
Internet Explorer 5
The following chart describes the Loadwc.exe file.
File Location Size Date Time Installed by
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Loadwc.exe Windows\System 32,768 bytes 2/24/99 12:00am Ie_s4.cab