MMTASK.TSK: Lots of questions.
 

Lengthy, for which I apologize.

Following the MS KB891711 debacle I noticed while inspecting the accumulated
log produced by ScanDefrag that MMTASK.TSK was also not terminating when
ScanDefrag ran (the other was KB891711 itself). MMTASK is not in the
startup list but Process Explorer always reports it in its list of running
processes. I understand that MMTASK is a "Multimedia Background Task
Support Module" and there are numerous caveats against its being deleted.
So what's calling this module anyway? Process Explorer shows it as the only
one in the list with the generic windows icon (if that's significant). Is
its failure to terminate, as reported by ScanDefrag, in any way responsible
for ScanDefrag itself to run longer than ever before? (About 20+ minutes
recently against 4-5 minutes previously.)

MMTASK is the only *.TSK filetype found on my computer, which is somewhat
interesting because I didn't think it would be unique, but maybe this is
okay.

I can, of course, rename MMTASK.TSK to something else so that no other
program can find it, but is this advisable?

I only run (or try to run) ScanDefrag after the computer fails to shut down
properly (alternatively defrag in Safe Mode which runs all right but
scrambles all my desktop icons). Apparently MMTASK began to fail under
ScanDefrag late in January, never before that and consistently thereafter.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Ken Bland

"Justin Thyme" wrote in message
...

I inadvertently wrote "defrag" in this next-to-last paragraph when I
intended "...scan disk in Safe Mode..." Most readers will probably
understand the proper intent.

Ken Bland

I only run (or try to run) ScanDefrag after the computer fails to shut
down
properly (alternatively defrag in Safe Mode which runs all right but
scrambles all my desktop icons). Apparently MMTASK began to fail under
ScanDefrag late in January, never before that and consistently thereafter.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Ken Bland

Windows starts it and you can't get it not to (I've tried); no clue why,
but try running ScanDefrag in Restricted mode.

Rick

Justin Thyme wrote:
Lengthy, for which I apologize.

Following the MS KB891711 debacle I noticed while inspecting the accumulated
log produced by ScanDefrag that MMTASK.TSK was also not terminating when
ScanDefrag ran (the other was KB891711 itself). MMTASK is not in the
startup list but Process Explorer always reports it in its list of running
processes. I understand that MMTASK is a "Multimedia Background Task
Support Module" and there are numerous caveats against its being deleted.
So what's calling this module anyway? Process Explorer shows it as the only
one in the list with the generic windows icon (if that's significant). Is
its failure to terminate, as reported by ScanDefrag, in any way responsible
for ScanDefrag itself to run longer than ever before? (About 20+ minutes
recently against 4-5 minutes previously.)

MMTASK is the only *.TSK filetype found on my computer, which is somewhat
interesting because I didn't think it would be unique, but maybe this is
okay.

I can, of course, rename MMTASK.TSK to something else so that no other
program can find it, but is this advisable?

I only run (or try to run) ScanDefrag after the computer fails to shut down
properly (alternatively defrag in Safe Mode which runs all right but
scrambles all my desktop icons). Apparently MMTASK began to fail under
ScanDefrag late in January, never before that and consistently thereafter.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Ken Bland

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Windows starts it and you can't get it not to (I've tried); no clue why,
but try running ScanDefrag in Restricted mode.

Rick

Restricted mode is the *only* way I can get ScanDefrag to run and even then,
MMTASK doesn't terminate.

Thanx,

Ken Bland

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/pr...mtask.tsk.html

http://www.liutilities.com/products/...ibrary/mmtask/

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"Justin Thyme" wrote in message
...

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Windows starts it and you can't get it not to (I've tried); no clue why,
but try running ScanDefrag in Restricted mode.

Rick

Restricted mode is the *only* way I can get ScanDefrag to run and even
then,
MMTASK doesn't terminate.

Thanx,

Ken Bland

Ken,
With regard to your scrambled icons, give this little app a try, it
will put your icons back to their original positions after being in the Safe
Mode. The app is Iconoid, free, from http://www.sillysot.com/ . Word of
caution, don't do the "Icon Dance" feature.......it's a real drain, but, the
other features are great.
Heirloom, old and have a hole in my haircut

"Justin Thyme" wrote in message
...

"Justin Thyme" wrote in message
...

I inadvertently wrote "defrag" in this next-to-last paragraph when I
intended "...scan disk in Safe Mode..." Most readers will probably
understand the proper intent.

Ken Bland

I only run (or try to run) ScanDefrag after the computer fails to shut
down
properly (alternatively defrag in Safe Mode which runs all right but
scrambles all my desktop icons). Apparently MMTASK began to fail under
ScanDefrag late in January, never before that and consistently
thereafter.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Ken Bland

"heirloom" wrote in message
...
Ken,
With regard to your scrambled icons, give this little app a try,
it
will put your icons back to their original positions after being in the
Safe
Mode. The app is Iconoid, free, from http://www.sillysot.com/ . Word of
caution, don't do the "Icon Dance" feature.......it's a real drain, but,
the
other features are great.
Heirloom, old and have a hole in my haircut

Thank you very much for this hint, Mr. H. I'll go get it now and try it
shortly. Some time ago I installed Activicons by Cursorarts as it was
recommended as a way to change the icon cache size and it did that fine. A
little farther down the list of other associated applications was something
like "restore icons to original positions." I have NEVER been able to get
this part to function as described and it drives me crazy because I keep
feeling that I'm forever doing something wrong.

Now I'll ditch Activicons and hope that I never hear of it again.

Thanks again,

Ken Bland