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programs running
I am running WIN98SE, lately my PC is running slowly and
freezing up occasionally. I've done a spyware check, and run a thorough virus scan. When I cntrl/alt/del, it shows lots of programs running. Some I know what they are, the others I don't. How can I find out what they are, and delete them if I don't need/want them?? Here is the list of what it says I have running: Explorer (OK) Psfree (pop-up blocker) Enternet (my internet) Avgcc32 (anti-virus?) Ttil (???) Atitask (???) Optimize (???) Systray (???) Aticwd32 (???) Avgserv9 (anti-virus?) Winampa (winamp?) Bundle (???) Thanks in advance for any help! |
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parklady wrote:
I am running WIN98SE, lately my PC is running slowly and freezing up occasionally. I've done a spyware check, and run a thorough virus scan. When I cntrl/alt/del, it shows lots of programs running. Some I know what they are, the others I don't. How can I find out what they are, and delete them if I don't need/want them?? Here is the list of what it says I have running: Explorer (OK) Psfree (pop-up blocker) Enternet (my internet) Avgcc32 (anti-virus?) Yep, if you're running AVG. Ttil (???) Atitask (???) Optimize (???) Systray (???) That's the taskbar. Aticwd32 (???) Avgserv9 (anti-virus?) AVG again - I think this is the bit which connects to AVG's server looking for updates. Winampa (winamp?) Winamp Agent. I've been running Winamp for nearly three years, and I'm still not sure what Agent does. Calls home, probably. What I *am* sure of is that if you disable it (through the preferences section of Winamp) it doesn't stop Winamp from working, and removes one more needless entry from your startup. Bundle (???) Thanks in advance for any help! HTH -- Regards Nigel Stapley www.judgemental.plus.com reply-to will bounce |
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programs running
My personal rule of thumb is if a program is not used during every computer
session, I do not allow it to start at boot. To cut back on the number of programs starting at boot, check the programs themselves for an option not to load. You might have to double click an icon in the tray (others might require a right click) and then look for preferences or options. If you cannot find an option, look for the program in the following start up points and remove the reference to it: Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe): 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run 3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce 4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce 5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices 6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServicesOnce 7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunOnce\Setup If poking around in the registry is not for you, there is a freeware program that makes this process a lot easier to manage: Startup Manager, http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable programs; however, by doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting tool. There might be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your AntiVirus program and load power profile alone as they are required. If you disable an entry in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and the program loads again after a reboot, that is an indication that you missed an option on the program itself. If you don't know what an entry is, check he http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "parklady" wrote in message ... I am running WIN98SE, lately my PC is running slowly and freezing up occasionally. I've done a spyware check, and run a thorough virus scan. When I cntrl/alt/del, it shows lots of programs running. Some I know what they are, the others I don't. How can I find out what they are, and delete them if I don't need/want them?? Here is the list of what it says I have running: Explorer (OK) Psfree (pop-up blocker) Enternet (my internet) Avgcc32 (anti-virus?) Ttil (???) Atitask (???) Optimize (???) Systray (???) Aticwd32 (???) Avgserv9 (anti-virus?) Winampa (winamp?) Bundle (???) Thanks in advance for any help! |
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