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PCHealth
I have a task in my Task Scheduler Folder called PCHealth. I don't know what
it does. I tried searching for it in the help file on the Start Menu, but it's not there. Can anyone help me find out what this program is and whether I need it? |
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PCHealth is part of Windows ME - try looking in Help &Support! (which is
itself part of the PCHealth system) Note however that what you're seeing in the Scheduler is about the one piece of PCHealth that can (and probably should) be disabled on every machine with no ill effects - the Data Collection scheduler. To disable it properly, you need to both disable or delete the entry in the Task Scheduler, AND uncheck the corresponding entry in the MSCONFIG|Startup listing (PCHSchd.exe) Effectively the Data Collection system scans your PC once every 10 minutes, and records certain details. This may be of use to certain highly-trained techies, but it's for sure that no-one outside MS is ever likely to request such data, and it's indecipherable to the likes of thee and me!! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... I have a task in my Task Scheduler Folder called PCHealth. I don't know what it does. I tried searching for it in the help file on the Start Menu, but it's not there. Can anyone help me find out what this program is and whether I need it? |
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Thanks, Noel, for your detailed explanation. I now feel quite comfortable
disabling the task in both places as you suggested. Ahh, I see from your answer that you've never tried doing a search for "PCHealth" in the Help&Support window. If you try it, you may be surprised. Thank you, again. Steve "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... PCHealth is part of Windows ME - try looking in Help &Support! (which is itself part of the PCHealth system) Note however that what you're seeing in the Scheduler is about the one piece of PCHealth that can (and probably should) be disabled on every machine with no ill effects - the Data Collection scheduler. To disable it properly, you need to both disable or delete the entry in the Task Scheduler, AND uncheck the corresponding entry in the MSCONFIG|Startup listing (PCHSchd.exe) Effectively the Data Collection system scans your PC once every 10 minutes, and records certain details. This may be of use to certain highly-trained techies, but it's for sure that no-one outside MS is ever likely to request such data, and it's indecipherable to the likes of thee and me!! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... I have a task in my Task Scheduler Folder called PCHealth. I don't know what it does. I tried searching for it in the help file on the Start Menu, but it's not there. Can anyone help me find out what this program is and whether I need it? |
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You're right - I am surprised! (could have sworn it was there when I looked
a few years ago!g) Never mind - look here instead!! http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=267952 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... Thanks, Noel, for your detailed explanation. I now feel quite comfortable disabling the task in both places as you suggested. Ahh, I see from your answer that you've never tried doing a search for "PCHealth" in the Help&Support window. If you try it, you may be surprised. Thank you, again. Steve "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... PCHealth is part of Windows ME - try looking in Help &Support! (which is itself part of the PCHealth system) Note however that what you're seeing in the Scheduler is about the one piece of PCHealth that can (and probably should) be disabled on every machine with no ill effects - the Data Collection scheduler. To disable it properly, you need to both disable or delete the entry in the Task Scheduler, AND uncheck the corresponding entry in the MSCONFIG|Startup listing (PCHSchd.exe) Effectively the Data Collection system scans your PC once every 10 minutes, and records certain details. This may be of use to certain highly-trained techies, but it's for sure that no-one outside MS is ever likely to request such data, and it's indecipherable to the likes of thee and me!! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... I have a task in my Task Scheduler Folder called PCHealth. I don't know what it does. I tried searching for it in the help file on the Start Menu, but it's not there. Can anyone help me find out what this program is and whether I need it? |
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Thank you very much.
That helped a lot. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... You're right - I am surprised! (could have sworn it was there when I looked a few years ago!g) Never mind - look here instead!! http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=267952 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... Thanks, Noel, for your detailed explanation. I now feel quite comfortable disabling the task in both places as you suggested. Ahh, I see from your answer that you've never tried doing a search for "PCHealth" in the Help&Support window. If you try it, you may be surprised. Thank you, again. Steve "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... PCHealth is part of Windows ME - try looking in Help &Support! (which is itself part of the PCHealth system) Note however that what you're seeing in the Scheduler is about the one piece of PCHealth that can (and probably should) be disabled on every machine with no ill effects - the Data Collection scheduler. To disable it properly, you need to both disable or delete the entry in the Task Scheduler, AND uncheck the corresponding entry in the MSCONFIG|Startup listing (PCHSchd.exe) Effectively the Data Collection system scans your PC once every 10 minutes, and records certain details. This may be of use to certain highly-trained techies, but it's for sure that no-one outside MS is ever likely to request such data, and it's indecipherable to the likes of thee and me!! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Frye" wrote in message ... I have a task in my Task Scheduler Folder called PCHealth. I don't know what it does. I tried searching for it in the help file on the Start Menu, but it's not there. Can anyone help me find out what this program is and whether I need it? |
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