Looking for a guide to identifying process running on PC

Can anyone recommend a good resource to help me identify processes running
on my computer? Most I understand but there's a few I don't and would like
to know why they are running.


Thanks in advance.

"Warren" wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend a good resource to help me identify processes running
on my computer? Most I understand but there's a few I don't and would
like
to know why they are running.


Thanks in advance.

Start here ?

http://www.tasklist.org/

First pick one of these to identify what loads at boot. Next, see
whether there is an option in it's menus to disable it from starting up.
If you really want to rid yourself of it on a more permanent basis, then
look for it in "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs". However, it isn't
often easy to know what is what in there. One of these URL's may say.
Only last, go to StartUpCop.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q137367
Startup Items
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q179365/ Startup Group
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/startup.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...tasklist_a.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.rickrogers.org/clean.htm
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/blk/start.htm
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's StartUpCop has "undo", and it is more than a
combination of "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Startup
Programs" and "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". It can even do a
permanent delete. Of course, first see whether the app has an option in
it's own menus to remove itself from the Startup Group. This is
configurable, and one may maintain multiple configurations.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Warren" wrote in message
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| Can anyone recommend a good resource to help me identify processes
running
| on my computer? Most I understand but there's a few I don't and would
like
| to know why they are running.
|
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
|

Thanks for the help guys. I'll see what I can find out.

"PCR" wrote in message
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First pick one of these to identify what loads at boot. Next, see
whether there is an option in it's menus to disable it from starting up.
If you really want to rid yourself of it on a more permanent basis, then
look for it in "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs". However, it isn't
often easy to know what is what in there. One of these URL's may say.
Only last, go to StartUpCop.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q137367
Startup Items
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q179365/ Startup Group
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/startup.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...tasklist_a.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.rickrogers.org/clean.htm
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/blk/start.htm
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's StartUpCop has "undo", and it is more than a
combination of "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Startup
Programs" and "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". It can even do a
permanent delete. Of course, first see whether the app has an option in
it's own menus to remove itself from the Startup Group. This is
configurable, and one may maintain multiple configurations.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Warren" wrote in message
...
| Can anyone recommend a good resource to help me identify processes
running
| on my computer? Most I understand but there's a few I don't and would
like
| to know why they are running.
|
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
|

You are welcome. Keep us informed.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Warren" wrote in message
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| Thanks for the help guys. I'll see what I can find out.
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
....snip

It turned out to be an update checking task for one of the programs I had
installed, not a menace after all, just a new program feature I wasn't aware
of.

"PCR" wrote in message
...
You are welcome. Keep us informed.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Warren" wrote in message
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| Thanks for the help guys. I'll see what I can find out.
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
...snip

Ah! May all your goblins turn out to be as benign, then, so that you
never will regret your curiosity-- like my cat did after that ninth
time!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Warren" wrote in message
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| It turned out to be an update checking task for one of the programs I
had
| installed, not a menace after all, just a new program feature I wasn't
aware
| of.
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| You are welcome. Keep us informed.
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Warren" wrote in message
| ...
| | Thanks for the help guys. I'll see what I can find out.
| |
| | "PCR" wrote in message
| | ...
| ...snip
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