Where do these processes start from?
- From: "Bob" <bobbREMOVE-CAPSus99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:58:17 -0500
Where do I find these start-up processes that are not in start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig?
At computer boot up or computer restart, entire or partial applications or utilities or processes (I do not know the proper term) that are user installed start up. Some are irritating or unwanted at start up and I want to start them only when I want to use them. Most of the time it is partial elements of user-installed software that starts at start up and run in the background invisible to me and use computer resources. (Why can't those elements start only when I start the application and stop at close of application when I am done using it?)
I have looked in the start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig. The ones that I saw I shut down successfully. No problems using the software doing this. Why I am posting this is I have discovered that there are still things running in the background I do not know about. Where Do I look for these?
An example of this is apple quick time player. I only use it occasionally (once every two months). I get a pop up that an update is available along with a bunch of other junk they want me to install. Where did that come from? Some little process is running that is constantly monitoring for updates. It is not in start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig. Where is the start up of this hiding so I can prevent it from running at start up? Are there other things that I installed to use occasionally that unknown to me are hiding and running all the time and not in start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig? Where do I find it? I just uninstalled apple quick time player.
I emailed Acronis backup about start up. They said the two startup files are required or the application does not run. If I knew this I would not have purchased it. They said it is so small not to worry about it. That "Its so small don't worry about it" excuse drives me nuts. The assumption of these software developers is their glorious wonderful solve-all-problems application is the only software I will run and have on computer. I have lots of stuff on my computer and if every one enters something in memory I will have lots of processes running needlessly. All that adds up and all my memory is used up. On top of that it is not in start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig so I can't stop it because it is hidden and I can't find the start up part.
Where do I find these start-up processes that are not in start menu start up folder and in start up in msconfig?
Background info: I have a AMD 4400+ 64X2 4GB memory 320GB HD(way bigger than I need) Acer computer (AM3100-U3201A) I purchased new February 2008 running 32-bit MS Vista Home Premium SP1 box. I check for MS auto updates very frequently. I think it has onboard shared memory for video and sound. I use Quest DSL 1.5mb service with modem direct to computer. No switches or routers or wireless or any other networking hardware.
Thanks for the help.
Bob
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