Re: What are the Processes running ?

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On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 10:29:20 +0100, Apr wrote:

I would like to find out more about the process running under Windows Task
Manager. Can you please recommend the best and simple method other than
manually searching the net for wht each process if for.

One of the he reasons I want to do this is that on startup the CPU can be
pretty high (I think this relates to Nortons auto update process most of the
time) and the other for information purposes

Thank you

It's not unusual for there to be a huge CPU load at startup. Even on a
"clean system" with little or no extra software added, the operating system
is busy loading and initializing its components and services. Personally, I
let loading finish and then, if concerned, start looking for processes that
may be out of line and address them individually.

There are two nice sites that explain all the different XP services: one is
http://www.theeldergeek.com/ and the other is http://www.blackviper.com/
The sites make some recommendations about turning services on/off. I'm not
giving a wholesale endorsement to their recommendations but I do think the
sites are very useful for learning in about what each XP service does and
they do that using "plain English" instead of techno-babble.

For a general all around site that compiles info about non-Windows startup
items (applications added by the user to their Windows system), you might
try this site (It's a HUGE list and arranged alpha-numerically):
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

NOTE: Compilation sites strive for accuracy but they can contain outdated
or wrong information. If you run into a process that doesn't seem to match
what these sites are telling you, you'll need to search on them manually
and individually.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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