RE: asbak.exe using large amounts of memory

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From: Alex Levi (AlexLevi_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 06:53:02 -0800

If you'd like to remove this program from starting at startup, just delete it
from the startup folder.

If it's not in the startup folder, run RegEdit.exe and browse to these 2
locations:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
In the right panel delete the row that points to that file.

If you can't find this file anyware, try to start manually every program
that exist in the startup folder and in those 2 location in the registry
untill you could see it consuming the memory in the task maneger. And after
you find this program, just remove it.

Note that you should backup those 2 keys in the registry by using the export
feature before modifing it, just in case.

"Scott Schneider" wrote:

> I am working on a customer's XP SP2 PC. When the PC boots the program
> asbak.exe starts eating up memory. Eventually the vmm mangaer comes on
> stating that resources are low and it automatically adjusts. After about
> 5:00 minutes the program terminates successfully and the memory is returned
> to the pool.
> If I do a search on the C drive I can't find the program asbak.exe yet it
> runs upon each boot up.
>
> Can someone tell me what this program is used for and is there a way to tame
> it so it will not use up all available memory?
>
> Cheers
>
>
>

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