Re: simple Q for advanced: how to find out what rundll32.exe is executing?

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Great tool, wmic, for listing processed for administrators

Is there something else in WinXp that does not need administrator power and
list only the one created by current user?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Christina,

List all processes and their Command-line parameters:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/listproc.htm

What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm

Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"cap77" <capostolo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hi, i have a pretty simple question for some that actually knows
Windows XP well! (am new to these tweaks, obviously....):

when i pull up the task bar in Windows XP, how can I find out what
exactly rundll32.exe is running?

i know enough to understand that this program helps run dlls as
executable programs in windows, but how can i figure out what specific
program it's running?

if i do cmd.exe, i can get a list of programs running that's a bit more
detailed than the task manager, but it's not really enough to confirm
it's not some hidden progam.

i do have anti-virus (symanted) running, and i do have spybot, but i am
just curious as to the experts' suggestions for understanding exactly
what's running on my computer underneath these general executable
programs.

thank you in advance!
Christina




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