Re: About Processes revisited
From: Sharon F (sharonfDEL_at_ETEmvps.org)
Date: 12/24/04
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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:00:50 -0600
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:23:04 -0800, silk wrote:
> I noted that
> many of the recommendations from the site for disabling things which do not
> need to be running all the time referred me to "the ultimate troubleshooter"
> which I am not sure if it is already on my system or not. If it isn't, it is
> obvious that I can purchase it from the site the link leads to. Can you tell
> me if this is something which is part of XP or not?
"The ultimate troubleshooter" is not a part of Windows. Am wondering if
this is a recent addition to that site since I've never noticed it before
(or it's been there and I ignored it :) ). Apparently this is something
they sell and I can't vouch for the program as I've never tried it. It may
be a great program (or not) but this type of software is not something I
would purchase. Once you get your startup sorted, it will pretty much stay
consistent. Maintenance is a simple matter of checking in on MSCONFIG once
in a while and then making minor adjustments only when necessary.
> It
> is something called "SearchUpgrader" and while I am fairly sure it isn't part
> of XP, I wanted to be sure I am not confusing this with SP2's auto updates.
Not a part of Windows and possibly the cause of your performance problems.
See Frank's response for how to deal with this item.
ASIDE: While reading about that "ultimate troubleshooter" I see they claim
65% of computer problems are due to background processes. I've read
otherwise: Error reports coming through Microsoft's tech support channels
are indicating that ~65% is due to spyware, adware, foistware, and other
intrusive installations. I guess these things could be classified as
background processes (you often come across hints of their existence while
checking startup items) but they are a special group that need to be
handled differently than your typical startup item.
-- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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