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  1. 8th Jul 2005 20:01 #1
    Vance
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    I am fairly new to Windows XP OS and would like to know how in the world you find out what kind of garbage is running in the background on my computer? I have no clue as to where to start looking so I would appreciate any advice or suggestions.

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  2. 8th Jul 2005 20:06 #2
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    Hi,

    Simple the old "ctrl alt delete" brings up the monitoring panel

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    click start button
    click "run"
    type "msconfig"
    click "OK"
    then in start up tab, that's what's running at startup for windows
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    start -run-regedit-hkey-local-machine-----software----microsoft----
    windows---current version-----run
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    task manager for what is running now

    regedt32 can show you what is being loaded at startup by the registry, however other things don't always appear there, including services and some sneaky items started from the legacy win.ini and system.ini files.
    Read my blog here.
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    Originally Posted by guns1inger
    including services .
    The holy grail.....

    start>control panel>administrative tools>services

    There is lot of stuff you can disable here. Have to be careful though. I had a great link for a site explaining exactly what each service was but it's gone. BTW one I can tell you to disable immediately with no consequences is messenger......
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    Originally Posted by thecoalman
    I can tell you to disable immediately with no consequences is messenger......
    Thats the first thing I got rid off when I installed windows
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    Originally Posted by Vance
    I am fairly new to Windows XP OS and would like to know how in the world you find out what kind of garbage is running in the background on my computer? I have no clue as to where to start looking so I would appreciate any advice or suggestions.

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    Vance
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    Originally Posted by jollyjohn

    G'day
    First there is not such thing as a stupid question. I read in another forum "By asking stupid Questions I become wiser."
    There is a link to some tweaks here
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    Just stupid answers, at which I'm a certified expert.
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