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Is there a freeware program I can download that will help me manage all
the processes that are running in the background..I just got this thing
and I dont know what I can stop and what I should leave running
 
Is there a freeware program I can download that will help me manage all
the processes that are running in the background..I just got this thing
and I dont know what I can stop and what I should leave running
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Click Start,,Run,, and type "services.msc"

When the Services applet launches, you can stop or start services.

To get a good idea of which services are useful and which are a possible
exploit or just so much fluff, go to BlackViper's web site at:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Scroll down a page or 2 and you will find a large table of services.

Have fun!

-- Bob
 
I'm not sure exactly what you're after..... if you right-click on the
taskbar you will see Task Manager on the pop-up menu. Highlight Task Manager
and click. You can see all your running processes and shut down any you
wish. However, be careful not to shut down something essential to Windows!
 
Is there a freeware program I can download that will help me manage all
the processes that are running in the background..I just got this thing
and I dont know what I can stop and what I should leave running
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Try

X-RayPc
A systems management tool with build-in expert system. No external
runtimes, DLL's, libraries are required. No installation needed. The
program makes complete analysis in seconds. Features: Lists active
processes, List autostarting programs, Lists BHOs, Download Program Files,
IE Extention plugins, Shows file size and MD5 of all files instantly,
One-Click "Triage" : shows which items are "good", "bad" or "unknown" -
Integrated file-uploader. It includes integrated deactivation and removal
of an item or file, it can kill running processes, delete in-use files
(after reboot), export the log file in text form, Excel format and in
HJT-compatible format, detect hundreds of "bad" programs.


or

Process Explorer
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now
you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which
handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window
always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names
of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom
window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle
mode you¢ll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has
opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you¢ll see the DLLs and
memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has
a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes
have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking
down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way
Windows and applications work.

Process Explorer works on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Server 2003, and 64-bit versions of Windows for x64 processors.
 
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