RUNNING PROCESSES
daveT
see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites and it appears
that the following can/should be removed (they all show up when I hit
CONT-ALT-DEL:
WNLOGON.EXE
SMSS.EXE
SVCHOST.EXE
ALG.EXE
CSRSS.EXE
services.exe (maybe)
LSASS.EXE
realsched.exe
Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do, if anything. I did start
shutting down SVCHOST.EXE in TASK MANAGER then a dialogue box appeared
telling me that my computer was going to shut down with a minute or so due
to a "DCOM service..." problem.
I have always uses AVG any virus, Zonealarm and Adaware. So I don't quite
see how I might have got a virus or worm. I'm not so confidant with
computers so I don't know if I can clean up unwanted rubbish from the
starting up process, is there any free download that might assist.
Michael Thompson
24hoursupport.helpdesk:
> Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and thought to
> see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites and it appears
> that the following can/should be removed (they all show up when I hit
> CONT-ALT-DEL:
>
> WNLOGON.EXE
> SMSS.EXE
> SVCHOST.EXE
> ALG.EXE
> CSRSS.EXE
> services.exe (maybe)
> LSASS.EXE
> realsched.exe
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do, if anything. I did
> start shutting down SVCHOST.EXE in TASK MANAGER then a dialogue box
> appeared telling me that my computer was going to shut down with a minute
> or so due
> to a "DCOM service..." problem.
This is to be expected, SVCHOST is a required system in Windows
The only one you could really get rid of is realsched.exe, which is part of
the RealPlayer, just disable it from running on startup.
Dave Lear
news:dkg2e0$iii$1...@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com
> Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do, if anything.
> I did start shutting down SVCHOST.EXE in TASK MANAGER
> then a dialogue box appeared telling me that my computer was
> going to shut down with a minute or so due to a "DCOM service..."
> problem.
A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056
If you don't know what a running process is then find out *before* just
attempting to terminate it.
Dan Evans
"daveT" <da...@SPAMMENOW.COM> wrote in message
news:dkg2e0$iii$1...@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
> Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and thought to
> see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites and it appears
> that the following can/should be removed (they all show up when I hit
> CONT-ALT-DEL:
>
> WNLOGON.EXE
> SMSS.EXE
> SVCHOST.EXE
> ALG.EXE
> CSRSS.EXE
> services.exe (maybe)
> LSASS.EXE
> realsched.exe
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do, if anything. I did
> start
> shutting down SVCHOST.EXE in TASK MANAGER then a dialogue box appeared
> telling me that my computer was going to shut down with a minute or so due
> to a "DCOM service..." problem.
The problem being that you had forced SVCHOST.EXE to exit. Might be an idea
to get rid of real player though. Try "Real Alternative" instead.
Dan
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Trax
http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp
Info is good for all Window NT OS's.
Run Process Explorer
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html right click
on the unknowns and select google.
I've got 31 process's (showing) which include Avg, ZoneAlarm, Opera,
and Agent.
--
Theoretically impossible power source
http://www.guardian.co.uk/renewable/Story/0,2763,1627425,00.html
I'm not a believer
boywonder removethis
see this:
http://www.processlibrary.com/ task manager process identification site
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my personal webpages w/pc help :
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Thomas Alva Edison (from Eric Brass)
why?
On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:32:01 +0000 (UTC), daveT wrote:
Any particular version of Windows.
>Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and thought to
That many, wow try 62.
>see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites and it appears
Why?
>that the following can/should be removed (they all show up when I hit
References?
>CONT-ALT-DEL:
CTRL
>WNLOGON.EXE
You mean winlogon?
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/winlogon/
Description:
WinLogon.exe is the Windows NT login manager. It handles the login and
logout procedures on your system. This process is an essential part of
your OS and should be left alone.
Note: winlogon.exe is also a process which is registered as the
W32.Netsky.D@mm worm and the Backdoor.Prorat Trojan.
>SMSS.EXE
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/smss/
Description:
smss.exe is a process which is a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating
System. It is called the Session Manager SubSystem and is responsible
for handling sessions on your system. This program is important for the
stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
Note: smss.exe is also a process which is registered as the
Win32.Ladex.a Trojan and PWSteal.Wowcraft.B Password stealer.
>SVCHOST.EXE
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/svchost/
Description:
svchost.exe is a system process belonging to the Microsoft Windows
Operating System which handles processes executed from DLLs. This
program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer
and should not be terminated.
Note: svchost.exe is a process which is registered as the
W32.Welchia.Worm.
>ALG.EXE
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/alg/
Description:
alg.exe is a part of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is a
core process for Microsoft Windows Internet Connection sharing and
Internet connection firewall. This program is important for the stable
and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated
>CSRSS.EXE
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/csrss/
Description:
csrss.exe is the main executable for the Microsoft Client/Server Runtime
Server Subsystem. This process manages most graphical commands in
Windows. This program is important for the stable and secure running of
your computer and should not be terminated.
Note: csrss.exe is also process which is registered as the
W32.Netsky.AB@mm worm, the W32.Webus Trojan, Win32.Ladex.a,
W32.Rontokbro.K@mm and more.
>services.exe (maybe)
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/services/
Description:
services.exe is a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and
manages the operation of starting and stopping services. This process
also deals with the automatic starting of services during the computers
boot-up and the stopping of servicse during shut-down. This program is
important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should
not be terminated.
Note: services.exe is also a process which is registered as the
W32.Randex.R (stored in %systemroot%\system32\ directory) and Sober.P
>LSASS.EXE
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/lsass/
Description:
lsass.exe is a system process of the Microsoft Windows security
mechanisms. It specifically deals with local security and login
policies. This program is important for the stable and secure running of
your computer and should not be terminated.
Note: lsass.exe also relates to the Windang.worm, irc.ratsou.b, Webus.B,
MyDoom.L, Randex.AR, Nimos.worm
>realsched.exe
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/realsched/
Description:
realsched.exe is a program which schedules for manual update checks for
Real Networks products. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or
enabling this is down to user preference however disabling may prevent
notification of updates.
>Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do, if anything. I did start
>shutting down SVCHOST.EXE in TASK MANAGER then a dialogue box appeared
>telling me that my computer was going to shut down with a minute or so due
>to a "DCOM service..." problem.
Yes, well if you shutdown valid system processes.
>I have always uses AVG any virus, Zonealarm and Adaware. So I don't quite
>see how I might have got a virus or worm. I'm not so confidant with
So what makes you think you have a problem?
>computers so I don't know if I can clean up unwanted rubbish from the
Well that was a bad start then :-)
>starting up process, is there any free download that might assist.
Some good Windows sites,
handy - http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
good - http://aumha.org/
good - http://www.theeldergeek.com/
References , for whatever version of Windows you have.
www.microsoft.com
more deeper technical stuff, losts of documentation
http://technet.microsoft.com/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
Start up autorun monitoring tools, can't remember all of those mentioned
in 24HSHD but you could search
http://groups.google.com/group/24hoursupport.helpdesk?
A good Win utility site
http://www.sysinternals.com/ with -
http://www.sysinternals.com/ProcessesAndThreadsUtilities.html
Autoruns , Process Explorer , PsList.
Me
why?
On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 12:58:21 -0600, "boywonder"
<tommyATlee9_2000(removethis)ATyahooATcom> wrote:
>daveT wrote:
>>> Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and
>>> thought to see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites
>>> and it appears that the following can/should be removed (they all
>>> show up when I hit CONT-ALT-DEL:
>>>
>>> WNLOGON.EXE
< big snip>
>see this:
> http://www.processlibrary.com/ task manager process identification site
Tommy
my personal webpages w/pc help :
http://www.hal-pc.org/~toner27
If you are going to offer PC and other advice, at least when you claim
to have web pages that follow some common (standard) guidelines.
At the top of the homepage,
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
You could get rid of the 67 errors noted on just your homepage.
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hal-pc.org%2F%7Etoner27%2F
Me
why?
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:58:59 -0800, Trax wrote:
> "daveT" <da...@SPAMMENOW.COM> wrote:
>
>|>Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and thought to
>|>see if any of them can be stopped. Checked a few websites and it appears
>|>that the following can/should be removed (they all show up when I hit
>|>CONT-ALT-DEL:
>|>
<snip>
>
>http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp
>Info is good for all Window NT OS's.
Added to bookmarks.
<snip>
Thanks
Me
Michael Thompson
24hoursupport.helpdesk:
> You could get rid of the 67 errors noted on just your homepage.
>
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hal-pc.org%2F%7Etoner27%2F
And then make them all follow a standard pattern, and readable text.
why?
LOL :-)
Me
Plato
>
> Noticed that there are 42 running processes on my computer and thought to
42 is quite normal.