fxmarkets
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no far from being the thing to do here but disable the ones you think are not required and reboot, keep going, you can always re apply them. ive done that before and only left 3 things on the list, didnt know what they were, but all booted up fine, always the restart in safe mode option if for some reason it goes a bit pete tong....... and then re apply it keeps them in the list just unchecked.
as you can see I wing it on tech issues... like half of us I guess.
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Chris
You can look at processes which are running and work out what they are for by googling for the executable name or looking them up somewhere like
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
Then you can improve performance by disabling services which you don't require.
Normal cautions apply.
Stew
You can look at processes which are running and work out what they are for by googling for the executable name or looking them up somewhere like
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
Then you can improve performance by disabling services which you don't require.
Normal cautions apply.
Stew
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Firefox rules...
Hi all,
msconfig will let you see what services are loaded at startup, whereas hijackthis (highly recommended if you use Internet Explorer) shows you a list of programs or 'add-ons' to IE, for example toolbars like Google or Yahoo, and things which are outside of the usual installation, allowing you to see all the little bits of crap that have infected your IE setup.
For example, on my PC here at work it is telling me that I have Roboform installed as a BHO (Browser Help Object, which is the way viruses get into IE a lot of the time) but that's ok as I installed it. It's also telling me what loads at startup (BBC Ticker, HotSync, Office) and the extra menu items in IE (which are Roboform commands).
As mentioned above, the best way to use HijackThis if you're not sure what the entries mean is to run the file, and google for the entry as there's a few places where people post the answers
Best thing to do is NOT to install any toolbars, search assistants etc and to use Firefox instead of IE
Any specifics, post and I'll try and find more details for you.
Hope that helps,
-TPO.
Hi all,
msconfig will let you see what services are loaded at startup, whereas hijackthis (highly recommended if you use Internet Explorer) shows you a list of programs or 'add-ons' to IE, for example toolbars like Google or Yahoo, and things which are outside of the usual installation, allowing you to see all the little bits of crap that have infected your IE setup.
For example, on my PC here at work it is telling me that I have Roboform installed as a BHO (Browser Help Object, which is the way viruses get into IE a lot of the time) but that's ok as I installed it. It's also telling me what loads at startup (BBC Ticker, HotSync, Office) and the extra menu items in IE (which are Roboform commands).
As mentioned above, the best way to use HijackThis if you're not sure what the entries mean is to run the file, and google for the entry as there's a few places where people post the answers
Best thing to do is NOT to install any toolbars, search assistants etc and to use Firefox instead of IE
Any specifics, post and I'll try and find more details for you.
Hope that helps,
-TPO.
Download this..
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
When installed , go to (Advanced Tools) click (system Explorers)click (start-up programs)..
you will be told what each one is and have a choice to remove ..
Hope it helps..
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
When installed , go to (Advanced Tools) click (system Explorers)click (start-up programs)..
you will be told what each one is and have a choice to remove ..
Hope it helps..
Sorry,
only just saw this
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
will help identify what's doing what.....
Dave
only just saw this
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
will help identify what's doing what.....
Dave
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chrisw, did you manage to sort out your pc probs? I took the opportunity to tweak ( fiddle about deleting) mine. what i did find was setting the pc to "best performance" has given a spring in the step of the pc again. charts still look fine etc. and the occassional slow page,programe opening /closing niggles has ceased.
