Question for computer geeks
 

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I am
not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and cooling
fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and then it
springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but then
starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to completely go
through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After that, it's good
for another week or so until it begins to start up by itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch

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On Jan 29, 3:37*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I am
not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and cooling
fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and then it
springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but then
starts up again by itself. *The only way to stop this is to completely go
through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. *After that, it's good
for another week or so until it begins to start up by itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. *I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch

Open a task manager and look at the programs listed there. [ctl] [alt]
[del].

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch

Open Windows Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and open the Processes tab.

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch



right click on the task bar at the bottom of your screen. then select task
manager. And I am not a geek. A little geekish, maybe.

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"D.Duck" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch

Open Windows Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and open the Processes tab.


......and prepare to be confused. You won't recognize many of the processes,
so you'll need to continue researching & asking questions. Shutting down
some of them can make you cry.

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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:37:09 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I am
not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and cooling
fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and then it
springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but then
starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to completely go
through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After that, it's good
for another week or so until it begins to start up by itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch


This was posted by John Wentworth back in Oct '06.

Maybe you can use it. I've not done so.

Windows XP and Me contain a program called msconfig (Start-Run-type
msconfig
and select Startup) that will identify those programs that will autorun.

Or, go to http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html for a
freeware
tool that does the same and more, and works on all Windows platforms. Much
safer than editing the registry.

At the same site look at ProcessExplorer; this is a tool that provides
information on every process running on your computer.
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilitie...sExplorer.html If you're not
sure if a process should be running go to
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php to identify the good guys and bad
guys.

The Process Explorer looks interesting, but I'm semi-afraid to try it.
You're brave. Let me know what happens.
--
John H

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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:37:09 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Been there, done that.

The Task Manager thingy magigger - right click on the Task Bar (which,
oddly enough, is an appropriate name because it actually displays
tasks) and select Task Manager.

Then, be prepared for the Wonderful Magical Journey into Arcana - The
Land of Windows Task Naming Conventions and Process Misnomers.

It's a fun world.

However, I'd look around my desktop and see what could possibly be
running. I had a similar problem with QT and iTunes - they would
start up and sit in the background, then wouldn't shut down properly
until I disabled them on startup and put them on-call as it were.

That's probably what it is - a program that starts it'self up, then
goes in to sleeper mode until called for.

Question for computer geeks
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message ...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I am
not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and cooling
fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and then it
springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but then
starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to completely go
through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After that, it's good
for another week or so until it begins to start up by itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch




I use this little jewel:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

Its called autoruns.

Enjoy!

db

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:37:09 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Been there, done that.

The Task Manager thingy magigger - right click on the Task Bar (which,
oddly enough, is an appropriate name because it actually displays
tasks) and select Task Manager.

Then, be prepared for the Wonderful Magical Journey into Arcana - The
Land of Windows Task Naming Conventions and Process Misnomers.

It's a fun world.

However, I'd look around my desktop and see what could possibly be
running. I had a similar problem with QT and iTunes - they would
start up and sit in the background, then wouldn't shut down properly
until I disabled them on startup and put them on-call as it were.

That's probably what it is - a program that starts it'self up, then
goes in to sleeper mode until called for.


PC Mag has a util called Startup Cop Pro that tells you what programs
you've installed that are actually running at startup and right
afterwards, as opposed to the Windoze "system" files, most of which are
not running "optionally." It also lets you temporarily or permanently
stop programs from running at start-up.

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On Jan 29, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?

Well!

I'd like to thank each and every one of the geeks that offered the answer
and suggestions.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

On Jan 29, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?

Well!

I'd like to thank each and every one of the geeks that offered the answer
and suggestions.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch




Do you leave OE running when you put the machine in standby? If so, do you
have OE set up to check for mail automatically?

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

On Jan 29, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?

Well!

I'd like to thank each and every one of the geeks that offered the answer
and suggestions.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch




Do you leave OE running when you put the machine in standby? If so, do you
have OE set up to check for mail automatically?

Usually I shut it and Firefox (if I was using it) down before I put the
computer in "standby". But, sometimes I forget. And yes, OE checks for
mail automatically.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

On Jan 29, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so
to
speak?

Well!

I'd like to thank each and every one of the geeks that offered the
answer and suggestions.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two
programs running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch




Do you leave OE running when you put the machine in standby? If so, do
you have OE set up to check for mail automatically?

Usually I shut it and Firefox (if I was using it) down before I put the
computer in "standby". But, sometimes I forget. And yes, OE checks for
mail automatically.

Eisboch


Next: If I look at the Applications list in task manager, it does NOT show
my AV software or firewall. Your AV software may be checking for updates,
and thereby waking up the computer.

Unfortunately, the one program I *want* to wake up the computer doesn't do
so: winfax. There's no logic to these things.

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wrote in message
...
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:38:03 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch




There is a lot more than that running. I promise. Go back to task manager
and
click on the tab for PROCESSES. That is where all the "background" stuff
shows
up. Unfortunately for you, it may not be at all obvious what some of them
are
parts of. An example would be if you had Symantec Antivirus on the
computer,
there would be several processes associated with it. One would be called
RTVSCAN, which is the Real Time Virus Scan process. There might also be
one
called DLUPD (or something like that) for "Do Live Update"

The program tab only shows user apps that are running.


You're right. There's a bunch of stuff going on in that tab.

I think I will just leave things as they are. Overall, this computer works
fine and everytime I mess around I regret it, mainly because I don't have a
clue what I am doing when it comes to computers.

Thanks all for the suggestions.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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On Jan 29, 6:27*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message

...
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:38:03 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch

There is a lot more than that running. I promise. Go back to task manager
and
click on the tab for PROCESSES. That is where all the "background" stuff
shows
up. Unfortunately for you, it may not be at all obvious what some of them
are
parts of. An example would be if you had Symantec Antivirus on the
computer,
there would be several processes associated with it. One would be called
RTVSCAN, which is the Real Time Virus Scan process. There might also be
one
called DLUPD (or something like that) for "Do Live Update"

The program tab only shows user apps that are running.

You're right. *There's a bunch of stuff going on in that tab.

I think I will just leave things as they are. *Overall, this computer works
fine and everytime I mess around I regret it, mainly because I don't have a
clue what I am doing when it comes to computers.

Thanks all for the suggestions.

Eisboch- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think once before I said good call to you on a similar subject..;)
so again, probably a good call.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?


Appreciate the offer, but the less I know about computers the better off I
am. I try to keep things v-e-r-y simple because in the past when I thought
I was smart ... I wasn't.

I can go on for hours discussing ionized gas plasmas, thin films for optics,
index of refraction, cryopumping vacuum vessels, growth characteristics of
condensed water vapor, diamond-like film structures and sometimes messing
around with audio equipment. But, I can't spell commputter.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...



I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?


Appreciate the offer, but the less I know about computers the better off I
am. I try to keep things v-e-r-y simple because in the past when I
thought I was smart ... I wasn't.

I can go on for hours discussing ionized gas plasmas, thin films for
optics, index of refraction, cryopumping vacuum vessels, growth
characteristics of condensed water vapor, diamond-like film structures and
sometimes messing around with audio equipment. But, I can't spell
commputter.

Eisboch



Let's talk about sputtered copper on polyimide for high argon pressure.

Or not.

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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:18:16 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I can go on for hours discussing ionized gas plasmas

I have this idea for a large bore plasma gun.

Want to invest? :)

I also have this idea about yactometer black holes for long range
artillery. You know - aim the barrell and there go the Rockies in a
flash of light.

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:08:13 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
m...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is
running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?


Post it 'over there'.
--
John H

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"John H." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:08:13 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
om...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is
running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?


Post it 'over there'.
--
John H


I don't go "over there". Try www.techrepublic.com and search for
Windows_xp_services_that_can_be_disabled.pdf

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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:11 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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


Please!


--
John H

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"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:11 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so
to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when
I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again
and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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


Please!


--
John H

Please what? On that link is an explanation of the XP services and
suggestion on how they may be configured.

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)

I know some of the super collider folks from a past life if you need
any technical assistance. Their project in Texas got cancelled for
lack of a measly few billion $$$ and 10,000 acres of land give or
take.

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

On Jan 29, 3:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to
speak?

Well!

I'd like to thank each and every one of the geeks that offered the answer
and suggestions.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

I just checked the task manager and right now there are only two programs
running ... Outlook Express and Firefox.
Next time it starts doing it's automatic restart nonsense, I'll check it
again and see what else is running.
It might be "Spyware Doctor" that automatically updates itself.

Thanks.

Eisboch


I have 'Picture Perfect automatically startup. I believe it started when I
loaded the software for my Sony digital camcorder.
I don't use the program so I'll have to remove it.

Question for computer geeks
 

"JimH" wrote in message
...



How about the recommended type cable to connect HDTV to a Blu Ray? HDMI?


Definitely, if for nothing less than reducing the amount of wires. HDMI
carries both the video and digital audio in one connection.

I just finished completely redoing my system using HDMI cables where ever
possible. I have a Denon A/V receiver that does all the audio and video
switching. I have a regular DVD/CD player, the new Blu-Ray player, a SACD
player, a Sirius receiver, the Comcast HD TV receiver and a turntable all
connected to the Denon (which powers the various speakers). Then, I have a
35 foot HDMI cable that connects from the Denon "Monitor Out" connector to
the HDMI HD input on the Samsung monitor.

This way, whenever you select a video source on the Denon, it's video (and
audio if you want to) is automatically connected to the Samsung. Like many
modern A/V receivers, the Denon allows you to assign and rename the inputs,
so I have programmed it so if I select the Blu-Ray player, "Blu-Ray" is
displayed on the Denon. Same with "Sirius" or "HD-TV" or "SACD. The Denon
also allows you to set up different surround parameters and other audio
setting adjustments individually for each source which is nice because you
can fine tune the sound for each source and don't have to keep adjusting it.

HDMI cables are pricey, but worth it, IMO. Best quality image transfer and
reduces the amount of cables.

Eisboch

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:18:16 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I can go on for hours discussing ionized gas plasmas

I have this idea for a large bore plasma gun.

Want to invest? :)

I also have this idea about yactometer black holes for long range
artillery. You know - aim the barrell and there go the Rockies in a
flash of light.

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)


Ummmm ..... lemmee think about it for a while.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)

I know some of the super collider folks from a past life if you need
any technical assistance. Their project in Texas got cancelled for
lack of a measly few billion $$$ and 10,000 acres of land give or
take.


There's a flashback moment.
Many companies (including us) had contracts cancelled when they pulled the
plug on that program.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

"D.Duck" wrote in message
...


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...


I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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


Thank you, I think.

You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up
with a dead computer.
I can smell it.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:46:27 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)

I know some of the super collider folks from a past life if you need
any technical assistance. Their project in Texas got cancelled for
lack of a measly few billion $$$ and 10,000 acres of land give or
take.

Amateurs.

I have a different approach - much cheaper and in a smaller space to
boot. :)

Question for computer geeks
 

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:56:56 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"D.Duck" wrote in message
m...


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...


I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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


Thank you, I think.

You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up
with a dead computer.
I can smell it.

Resist the temptation.

Unless you want a new computer, then bya ll means - have at it. :)

There are some things that mere mortal human beings are not meant to
know. That's why God invented Nerds and Geeks.

Question for computer geeks
 

Eisboch wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
How about the recommended type cable to connect HDTV to a Blu Ray? HDMI?


Definitely, if for nothing less than reducing the amount of wires. HDMI
carries both the video and digital audio in one connection.

I just finished completely redoing my system using HDMI cables where ever
possible. I have a Denon A/V receiver that does all the audio and video
switching. I have a regular DVD/CD player, the new Blu-Ray player, a SACD
player, a Sirius receiver, the Comcast HD TV receiver and a turntable all
connected to the Denon (which powers the various speakers). Then, I have a
35 foot HDMI cable that connects from the Denon "Monitor Out" connector to
the HDMI HD input on the Samsung monitor.

This way, whenever you select a video source on the Denon, it's video (and
audio if you want to) is automatically connected to the Samsung. Like many
modern A/V receivers, the Denon allows you to assign and rename the inputs,
so I have programmed it so if I select the Blu-Ray player, "Blu-Ray" is
displayed on the Denon. Same with "Sirius" or "HD-TV" or "SACD. The Denon
also allows you to set up different surround parameters and other audio
setting adjustments individually for each source which is nice because you
can fine tune the sound for each source and don't have to keep adjusting it.

HDMI cables are pricey, but worth it, IMO. Best quality image transfer and
reduces the amount of cables.

Eisboch



Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

Question for computer geeks
 

Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message
...

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm


Thank you, I think.

You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up
with a dead computer.
I can smell it.

Eisboch



Well then that means it is time to upgrade to a new computer.

Question for computer geeks
 

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:18:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:11 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so
to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when
I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again
and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

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


Please!


--
John H

Please what? On that link is an explanation of the XP services and
suggestion on how they may be configured.


Sorry, I was referring to the email article that Doug was talking about.
--
John H

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"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

When I bought this computer, I didn't realise I needed a HDMI cable
for the fancy video card I bought. So, I went to Best Buy and Circuit
City to get a 6' HDMI cable.

So I looked online and found a ton of HDMI cables for sale here and
there - all about $7 to $11, but it was going to take at least a
couple of days to get them, so I decided to take a trip to Best Buy
and/or Circuit City for a 6 foot cable - how much more could it be
right?

$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)

Question for computer geeks
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...


$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)


Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that
their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love"
seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the
"direction" of signal flow.

Eisboch

Question for computer geeks
 

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

Eisboch

I tried the HDMI cables and the Cox supplied RGB component cables. I
couldn't see the difference in the picture. Took the HDMI cables back for a
refund.

But, with the article above, I may relook the issue.
--
John H

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:06:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .


$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)


Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that
their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love"
seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the
"direction" of signal flow.

Eisboch


Tom, if you're watching, which cables did you get from Global Computer. The
15' HDMI cables were $39.95 or thereabouts. ( http://tinyurl.com/3yvrfu )
--
John H