Community Newsletter: Q&A: How do I disable unnecessary programs running in my PC’s background?
- 9/25/08 12:59 PM
It should work, as long as you don't type return.
by Kees Bakker - 9/30/08 2:58 AM
In reply to: CMD by Randy Walter
Wrapping on the screen doesn't mind if you type directly into the command processor.
Kees
CMD REDUX
by Randy Walter - 9/30/08 1:10 PM In reply to: CMD by Randy WalterThanks Mark and Kees for answering my plea for help.
Basically, what I am trying to accomplish is to peruse the IE cookies and temp files in the command lib directory. This is what I am attempting to crack into:
C:\USERS\youraccountname\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\LOW\CONTENT.IE5
I hope curiosity doesn't kill the cat!
Mark, your suggestion to encase the "pathname\filename" in double quotes solved the wrap around problem as "TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES" does indeed have imbedded spaces. In XP normally you can see these files from WINDOWS EXPLORER with no problem. However, VISTA IE decided to make part of the pathname "hidden". This precludes their appearance in the EXPLORER. Furthermore, "CONTENT.IE5" is a system pathname. So I had to remove these two obstacles with the ATTRIB command. FYI: if you try to remove hidden and system attributes, do both of them at the same time.
Eg., ATTRIB -H -S C:PATHNAME\FILENAME
Thanks again, guys!
Ahh, if that was what you wanted to do,
by MarkFlax - 10/1/08 4:01 AM
In reply to: CMD REDUX by Randy Walter
then I would have suggested CCleaner, from http://www.ccleaner.com. It's a very useful utility for listing TIF's and Cookies, and cleaning out those locations. Cookies you want to retain can be saved from deletion.
I'm not sure if CCleaner is Vista compatible, but I suspect it is.
Mark
Disable unnecessary programs.
by ricrmrayos - 10/3/08 9:52 PM In reply to: How do I disable unnecessary programs running in my PC’s background? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Best and quickest procedure;
1. Click run from start menu.
2. System configuration pops up, click start up.
3. Choose preferred program, apply and ok.
4. Be sure to know the programs.
5. Good luck.
disableing programs
by tedtks - 10/9/08 12:41 PM In reply to: How do I disable unnecessary programs running in my PC’s background? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
it appearse that the others have gotten into a sqable without
answering your question - except one. LOL
CCleaner is great - been useing it for a long time. when I go to
''start up'' - if I am not sure about what is needed I will
'diable' it first. if no problems by the next day - delete city.
I keep 5 things in my accessable startup - two run one of my cards,
one is Avast anti virus, and two for my video card.
another cnet download - Process Explorer - will show u Everything
that is running in the backgrnd. when each is accessed, how much
cpu time it is useing, what co. it belongs to - and by dragging your
mouse over each program name it will tell you what it is - and doing.
especially the weird SVCHOST.EXE's.
here I can disable something that shows up, wait a few days, no probs
then I delete it.
I like a clean ship. If I want my word processor - I can wait the
extra second for it to load - LOL LOL
years back - this was a big deal. it could take 2 or 3 min for things
to load. thats why things got put in the start up. unecessary now
with these fast pc's.
I might suggest one more cnet dnload - Driver Max. it will tell you
all the drivers that get loaded - they keep improveing it and one day
it will be an end-all great pgm. cant wait till they allow deletes, or
ability to show where they are kept so I can delete some of them.
MSConfig is a good way to manage your pc. it covers a lot of territory. good utility.
What's a mother to do?
by Randy Walter - 10/9/08 3:30 PM In reply to: disableing programs by tedtksGood post, tedtks. After observing this discussion thread for awhile it seems to me there are plenty of good applications to control the start-up processes. Sometimes I even "end-process" programs that are running for an unknown reason. The real issue here is what to fool with. I guess something like "tweakhound" or "answersthatwork" can be beneficial in this respect.
Disabling Start-Up Programs
by Ron3462 - 10/9/08 5:18 PM In reply to: disableing programs by tedtksTo all:
Greetings.
As per my previous posts, the best all-around program to use for disabling start-up programs is WinPatrol Plus. There is a nominal fee involved but it's well worth it. The fee allow you to obtain unlimited updates as they are released. The updates reflect new programs that are on the market & how they interact vis-a-vis your start up.
What is nice about the program is a dog by the name of Scotty appears on the system tray. Double click Scotty & he barks & the program opens. If you have a question regarding a program within the start up, highlight it & enable "info." Once enabled, a browser opens with detailed & concise information regarding the program in question & if it can either be disabled or removed from the start up. It should be noted that if the program is removed from the start up, it is not deleted from the hard drive.
I highly recommend the program for any user, be it novice to expert. I've been using the program for at least 3 years & I consider myself a somewhat knowledgeable pc user.
All comments are welcome.
Regards,
Ron 3462
Using WinPatrol
by walravenw - 10/27/08 6:30 AM In reply to: Disabling Start-Up Programs by Ron3462The program is free as far as I know
Using WinPatrol
by Ron3462 - 10/27/08 12:00 PM In reply to: Using WinPatrol by walravenwGreetings:
WinPatrol comes in two versions. One is the free version & the Plus version.
Regards,
Ron3462
Need Help
by LordVaderr - 12/31/08 9:11 AM In reply to: How do I disable unnecessary programs running in my PC’s background? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have Vista Ultimate 64 bit
any suggestion what all i should dissable to make it run faster
I also have system mechanic, which i feel slows my comp down, or am i just imagining it ?
i dnot know 
when im watching movies online
my system goes grrrrrrr like its being
preessed down (feeling)
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re. disabling start-up programs
by margull - 1/12/09 4:30 AM In reply to: How do I disable unnecessary programs running in my PC’s background? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
iam little more than a novice, but imho, i have found that the Free program Spybot search n destroy does a great job in inhibiting start-up programs. Once Sb is started just click on "TOOLS" in left hand menu, and then click "SYSTEM STARTUP" in the new menu, give it a few moments to load all your apps, then click on the tab on right side of screen to open a Description pane, now you can click on any app command line and an explanation of that command line, including the program it is associated with, appears in the right hand Description column. If you wish to disable that command you can simply UNtick the box on the left side of apps command/screen. This does not remove the command line - only disables it, so if you encounter problems or simply want it back again, just tick the box again. It took me a long time to find this out for myself, but hope it can help others.
And damages installations
by mijcar - 1/12/09 2:56 PM In reply to: re. disabling start-up programs by margullThe problem with spybot in always active mode is that it can cause an installation or update to fail because the user panics at the boot-to-desktop message that pops up warning of changes to the registry, etc. The kind of crash this results in is often very difficult to remedy. I have stopped using this feature myself and do not allow my clients to use it. Spybot S&D is a great tool when used only on demand, but not when left resident.
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