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Programs running as found in Task Manager

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  • 14-04-2004 7:30am
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    bigtimecharlie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭


    When I CTRL+ALT+DEL, and choose Task Manager from the menu, I notice that there are many .exe programs under Processes tab while the program's I am using are in the applications tab.

    What's the difference between both and can some/any/all of the program's under the processes tab be stopped?


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    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    most of it will be stuff running in the background that windows needs


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    yes, no and maybe. and maybe not too!

    to help you identify what all those processes do, go to this site which explains what each process is doing on your system: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

    it's an invaluable tool for finding out whats what.


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    D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    what heppens if you have processes running that aren't listed at that site?

    ActivityDisk.exe
    &
    AD2KClient.exe


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    You Google for them. Those services seem to be related to an Iomega drive, do you have an Iomega drive?

    adam


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Alternatively, if you search your own machine for unknown processes, it'll probably explain what they are, e.g. if the above two are to do with an Iomega disk, they'll be in an Iomega folder :)


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    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    those processes are for iomega zip disk, they allow applications to be run directly from a disk, they're used if you want a program to launch on insertion of a disk, nothin to worry about


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    D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    Originally posted by dahamsta
    You Google for them. Those services seem to be related to an Iomega drive, do you have an Iomega drive?

    adam

    found them with google. Thanks.


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    that's some list of processes. interesting how many can be related to a virus. svch0st.exe instead of svchost.exe for instance.

    just wondering though, can someone explain the difference between an application and process?


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Originally posted by quarryman
    just wondering though, can someone explain the difference between an application and process?
    An application is a word with no actual meaning IMO, but tends to refer to a full program, which can contain multiple processes (though strictly speaking, it should be one process, which spawns sub-processes).
    For all intents and purposes, it's possible to kill a single process without killing the entire application, but it's not possible to kill the entire application without shutting down all the processes,


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