Whats running in the background?

I know there are things running in the background and if i knew how to disble them but most importantly what to disable without screwing up my laptop.


So what really needs to be running? No telling what i have in there since i have just been learning over the last year or so.

 

Here's a little primer :

START-UP APPLICATIONS
DO YOU REALLY NEED ALL OF THEM?

 

thank you for the info. I haven't gone through it all yet but very interesting.
I will get back if i have found a way to get this gray box off my screen.
Thanks for answering.

 

Thanks for the feedback. Keep us posted.

 

Hi! There is one usefull (I think) program, named AnVir Task Manager (http://www.anvir.com/). This program "is an award-winning solution that controls everything running on computer, removes Trojans, speeds up computer, and tweaks Windows ". This program works in background mode and warning me if someone thrust into autorun.

 

RASK thank you I will try this, and just pray it helps.
Thank you again...

 

Hi quickcutters,

I remember you posting about this gray box before.
Did you go back to that post? Sonic Activation box.
I posted the info there. http://www.windowsbbs.com/other-pc-software/101291-sonic-actvation-module.html

BTW, I do endorse using Anvir as suggested by rask, I have it on several of my machines just to keep an eye on things.
But don't download from the main page as given in the link by rask.That's the Pro version.
Instead go to this page and download the free version ,either the installer or the portable one.
http://www.anvir.com/download.htm
It's a very useful program which lets you delve into a lot of areas.
Eg. Their virus checker via VirusTotal is also very useful.
(you can get to that by right-clicking the process or application (Under the processes tab) and select "Check online)
There are numerous choices "hidden' in the right-click menus

In some ways it's similar to Process Explorer from Sysinternals,
now via Microsoft http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653,
but Anvir has many other extras that are not in Process Explorer.

Pete E.