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background prog's

Dec 8, 2003 3:22AM PST

Hi
What do i realy neeed to be running in the background in xp.Been to to some sites and just confuse me even more.What are the key prog's to keep running ?

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Re:background prog's
Dec 8, 2003 3:26AM PST

There is NO one-size-fits-all answer for this one. Some items needed by me, will not by you.

You can research items at http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm and of course ask http://www.google.com but its doubtful you won't gain much other than knowledge about XP.

I will note that many PARASITES and PESTS invade systems and the five tools I list at http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=1313&start=0 seem to find the more common items and you can remove those for better performance.

Bob

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Re:Re:background prog's/Thanks
Dec 8, 2003 7:27AM PST

Thanks for the link.I understand what you mean by what prog's in background you or i might need

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Re:background prog's
Dec 8, 2003 8:31AM PST
www.theeldergeek.com has explained what some of these things are for and whether the are necessary. Be careful and write down what you change, as it may have to be restored.

Ken