GranSalseron
December 24th 03, 05:18 PM
Answers are nested below in your original post.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello, an ALT+CNTRL+DEL brings up taskmanager, I notice
there are a lot of
>background processes going on, I was wondering if most of
them are necessary
>and if I can remove them or stop them from automatically
running at startup:
>
>some are: (under my user name and some under SYSTEM name)
>
>devldr32.exe = an application that was used by creative
in win98 and is no longer used. It could be set to manual
or disable.
>ctfmon.exe = Let it alone. It is a windows system file.
>ccapp.exe = A file needed for your printer.
>msimn.exe = Outlook Express and I am going to assume that
you had OE open when you looked at task manager. Let it
alone.
>msmsgs.exe = is MS Instant Messenger and if you don't
want it to start with windows go into the configuration of
the Instant Messenger and uncheck Start with windows.
>svchost.exe = Don't touch it. Forget you ever saw it in
your task list and let it alone.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello, an ALT+CNTRL+DEL brings up taskmanager, I notice
there are a lot of
>background processes going on, I was wondering if most of
them are necessary
>and if I can remove them or stop them from automatically
running at startup:
>
>some are: (under my user name and some under SYSTEM name)
>
>devldr32.exe = an application that was used by creative
in win98 and is no longer used. It could be set to manual
or disable.
>ctfmon.exe = Let it alone. It is a windows system file.
>ccapp.exe = A file needed for your printer.
>msimn.exe = Outlook Express and I am going to assume that
you had OE open when you looked at task manager. Let it
alone.
>msmsgs.exe = is MS Instant Messenger and if you don't
want it to start with windows go into the configuration of
the Instant Messenger and uncheck Start with windows.
>svchost.exe = Don't touch it. Forget you ever saw it in
your task list and let it alone.