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*SIMPLE* process monitor - for peaks?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
| Agreed on all points! (Where in the US _are_ you?) Boston. | | Trouble is, if I asked you for a list of what I can turn off, you'd be | reluctant - as I would - to give one, as all our situations are | different. And also, if one goes around turning off low-level things | like services, Windows itself isn't as helpful in telling you what needs | turning back on when something doesn't work as it is when you turn of | something basic. Yes. That's the trouble. One needs to know the details. I turn off DHCP because it was the only service that I had running that needed to get through the firewall. By disabling that I can block svchost going out. But that means I need to use fixed IPs. Not a problem, but someone else deciding to just shut off DHCP will find their connection lost. I think the biggest issue is with remote operation. I shut down Server, Workstation and all remote functionality. But some people want to send a job to a remote printer. They probably need UPNP enabled. Or they want to use Remote Desktop from work. We can't have ideal security and ideal functionality at the same time. | https://www.jsware.net/jsware/xpfix.php5#who1 | | I seem to have downloaded it on 2015-9-26 (I'm presuming it hasn't | changed since then). Is it _safe_ to try under 7? And will I get much | benefit - you know by now my approximate level of competence, and how | much (or little) research I'm willing to do (has declined quite a bit in | recent months)? As you said, it's hard to judge someone else's needs. I made that utility just to put a lot of basic info in one place, for myself and others. The difference in 7 will be that the number of core services has increased. Is it safe? Don't disable RPC. No, I wouldn't say it's safe. It helps to get the lay of the land but it won't warn you if you shut off something you need. Nothing can do that. I discovered accidentally at one point that I needed DCOM Server Process Launcher to use WMI. That's nuts. It means that WMI won't work locally unless it's enabled for remote use. I would never enable DCOM. Worse, the services applet doesn't list DSPL as a dependency, which meant it took awhile to figure out the problem. That's trhe kind of complication that you [rightly, I think] fear. Since I use WMI occasionally, I enable both services. For a non-techie friend I'd probably disable both. |
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*SIMPLE* process monitor - for peaks?
In message , Mayayana
writes: [] | https://www.jsware.net/jsware/xpfix.php5#who1 | | I seem to have downloaded it on 2015-9-26 (I'm presuming it hasn't | changed since then). Is it _safe_ to try under 7? And will I get much | benefit - you know by now my approximate level of competence, and how | much (or little) research I'm willing to do (has declined quite a bit in | recent months)? As you said, it's hard to judge someone else's needs. I made that utility just to put a lot of basic info in one place, for myself and others. The difference in 7 will be that the number of core services has increased. Is it safe? Don't disable RPC. No, I wouldn't say it's safe. OK, I'll leave well enough alone (-: It helps to get the lay of the land but it won't warn you if you shut off something you need. Nothing can do that. I discovered accidentally at one point that I needed DCOM Server Process Launcher to use WMI. That's nuts. It means that WMI won't work locally unless it's enabled for remote use. I would never enable DCOM. Worse, the services applet doesn't list DSPL as a dependency, which meant it took awhile to figure out the problem. That's trhe kind of complication that you [rightly, I think] fear. That plus the fact that you're in way deeper than I: I have no idea what DCOM, WMI, DSPL, HST etc. are. [HST I've added for fun - high-speed train.] Since I use WMI occasionally, I enable both services. For a non-techie friend I'd probably disable both. I've no idea whether I have it enabled or disabled (-: -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I hate the guys that criticize the enterprise of other guys whose enterprise has made them rise above the guys who criticize!" (W9BRD, former editor of "How's DX?" column in "QST") |
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*SIMPLE* process monitor - for peaks?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
That plus the fact that you're in way deeper than I: I have no idea what DCOM, WMI, DSPL, HST etc. are. [HST I've added for fun - high-speed train.] Since I use WMI occasionally, I enable both services. For a non-techie friend I'd probably disable both. I've no idea whether I have it enabled or disabled (-: In view of what you say above... J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ....what are you doing with "geek code" in your sig? Perhaps your geekiness doesn't cover Windows services but it desn't seem to be anything to do with Unix either. Actually, it's not like any geek code I've ever seen so maybe it's a ****-take? I'd be interested in its meaning, if anything. |
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*SIMPLE* process monitor - for peaks?
In message , Apd writes:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote: That plus the fact that you're in way deeper than I: I have no idea what DCOM, WMI, DSPL, HST etc. are. [HST I've added for fun - high-speed train.] Since I use WMI occasionally, I enable both services. For a non-techie friend I'd probably disable both. I've no idea whether I have it enabled or disabled (-: In view of what you say above... J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ...what are you doing with "geek code" in your sig? Perhaps your geekiness doesn't cover Windows services but it desn't seem to be anything to do with Unix either. Windows and Unix don't have a monopoly on geek codes (-:! Actually, it's not like any geek code I've ever seen so maybe it's a ****-take? I'd be interested in its meaning, if anything. It's a very light-hearted one: see http://www.lowfield.co.uk/archers/geek.html for details. (Probably a decade or two old.) DNAf - Douglas Adams fan. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Heaven forbid today's audience should feel bombarded with information or worse, lectured. Dont'scare the horses by waving facts around. - David Butcher, RT 2014/11/29-12/5 |
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*SIMPLE* process monitor - for peaks?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Apd writes: ...what are you doing with "geek code" in your sig? Perhaps your geekiness doesn't cover Windows services but it desn't seem to be anything to do with Unix either. Windows and Unix don't have a monopoly on geek codes (-:! Ok, but it has computery origins. Actually, it's not like any geek code I've ever seen so maybe it's a ****-take? I'd be interested in its meaning, if anything. It's a very light-hearted one: see http://www.lowfield.co.uk/archers/geek.html for details. (Probably a decade or two old.) DNAf - Douglas Adams fan. Argh! I wish I hadn't asked (but thanks for telling me, anyway). I would be somewhat lower than "Ar-" as I know it's still on and when I hear that music immediately change the station. Since I've never listened to an episode I don't know why that music irks me so much; it's like a warning. Perhaps its something I remember as a kid growing up in the 1950s - we always hated what our parents liked although I don't have conscious memory of them being fans. Maybe its my general hatred of soap operas and indeed, "why is this crap still on". |
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