-=PCTechTalk=- Re: services and items on start up list
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:16:43 -0500
launch services.msc from the Run option on the Start Menu.=
Hi Mike, when you say "launch" do you mean type in "services.msc" in the run
option on the start menue?
Thanks
cia,
cristy
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From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 5:52 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: services and items on start up list
> Hi Cristy,
> I look them up on theeldergeek;
> http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
> "What are services? By definition, it's a program that runs invisibly in=
> the background. But can't the same thing be said for a number of programs=
> that run in the background such as anti-virus programs? Yes, but the real=
> difference is that services load and start running whether or not anyone=
> logs into the computer, unlike a program that is launched from the
> Startup=
> Folder under All Programs.
>
> There are two ways to view Services on your computer. The first is to use=
> the MS Configuration Utility by typing msconfig.exe in the Run box=
> accessed via the Start Menu, followed by clicking the Services tab. If
> you=
> want a quick visual of which items are running or stopped, this is fine,=
> but the information is limited. The preferred way to make changes to=
> services is to launch services.msc from the Run option on the Start Menu.=
> The Services window shown below will open."
> ++ There is more on the web site.
>
> Mike ~ one of the Moderators
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> On 12/12/2005 at 5:04 PM cristy wrote:
>
> How would one know which start up items and services "should" be on the
> start list under msconfig so one knows which can be disabled,
>
> christy
>
>
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