Guest David H. Lipman Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 From: "Dave" <davefrick@newsgroup.nospam> | How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? | When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for | about 3-5 minutes. | When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe | but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it | does not specifically identify. | I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and | Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder | is desktop.ini. | How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup? AutoRuns at Sysinterals http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest Dave Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Apps running at startup How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for about 3-5 minutes. When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it does not specifically identify. I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder is desktop.ini. How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup?
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 RE: Apps running at startup tAt the command prompt type: tasklist /svc AT the first column "Image name" svchost.exe, the opposite column "Services" are sevices running under it. Or you can use Process explorer with good instruction here: What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/ -- Rey "Dave" wrote: > How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? > > When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for > about 3-5 minutes. > > When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe > but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it > does not specifically identify. > > I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and > Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder > is desktop.ini. > > How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup? > > >
Guest Curt Christianson Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup Hi Dave, I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Lipman's advice. Autoruns gives you a very comprehensive look at what runs at startup: http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx -- Curt http://dundats.mvps.org/ http://www.aumha.org/ "Dave" <davefrick@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message news:u5edF6yAJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? > > When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% > for about 3-5 minutes. > > When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process > svchost.exe but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for > some DLL that it does not specifically identify. > > I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and > Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this > folder is desktop.ini. > > How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at > startup? > >
Guest Trevor Lawrence Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:e6czbNABJHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi Dave, > > I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Lipman's advice. Autoruns gives you a > very comprehensive look at what runs at startup: > http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx > > -- > Curt > I thought I'd have a look at this It gives a lot of information, but I thought I would look at the help to find out exactly how to drive it, but I got a message from Internet Explorer about unable to locate file. Does anyone know why? -- Trevor Lawrence Canberra Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org
Guest Plato Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup Dave wrote: > > How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? > > When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for > about 3-5 minutes. > > When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe > but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it > does not specifically identify. > > I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and > Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder > is desktop.ini. > > How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup? It could even be your PC looking for a USB device you previously used/installed but have turned off at the moment, or perhaps, no longer have. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest ju.c Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup Use this great little app: StartupRun 1.22 30 KB Freeware Download page: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html All Utilities: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html quote/ The StartupRun utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows boots. For each application, additional information is displayed (Product Name, File Version, Description, and Company Name), in order to allow you to easily identify the applications that are loaded at Windows startup. if StartupRun identifies a spyware or adware program that runs at startup, it automatically paints it in pink color. In addition, you are allowed to Edit, disable, enable and delete the selected startup entries. You can also save the list of startup items into a text or html files, and even add a new startup entry to the Registry. /quote ju.c "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message news:48ae8df8$0$4617$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > Dave wrote: > > How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? > > When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for > about 3-5 minutes. > > When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe > but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it > does not specifically identify. > > I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and > Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder > is desktop.ini. > > How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup?
Guest Lee Antony Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup You need to go to properties of autoruns.chm and unblock it. "Trevor Lawrence" <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message news:OhJ8LmABJHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message > news:e6czbNABJHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Hi Dave, >> >> I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Lipman's advice. Autoruns gives you a >> very comprehensive look at what runs at startup: >> http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx >> >> -- >> Curt >> > > I thought I'd have a look at this > > It gives a lot of information, but I thought I would look at the help to > find out exactly how to drive it, but I got a message from Internet > Explorer about unable to locate file. > > Does anyone know why? > -- > Trevor Lawrence > Canberra > Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org >
Guest Trevor Lawrence Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 Re: Apps running at startup Thanks, I have never seen the message before asking to unblock, but it now works OK -- Trevor Lawrence Canberra Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org "Lee Antony" <leemailx-msnews1@yahoo.co.k> wrote in message news:e01my4VBJHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > You need to go to properties of autoruns.chm and unblock it. > > "Trevor Lawrence" <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message > news:OhJ8LmABJHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:e6czbNABJHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Hi Dave, >>> >>> I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Lipman's advice. Autoruns gives you a >>> very comprehensive look at what runs at startup: >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx >>> >>> -- >>> Curt >>> >> >> I thought I'd have a look at this >> >> It gives a lot of information, but I thought I would look at the help to >> find out exactly how to drive it, but I got a message from Internet >> Explorer about unable to locate file. >> >> Does anyone know why? >> -- >> Trevor Lawrence >> Canberra >> Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org >>
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