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How to identify running programs

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How to identify running programs

Jul 31st, 2004

Where is a utility that identifies running programs?

When one presses ctrl-alt-del a list of running programs comes up.
Most of the listings are difficult to identify.
I would like to keep my old machine as lean and clean as possible.
If I can identify unneccessary programs I can stop them from running etc.

Somewhere, in passing, I saw mentioned a utility that will identify most of the items in the ctrl-alt-del window.

Other suggestions/hints enthusiastically welcomed.

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Re: How to identify running programs

Jul 31st, 2004

I've used (with good success) the google technique. Drop the name of the program in google, and look for a sight that tells what it does. You may come across a few sites built for that.

www.uncreativelabs.net

Old computers are getting to be a lost art. Here at Uncreative Labs, we still enjoy using the old computers. Sometimes we want to see how far a particular system can go, other times we use a stock system to remind ourselves of what we once had.