Something (a process?) runs every two minutes

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Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
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Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
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Install Avast! antivirus program (FREE)
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Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

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"Larry Kahm" wrote:

| A friend has a new HP desktop with Win XP Home. He told me that something
| pops up - usually every two minutes - and nothing happens.
|
| I saw the following: stop all active programs, click the desktop, wait a
| while, and sure enough, the cursor gets a small hourglass and then returns
| to normal. If you are in any other program when this happens, you lose
| focus and have to regain it manually.
|
| I'm at a loss as to how to detect what, exactly, is going on.
|
| Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to monitor this to determine
| the culprit?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Larry

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Thanks - this is more comprehensive than a list I found searching Google
earlier today.

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Audit Process Tracking - turn it on and wait 2 minutes then look in the security log. Turn it off.

All terms used can be searched for in Help.
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"Larry Kahm" <lkahm@nospam_heliotropicsystems.com> wrote in message news:LR8ze.10227$vE5.5236@trndny07...
> Perfect!
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u94FmqugFHA.3164@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Sysinternals Freeware - Utilities for Windows NT and Windows 2000 -
>> Process Explorer:
>> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/ [...] cexp.shtml
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] setup.mspx
>>
>>
>> "Larry Kahm" <lkahm@nospam_heliotropicsystems.com> wrote in message
>> news:3w8ze.6260$gD5.4208@trndny06...
>>>A friend has a new HP desktop with Win XP Home. He told me that something
>>>pops up - usually every two minutes - and nothing happens.
>>>
>>> I saw the following: stop all active programs, click the desktop, wait a
>>> while, and sure enough, the cursor gets a small hourglass and then
>>> returns to normal. If you are in any other program when this happens,
>>> you lose focus and have to regain it manually.
>>>
>>> I'm at a loss as to how to detect what, exactly, is going on.
>>>
>>> Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to monitor this to determine
>>> the culprit?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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People on your contact list need to know your status.
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"Larry Kahm" <lkahm@nospam_heliotropicsystems.com> wrote in message news:3zdze.7360$vu5.6499@trndny08...
> Turns out that Norton Personal Firewall was logging an attempt by MSMSGS.EXE
> to access the internet.
>
> Now why msmsgs.exe needs to access the internet every 2 minutes, I have no
> idea. But what's annoying is that the NPF log causes the loss of focus by
> the current application.
>
> Thanks to everyone for pointing out some really terrific tools.
>
> Larry
>
> "Larry Kahm" <lkahm@nospam_heliotropicsystems.com> wrote in message
> news:3w8ze.6260$gD5.4208@trndny06...
>>A friend has a new HP desktop with Win XP Home. He told me that something
>>pops up - usually every two minutes - and nothing happens.
>>
>> I saw the following: stop all active programs, click the desktop, wait a
>> while, and sure enough, the cursor gets a small hourglass and then returns
>> to normal. If you are in any other program when this happens, you lose
>> focus and have to regain it manually.
>>
>> I'm at a loss as to how to detect what, exactly, is going on.
>>
>> Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to monitor this to determine
>> the culprit?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
>
>