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I just had a Dell Support message pop up out of the blue while surfing the
web, it was about a setting on my outlook express and attachments.. I did
even have Outlook Express open and a password is needed to get into it
anyway.. Is Dell Support is running in the background along with my AV,
Firewall and MS AntiSpyware??

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Mine's not but I UNchecked it the first day I had the new computer up and
running. I'm not sure where it is on your computer (I rearrange my
folders/shortcuts) but in the Dell Support Settings dialog box, you'll find
a setting for "Run on Window's Startup". Also, if you haven't done it yet,
go to Start/Run/ and type in msconfig. Go to the Start Tab. You'll find
all kinds of goodies there that are running in the background. Uncheck all
that you can. Here is a link that can help you determine what you do and
don't need to have checked to startup.
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm
Monica

"PaulT" <Yahoo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:kYidnZ7k_f-5tA7fRVn-jw@adelphia.com...
>I just had a Dell Support message pop up out of the blue while surfing the
>web, it was about a setting on my outlook express and attachments.. I did
>even have Outlook Express open and a password is needed to get into it
>anyway.. Is Dell Support is running in the background along with my AV,
>Firewall and MS AntiSpyware??
>

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"Monica" <monicakm@cox-internet.com> wrote in message
news:ygGke.16815$Fv.4776@lakeread01...
> Mine's not but I UNchecked it the first day I had the new computer up and
> running. I'm not sure where it is on your computer (I rearrange my
> folders/shortcuts) but in the Dell Support Settings dialog box, you'll
find
> a setting for "Run on Window's Startup". Also, if you haven't done it
yet,
> go to Start/Run/ and type in msconfig. Go to the Start Tab. You'll find
> all kinds of goodies there that are running in the background. Uncheck
all
> that you can. Here is a link that can help you determine what you do and
> don't need to have checked to startup.
> http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm
> Monica



Nice site. Thanks.

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Me too - I can never figure out what all that stuff is.

Carol

"Monica" <monicakm@cox-internet.com> wrote in message
news:ygGke.16815$Fv.4776@lakeread01...
> Mine's not but I UNchecked it the first day I had the new computer up and
> running. I'm not sure where it is on your computer (I rearrange my
> folders/shortcuts) but in the Dell Support Settings dialog box, you'll
> find a setting for "Run on Window's Startup". Also, if you haven't done
> it yet, go to Start/Run/ and type in msconfig. Go to the Start Tab.
> You'll find all kinds of goodies there that are running in the background.
> Uncheck all that you can. Here is a link that can help you determine what
> you do and don't need to have checked to startup.
> http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm
> Monica
>
> "PaulT" <Yahoo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:kYidnZ7k_f-5tA7fRVn-jw@adelphia.com...
>>I just had a Dell Support message pop up out of the blue while surfing the
>>web, it was about a setting on my outlook express and attachments.. I did
>>even have Outlook Express open and a password is needed to get into it
>>anyway.. Is Dell Support is running in the background along with my AV,
>>Firewall and MS AntiSpyware??
>>
>
>

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Carol and Allen Bredt wrote:
> Me too - I can never figure out what all that stuff is.
>
> Carol
>
For even the most obscure apps, I find just searching the executable's
name in google will give you the process information. If it's a common
windows file a site called WinTask Process Library will have it listed
(they're selling some product I've never used, but their sites a good
reference). If it's something suspcious usually the HijackThis! message
bioards by computer/castle cops have it listed.

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