Hidden programs (?) running?

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Your best shot is Winternals "Regmon" program.
It monitors registry activity and opens the registry location.
Can be a hard road to follow as a lot of activity is normal.

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That worked, but the list was very long on my PC. I have to take time to go over all of the items
to discover which are supposed to be there..

Thank you,
Jim Y

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message news:UBHJc.84436$JR4.50388@attbi_s54...
> Open Task Manager.
> Ctrl + Shift + Esc
>
> Start | Help and Support | Type:
> Using Windows Task Manager
> in the box | Click the arrow | Read
>
> Also .......
> Task Manager Help
> Start | Run | Type: C:\WINDOWS\Help\taskmgr.chm | OK
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:LPEJc.260643$Gx4.85424@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
> Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
> > I have a Gateway 510 with XP home edition. When a program starts, a
> > "ding" is heard to let the user know. Lately, I have noticed that
> > "ding" to sound at the oddest times. Is there someway that I can
> > determine what is/was running on my PC? I have run Norton A/V update
> > and check for viruses. I know A/V software is NOT 100% perfect. For
> > that reason I would like to determine what is causing the "ding" to
> > sound when, to my knowledge, it should not.
> >
> > Can someone direct me to the solution?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Jim Y

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Jim,

These links may be of some help. ;-)

Service information.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/servic [...] m#Services

http://snakefoot.fateback.com/twea [...] vices.html

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm

http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/windowsxp.html

================================
Startup Programs.

http://www.azpchelp.com/StartupListQ-U.htm

http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm

http://www.lafn.org/webconnect/men [...] NINDEX.HTM

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/start [...] p_full.php

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm

http://www.norris160.org/noel/win_processes.htm

http://www.liutilities.com/product [...] sslibrary/

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:7YXJc.102128$OB3.17057@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
> That worked, but the list was very long on my PC. I have to take
> time to go over all of the items to discover which are supposed to be
> there..
>
> Thank you,
> Jim Y
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:UBHJc.84436$JR4.50388@attbi_s54...
>> Open Task Manager.
>> Ctrl + Shift + Esc
>>
>> Start | Help and Support | Type:
>> Using Windows Task Manager
>> in the box | Click the arrow | Read
>>
>> Also .......
>> Task Manager Help
>> Start | Run | Type: C:\WINDOWS\Help\taskmgr.chm | OK
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:LPEJc.260643$Gx4.85424@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
>> Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> I have a Gateway 510 with XP home edition. When a program starts, a
>>> "ding" is heard to let the user know. Lately, I have noticed that
>>> "ding" to sound at the oddest times. Is there someway that I can
>>> determine what is/was running on my PC? I have run Norton A/V
>>> update and check for viruses. I know A/V software is NOT 100%
>>> perfect. For that reason I would like to determine what is causing
>>> the "ding" to sound when, to my knowledge, it should not.
>>>
>>> Can someone direct me to the solution?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Jim Y

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Jim,

These links may be of some help. ;-)

Service information.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/servic [...] m#Services

http://snakefoot.fateback.com/twea [...] vices.html

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm

http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/windowsxp.html

================================
Startup Programs.

http://www.azpchelp.com/StartupListQ-U.htm

http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm

http://www.lafn.org/webconnect/men [...] NINDEX.HTM

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/start [...] p_full.php

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm

http://www.norris160.org/noel/win_processes.htm

http://www.liutilities.com/product [...] sslibrary/

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:7YXJc.102128$OB3.17057@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
> That worked, but the list was very long on my PC. I have to take
> time to go over all of the items to discover which are supposed to be
> there..
>
> Thank you,
> Jim Y
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:UBHJc.84436$JR4.50388@attbi_s54...
>> Open Task Manager.
>> Ctrl + Shift + Esc
>>
>> Start | Help and Support | Type:
>> Using Windows Task Manager
>> in the box | Click the arrow | Read
>>
>> Also .......
>> Task Manager Help
>> Start | Run | Type: C:\WINDOWS\Help\taskmgr.chm | OK
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:LPEJc.260643$Gx4.85424@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
>> Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> I have a Gateway 510 with XP home edition. When a program starts, a
>>> "ding" is heard to let the user know. Lately, I have noticed that
>>> "ding" to sound at the oddest times. Is there someway that I can
>>> determine what is/was running on my PC? I have run Norton A/V
>>> update and check for viruses. I know A/V software is NOT 100%
>>> perfect. For that reason I would like to determine what is causing
>>> the "ding" to sound when, to my knowledge, it should not.
>>>
>>> Can someone direct me to the solution?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Jim Y

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Jim,

You bet!

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:mpvLc.296096$Gx4.166218@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
> I can't find anything running that I recognize as should not be
> running. It may be the standby routine kicking in when I don't move
> the mouse for a while. I will keep looking though.
>
> Thank you for the information,
> Jim Y
>
> "Jim Y" <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message
> news:7YXJc.102128$OB3.17057@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> That worked, but the list was very long on my PC. I have to take
>> time to go over all of the items to discover which are supposed to
>> be there..
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Jim Y
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:UBHJc.84436$JR4.50388@attbi_s54...
>>> Open Task Manager.
>>> Ctrl + Shift + Esc
>>>
>>> Start | Help and Support | Type:
>>> Using Windows Task Manager
>>> in the box | Click the arrow | Read
>>>
>>> Also .......
>>> Task Manager Help
>>> Start | Run | Type: C:\WINDOWS\Help\taskmgr.chm | OK
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>> Wes
>>>
>>> In news:LPEJc.260643$Gx4.85424@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
>>> Jim Y <j.s.yablonsky@NOSPAMatt.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>> I have a Gateway 510 with XP home edition. When a program starts,
>>>> a "ding" is heard to let the user know. Lately, I have noticed
>>>> that "ding" to sound at the oddest times. Is there someway that I
>>>> can determine what is/was running on my PC? I have run Norton A/V
>>>> update and check for viruses. I know A/V software is NOT 100%
>>>> perfect. For that reason I would like to determine what is
>>>> causing the "ding" to sound when, to my knowledge, it should not.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone direct me to the solution?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Jim Y