computer programs running in background?

by avlxyz

so i’m trying to get internet examiner 8 to run nearer. i’ve got my computer running pretty excellent, but IE is life a pain. i have an HP dv6000. it’s a 32 bit. windows vista. i was down to about 35% free space left on my hard drive, so i went and bought an external 500 gb hard drive and place my music and pictures and additional crap on there. and i’ve defraged. ran disk cleanup, ran a registry check, scanned for issues on disc C, now i’m at about 62% free space. i was hoping all that would help with IE but it hasn’t. i don’t have any virus software so i dunno if i have one or not, but random music will sometimes play in the social class even when there isn’t any programs open. so i’m thinking i may have a virus? so now i’m looking at the programs running in the social class, i read on someone elses question to use http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=application+experience this site to go by for the programs running, but i’m still confused, so i’m looking for someone who can really tell me
“yes – keep it”
“no – it’s a virus or something unnecessary”
“maybe – depends on if you want to or not”
“? – i don’t know”

so here’s a list of things running in the social class

Application Experience
Application Information
Social class Intelligent Transfer Service
Base Filtering Engine
CNG Key Isolation
COM+ Event System
Computer Browser
Cryptographic Services
CyberLink Social class Capture Service (CBCS)
CyberLink Task Scheduler (CTS)
DCOM Ma?tre d’h?tel Process Launcher
Desktop Window Administrator Session Administrator
DHCP Client
Diagnostic Policy Service
Diagnostic System Host
Distributed Link Tracking Client
DNS Client
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Function Discovery Resource Publication
Group Policy Client
HP Health Check Service
hpqwmiex
Creature Interface Device Access
IKE and AuthIPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
LiveUpdate Notice Service Ex
Multimedia class Scheduler
Network Relations
Network List Service
Network Place Awareness
Network Store Interface Service
NVIDIA Show Driver Service
PIXMA Exteded Survey Program
Plug and Play
Portable Device Enumerator Service
Print Spooler
Program Compatibility Assisstant Service
ProtexisLicensing
ReadyBoost
Remote Acess Connection Administrator
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Secondary Logan
Security Accounts Administrator
Security Center
Ma?tre d’h?tel
Shell Hardware Detection
Software Licensing
SSDP Discovery
Superfetch
Symantec AppCore Service
Symantec Event Administrator
Symantec Lic NetConnect service
Symantec Settings Administrator
System Event Notification Service
Tablet PC Input Service
Task Scheduler
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telephony
Terminal Services
Themes
UPnP Device Host
User Profile Service
Viewpoint Administrator Service
WebClient
Windows Audio
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
Windows Defender
Windows Driver Foundation – User-mode Driver Framework
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Event Log
Windows Firewall
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Windows Mobile 2003-based device connectivity
Windows Mobile-based device connectivity
Windows Search
Windows Time
Windows Update
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation

does anyone have any thought how to get the random music to stop before a live audience? and any recommendations for free virus software? thanks!
the music is like a radio before a live audience. sometimes it’ll be a commerical, sometimes it’ll be just music and sometimes it’ll be like radio dj’s talking. i haven’t downloaded anything yet except avg, it detected reasonably a few things including a trojan horse. and i contacted hp and they suggested reseting IE so i’ve done that. it helped a very very small amount. i’m thinking of testing out firefox

Answer by snow_skimmer
wow. when i work on a pc that slows down i wouldn’t spend that much time just trying to make it run quick. you’re a pro
it’s simpler to save all settings and users, reformat and reinstall.
that’s just the way the world of windows works.

trust me, i went down that path before, meticulously watching social class programs. then i wised up. it’s too much work and it’ll slow down again over time.

windows is simply not a ma?tre d’h?tel system. it’s not efficient with resources and very wasteful of memory and cpu.

space has small to do with it unless you’re running out of memory and you need virtual memory to swap…and that slows things down too.

as for virus software. try avg antivirus. but like any additional antivirus, it will also slow things down while it runs in the social class.

Answer by Mike
Hell yeah u prob have a virus sorry don’t know how to get the music to stop before a live audience but for virsus Avast Home Edition is free at cnet.com

(side notes )
I would personally just wipe my hard drive and reinstall the operating system(vista) and go on from there also IE is a load of junk use Firefox instead.

Answer by Joe Black
1. Everything you have looks legit, but if you have a virus, it wouldn’t show up in that list, more than likely.

2. Download and install several utilities that will help keep your PC clean.

3. Before you go through the steps I outline below, shut your computer down completely, turn off the power switches and unplug your computer. Push the power button while it is unplugged. This will drain the last bit of residual power. Wait a full small. Now plug it back in, and turn it on. Allow it to boot up all the way, and then (when it is finished booting up all the way) get online and download and install the later programs. You might want to print this list out. These are a combination of VERY excellent (free) programs that will completely clean your system out, and get it working again the way you want it.

- Spybot S&D (it has a registry guard, so if anything tries to install, it will alert you. Also additional fantastic features.)

- Lavasoft AdAware- an anti spyware program, one of the best out there, and free to use. You can choose to donate to them, as they are a worthwile project. Google it.

- Microsoft Windows Defender- keep it updated and run a scan.

-Mozilla Firefox- use this instead of Internet Examiner. IE has a poor track record in areas of security and efficiency.

- Download and install “CCleaner” (formerly Crap Cleaner). This will get rid of all kinds of nasty things that you might never notice. It also has a clever tools section you can explore.

- Then, last of all download and install and then run Defraggler- This is a disc defragmenter that will really do the job. The standard defrag program on Windows basically sucks. Google Defraggler, and read up about it. When you are done, run it last of all. You want to thoroughly clean your system before you Defraggle it.

Answer by Tim R Seattle
If there was an award for best-documented Question, yours would win. And Joe Black’s answer above should get best answer. But, I’ll add:

Are you sure that IE is really a conundrum, or is it just bringing an underlying conundrum with your networking to the forefront? You’ll know after you install Firefox or Opera. Check your speed at http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest . Compare with another computer in the house if possible.

Don’t format/reinstall/etc your entire PC unless you are willing to void your support warranty (if applicable), and reinstall drivers that might not be built-in with Vista, and HP-specific stuff.

I agree with everyone, IE is terrible. Only use it if your bank or some additional lame site requires it. (Ironic about my bank, requiring an non-reliable app like that.)

My refinements to Joe’s answer would be:
- Include Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php to your arsenal
- Get rid of anything that has Symantec in its name (OK, just disable it or get it out of startup)
- If you do install ad-aware,stop it after you run it. I find that it slows everything down if allowed to stay running. I should probably say the same about any resident intercepting program (adware, malware, spypot), additional than antivirus
- Avast gets my vote on the antivirus front with AVG a close 2nd

What is the music you hear? Is it something you own as a MP3 or Vista sounds? Are you sure it’s coming from your computer?

Excellent luck.

Answer by Dunbar Pappy
You’ve got the clue in your first paragraph:
IE8 on Vista is like water and oil.
Suggest moving up to Win 7, and a lot of Vista issues self-resolve.

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So, I’ve recently found this small PDA or Palm Pilot business, (Whatever you want to call it) called the Dell Axim X5 in my closet. I turned it on, and it had never been used before. I reckon that it’s a really cool device, but there are a few flaws. I’d like to be able to browse the Internet without having to really physically glue the device to my computer, to be able to download and I’d like there to be a screen rotation feature. So, I know that there is a wifi card that you glue to it to get wifi, (Since it doesn’t have it built in) but is there some kind of free Internet software that adds wifi to your device? Second of all, I’d like to know how to download. If I want to place on, say a theme, would I visit the site that has the theme that I want on my computer and download it to my Pocket PC, or would I visit the site honest from my Pocket PC? May maybe I please have detailed instructions on how to download please? Thanks! And last of all, I’d like to know how to rotate the screen into landscape mode. (My device doesn’t have a built in accelerometer by the way) I’m any running Windows Mobile 2002, or Windows Mobile 2003, but I know that I’m not running Windows Mobile 2003 SE, and 2003 SE was the first to feature screen rotation. So is there any free program online that rotates your screen for you? Thanks in advance!

By the way, here’s my device’s information: Dell Axim X5 running any Windows Mobile 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003.

Answer by WaMSie
Answers off the top of my head, as I don’t have a Pocket PC to hand.

Can you add wifi through software only? No, it’s a hardware feature so yes you do do need the plug in card. You may have Bluetooth, in which case you may be able to access the Internet through your computer. You’ll install ActiveSync on your computer, connect to ActiveSync from your Pocket PC and you’d be away. As long as you were in range of the host computer.

Themes? There are themes for Pocket PCs, Google and find them. The themes are not the same themes as a desktop uses so you can’t use a desktop theme on a Pocket PC. If the themes come ‘unpacked’ (which they normally will) you can just download them with Pocket IE and install them. If they’re wrapped in a ZIP or RAR file you may need to work harder to install them, if they come with a desktop installer you’ll need the desktop…

Can you rotate the screen? Yes, but (a) you need to tell the Pocket PC to do it and (b) you’ll have to Google for how to do it unless there’s an obvious program installed on the device. I’ve used Axiums, but a long while ago, my best recollection is from HP devices; there was some magic to do a screen rotation, like holding down a button and beating on the time.

Sorry, can’t be more help.

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