RAM USAGE

Is there a diagnostic tool which I can use which will tell me what is
running in the background that I don't need when my PC boots up? I seem to
use a lot of RAM even when nothing is open.

Also, I leave my PC on all the time. At regular intervals during the day &
night my speakers make a double click noise followed by the Microsoft
Exclamation sound. Has this anything to do with my Outlook e-mail account
being set to automatic timed download? It seems that something is trying to
run. In the task bar are Task Scheduler, ASUS enhanced functions, McAfee
Viruschecker & Firewall, Messenger and Sony Phone Sync icons.

Leon Slutzkin wrote:

Is there a diagnostic tool which I can use which will tell me what is
running in the background that I don't need when my PC boots up? I
seem to use a lot of RAM even when nothing is open.

Click StartRun. ENter "msconfig" in the Open field and click OK. Select
the Startup tab.
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Brian Tillman

This is dependant on the operating system
"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Leon Slutzkin wrote:

Is there a diagnostic tool which I can use which will tell me what is
running in the background that I don't need when my PC boots up? I
seem to use a lot of RAM even when nothing is open.

Click StartRun. ENter "msconfig" in the Open field and click OK. Select
the Startup tab.
--
Brian Tillman

Noel All wrote:

This is dependant on the operating system

Certainly, but it exists for all versions of Windows except for 3.1 and NT,
so it's not THAT O/S-dependent.
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Brian Tillman

Windows 2000 (unless they shipped it with a SP) doesn't have it as far as I
know but you could copy it from XP or Windows 98 and Windows 95 doesn't have
it either but it was the 2000 I was referring to.
"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Noel All wrote:

This is dependant on the operating system

Certainly, but it exists for all versions of Windows except for 3.1 and
NT, so it's not THAT O/S-dependent.
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Brian Tillman