Services, which should be running

[Strikeman 0]

Hello,

 

So im looking at the processes running in Win2k and Im trying to figure out what some of these are for:

SVCHOST.exe

INETINFO.exe

SERVICES.exe

POPROXY.exe

SVCHOST.exe

 

they take up allot of ram and I want to know if there is something I can do about it.

 

Strikeman

[YuppieScum 0]

SVCHOST is a generic "service hosting" tool which allows an EXE or DLL to run as a service without having been specifically written to do so.

 

INETINFO.EXE is part of IIS - if you're running a WWW or FTP server, it'll be there as it provides admin access via MMC.

 

POPROXY.EXE is installed by NAV2K to scan email for viruses.

 

SERVICES.EXE actually contains many "core" NT service functions, like the Logical Disk Manager and Event Log.

 

Go to Control Panel, Admin Tools, Services. This will give you a list of the "background" processes that NT is running. You can shut some of them down, but for fscks sake DON'T unless you understand EXACTLY the implications of each one.

 

 

 

 

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[Wintermute 0]

For a good instructional guide on what each service does and which you can remove go to:

http://arstechnica.com/tweak/nt/ntservices-1.html