Jim
Sat Jun 14 21:05:26 PDT 2008
Good points.
I have fiddled with them in the past, and may in the future. So I just left
them on. I should have written, with nothing on but windows and these
startup I am >58%. With just explorer on it is a wow >90%. How great win98
would have been without all the junk!
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:ek5k4CPzIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> First thing I could suggest would be to get rid of that keyboard and all
> it's supporting junk.
>
> And about bpcpost.exe. Do you really use Microsoft Web TV?
>
> And are you running PWS (inetinfo.exe)? If so, there's where I'd bet your
> Resources went.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
>
http://grystmill.com
>
> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23H4zTnOzIHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > The latter.
> >
> > Typically I am green>40% here on msoe, but not as high as I would be if
I
> > did get rid of the startup stuff. I checked every item and the arguments
> > are
> > for increased performance early on hotfixes. No spyware, adware just
> > patches
> > from Netropa and HP Backweb when I still ran it. One problem they had
with
> > this hp system in universities was a constant ping to the
> > Backweb/Infospace
> > server or even MS critical updates is another. Here is a list of these:
> > hpsysdrv; HPScanPatch; usbmmkbd.exe; bpcpost.exe; Hidserv.exe; KeyBoard
> > Manager [Netropa]. The rest of the stuff is Avast or ZA or MS critical
KB
> > ~.
> > The classic minimum necessary startup stuff is: scanregw.exe;
> > systray.exe;
> > LoadPowerProfile both run/service; taskmon.exe; mstask.exe. I also have
> > MSDTC and inetinfo.exe on.
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:e2EGCYMzIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> All I can say is that if Resource Meter is constantly in the yellow,
you
> >> have too much crap running in the background. For instance, I would
ONLY
> >> have Spysweeper and your AV actually running in the background.
> >>
> >> Or were you remembering an on-demand scanning session when you said the
> >> RM
> >> dropped to yellow/red?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary S. Terhune
> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
> >>
http://grystmill.com
> >>
> >> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:OQCcjFMzIHA.4168@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > It's been awhile; I think I used the resource meter that gives:
> >> > System,User
> >> > and GDI all sucking bottom yellow-->red; and System Properties
> > performance
> >> > tab. I was using SDhelper to silently block and Immunization features
> >> > on
> >> > v.1.4 with no problems and probably extended this to v.1.5 ~. I
think
> > the
> >> > program is a bit overweight for win95/98. I still have the restricted
> >> > zones
> >> > list active but now use also E.Howes ie-spyad. I run with U.S.CERT
> >> > "custom"
> >> > browser settings and have reviewed and used Mike Burgess security
> > settings
> >> > and Auhuma WSC and your website ideas at the Grystmill. I do have
> > certain
> >> > online services running in the background like Spysweeper and Avast
and
> > ZA
> >> > FW. I also have some startup items that are enhancements to keyboard
> >> > and
> >> > HP
> >> > systems running in the background. I have taken them down before but
as
> > I
> >> > wrote above the program itself is overweight for this system and
trying
> > to
> >> > be jack-of-all with win xp and vista.
> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> >> > news:usmShu2yIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Please define "system resources" as used in your post. When I run
> >> >> tests
> >> >> (with NOTHING running in the background except basic Windows,) I get
> >> >> essentially the same numbers. User Resources drop from 99% to 90%.
GDI
> >> > drops
> >> >> from 98% to 45%.
> >> >>
> >> >> Of course, as PCR says, I recommend against using Spybot for
anything
> > but
> >> >> static scanning.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Gary S. Terhune
> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> >>
http://grystmill.com
> >> >>
> >> >> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >> >> news:ujPYL4pyIHA.5716@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >I updated to that version 1.5 ~ when it was recommended and ran it
> > once
> >> > and
> >> >> > uninstalled it. If I use SpyBot again I will reinstall v.1.4 only.
> > The
> >> > new
> >> >> > v.1.5 requires way to much system resources for win98/95 even
though
> >> > they
> >> >> > say it is ok... Is it really any better than the v.1.4 which
worked
> >> >> > like
> >> > a
> >> >> > charm on win98?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:OHcaA3YyIHA.5620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Version 1.5.2.20
> >> >> >> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:ejQ3N53xIHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> > Which version of SpyBot S&D?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Nigel Stapley" <unet@judgemental.plus.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:LIidnea1w7hX2KPVnZ2dnUVZ8sPinZ2d@posted.plusnet...
> >> >> >> > > S1L1Y1 wrote:
> >> >> >> > > > It Worked. Thank You. What was the problem?
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > I seem to recall that Spybot claim it's an issue with the way
> >> >> >> > > 98
> >> >> > handles
> >> >> >> > > memory. I'm not convinced.
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > Glad it worked.
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > --
> >> >> >> > > Regards
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > Nigel Stapley
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > www.thejudge.me.uk
> >> >> >> > >
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