why is there a long list of programes running (dslmon,systray..etc) when i press ctrl alt delete?

Question

the programs are; Avgemc, Rundll, Bwdelay,
Avgcc, Dslmon, Wmencagt, Hidserv, Loadqm, Rnathk, Systray, Osd and Lvcoms.

Answer 1

you are in Windows Task Manager....This prog has 5 tabs across the top..The one you are looking at is the Processes tab...

This shows all the little programs that are running in the background on your computer...This can be useful info for you...

What I use it for is to monitor what progs are using the most of my memory...Another use for this is to see if you have any unwanted processes runnning in the background (like spyware).

I try to keep as few open windows running on my system (down in the lower left corner, it will tell you how may processes are running). I average between 40 and 50 processes at a time depending on how many progs I am running at the time....

You can click on the image name bar, and it will sort the progs alphabetically, or (like I do) you can click on the mem usage bar to see which prog is using the most memory....If you're kind of a geek, what i recommend is closing all your programs so all that you have running is your desktop, get familiar w/ the names of the processes, then start running some progs....after you get used to what's running, and you see something you don't recognize, do a Yahoo or Google search for the FULL name of the process (like rundll32.exe), and then you can see if this process is related to a prog you're running or (GASP!!!!) spyware. I recommend going to the annoyances.org listing you get from the search, since they usually can direct you to a place to remove unwanted processes....

The networking tab is also useful to see how well your network connection is running....

Answer 2

avgemc.exe is a part the AVG Anti-Virus suite. The process scans e-mails for viruses. This process should not be removed to ensure that your system is secure.

rundll.exe is a Windows System process belonging to the Windows 95, 98 and ME range of Microsoft Windows products. This is an important system process and should not be terminated.

You can find the exact purpose of each one by just pasting the name into Google. The point is that your computer actually runs hundreds of little programs (or processes) when it starts up. AN operating system is not just one program it is actually a compilation of hundreds and thousands of little parts that each do thier own thing.

Sometimes they are not needed and you can stop them. Other times they are critical to the system like rundll and systray.

Answer 3

hey there, there is a whole list of programs because it ctrl alt del runs program manager that shows u a list of processes running in your computer. there are lots of hidden processes u may not know about like connecting to the internet involves around 3 processes from svchost and so on, your system tray itself is a process-systray.....your open windows each are processes, your antivirus and firewall each run hiddedn processes to protect you, and much many more, all these processes are listed up in program manager when u hit ctrl alt del, it shows you how much it's committed to the cpu and how much memory it's consuming..

Answer 4

That's the junk that loads up whenever your computer starts. A lot can be disabled, if you're familiar with the package (search the net), and free up some memory. But there are a number that are crucial to the running of the computer. You're using the AVG virus killer, I see, and an ADSL connection.

Answer 5

Don't end them. On my old computer those would come up too. Most of them are familiar to me. That's just how the computers run. For the toolbar, and timeclock, and calendar, and things that are constantly running, they have names. Just leave em and ignore em.

Answer 6

Do search on these words on Google or other engines on these program to find out what they are. For eg:
http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/avgemc/

Answer 7

They are not programs, they are processes. It isnt quite the same, except that processes if you stop them can halt your whole computer

Answer 8

i beleive dslmon is a process that is required for Norton Security to run