16 replies to this topic

[TheFiresInTheSky]

what dont i need running?

[JohnDemolition]

are you by any chance using Virtual Memory? because on the bottom, that's a little high. accually, a LOT.

as for stuff you don't need, igfxtray.exe and YPager.exe are the only ones that i can see. i don't really know what YPager does but igfxtray is useless.

[pwillener]

I also have deactivated jusched; that's the task checking for Java Runtime updates.

JohnDemolition, on Apr 21 2006, 12:03 PM, said:

as for stuff you don't need, igfxtray.exe and YPager.exe are the only ones that i can see. i don't really know what YPager does but igfxtray is useless.

It seems to be the task manager itself taking up most of that CPU usage; no problem therefore.

[Eldmannen]

aim.exe
AIM+.exe
AOLacsd.exe
fxssvc.exe
hkcmd.exe
jusched.exe
YPager.exe
I think maybe is not needed...

[JohnDemolition]

but he uses AIM

[JDPower]

JohnDemolition, on Apr 21 2006, 04:33 PM, said:

but he uses AIM

He obviously also uses AOL too and disabling AOLacsd.exe I think would cause problems.

[JohnDemolition]

JDPower, on Apr 21 2006, 08:48 AM, said:

He obviously also uses AOL too and disabling AOLacsd.exe I think would cause problems.

acually that comes bundles with AIM. that's why i despise it.

[Eldmannen]

AOL shivers!
AOL is the devil!
If I was you, I would uninstall AIM, and cancel the ISP subscription and get another ISP.

[JohnDemolition]

Eldmannen, on Apr 21 2006, 04:22 PM, said:

AOL shivers!
AOL is the devil!
If I was you, I would uninstall AIM, and cancel the ISP subscription and get another ISP.

i second that

[TheFiresInTheSky]

see i dont know anything about isp's either. and ypager i think is yahoo IM, and I dont use aol but i do use aim. so about this isp thing?

[Eldmannen]

Yes, I think that YPager.exe is Yahoo IM.
Personally, I wouldnt use either Yahoo IM or AIM and would delete anything on the system that has anything todo with either one of them.

[TheFiresInTheSky]

nice, then wat do i use?

[lokoike]

neighberaaron, on Apr 22 2006, 01:24 PM, said:

nice, then wat do i use?

Well, GAIM supports both AIM and Yahoo!, as well as dozens of other IM apps.

And if you want to be cool like me, you should get Google Talk.

BTW, that explorer.exe process is looking pretty hefty... may wanna kill him off. j/k

[TheFiresInTheSky]

google talk isnt that secure. you can figure out someones password in seconds. im gonna try gaim out but i heard it had all kinds of pop ups, ads, and spyware.

[lokoike]

neighberaaron, on Apr 22 2006, 01:46 PM, said:

google talk isnt that secure. you can figure out someones password in seconds. im gonna try gaim out but i heard it had all kinds of pop ups, ads, and spyware.

Can't be any less secure than AIM! I gotta agree with Eldmannen and his intense dislike for AOL products. They're always bloated, and they put junk all over your computer. I can't imagine that they're all that secure either...

I like GT cause it's small, sleek, loads very fast, and is easy to use. It has a couple little quirks that bug me, but all in all, it isn't too bad.

[Eldmannen]

neighberaaron, on Apr 22 2006, 06:24 PM, said:

nice, then wat do i use?

I use Miranda IM which is a free, open-source, very thin, light-weight, bloat-free, high-customizable (due to good modular plugin architecture) IM client. To connect to Jabber/XMPP services using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer (encrypted)).

neighberaaron, on Apr 22 2006, 06:46 PM, said:

google talk isnt that secure. you can figure out someones password in seconds. im gonna try gaim out but i heard it had all kinds of pop ups, ads, and spyware.

Why would Google Talk be less secure than anything else?
I highly doubt you can find out someones passwords in seconds.
Maybe you heard about AIM?
Because GAIM does not contain any popups, ads or spyware. GAIM is a free, open-source product. No malware there!

[TheFiresInTheSky]

well lets just say i got curious and i was trying to figure out how secure my programs wer. i downloaded a program and ran it on my computer and it found no passwords. i ran it on my friends who had google talk and it found the password instantly.