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Comment from FriendlyDutch on 2009-04-25

2009-04-25T16:07:53Z

It's not just you Leo, who refers to tasklist.exe. Microsoft themselves in kb article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357/?FR=1) which applies to Windows XP Home also refer to tasklist.exe but don't tell you where to find it.

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Comment from Kleven on 2009-01-05

2009-01-05T21:34:19Z

i would like to know what should be deleted and what should be kept in the Task Manager. When looking at technicians arrnaging computers i see many of them removing many of these tasks. could you kindly tell me what should be keep and what to remove as my CPU usage is being almost all the time high in its percentage.

Thanks

Kleven

There's no simple or single answer. It depends on your computer, what you have installed, and how you use it all. This article has more: What's the minimum set of processes needed to run Windows XP?

- Leo
06-Jan-2009

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Comment from r j on 2008-12-25

2008-12-25T09:55:46Z

Most of the tasks can also be accessed by pushing control, alt, delete. You can find most of the processes and charts by the tabs on top.

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Comment from Rusty Nail on 2008-03-23

2008-03-23T13:42:20Z

Process Explorer now can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

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Comment from Adam on 2007-07-13

2007-07-13T09:13:25Z

You still havent stated how to get rid of the error! it's really annoying how i have to turn on my pc to this error and have no sound.

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Comment from gc on 2007-04-04

2007-04-05T06:52:09Z

Hi all ,

Is there any way to know what processes are running on a remote pc in a a LAN, including what files have been opened and what sites have been opened. I want to do this using command prompt only, using commands like tlist, tasklist, process, etc

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Comment from BSmith on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T21:27:49Z

Under Win2000 the file is called tlist.exe and is not loaded by default. I just loaded it on my Win2000 computer from by Win 2000 Professional CDROM. Mount the CDROM and extract it from the support.cab file under Support\tools. Put it in C:\windows\system32. Under START, RUN do tlist /? for options. Hope this helps.

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Comment from Steve on 2007-02-16

2007-02-17T03:15:23Z

If you have a box with XP pro, you can look in the C:\windows\system32 folder for the program tasklist.exe. From there, it's only a matter of copying it to the C:\windows\system32 drive on your other computer. Know this works with home, not sure about older versions. A.K.A. 2000.

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Comment from HJr on 2006-09-16

2006-09-16T17:34:05Z

Process Explorer now can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

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Comment from Pranav Vora on 2006-09-05

2006-09-05T13:49:26Z

hi,
- I want to use it from my program. can I use 'Process Explorer'?
- will tasklist.exe work on win2k? exe is single file which I can add on win2k system or any other depedent files needed?

regards,

Pranav

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Comment from Anand on 2006-07-10

2006-07-10T11:01:25Z

But i need to use it in batch file. Are there any alternatives for tasklist on 2000?

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Comment from vivek on 2006-06-03

2006-06-03T09:46:14Z

Hi everybody,
i have a question ant process, in which system idle process shows cpu 98%, why is it so
pls reply back, as in 1 of the interviewer asked me the same question,
thanks in advance

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Comment from ch1zra on 2005-04-25

2005-04-26T01:13:54Z

SysInternals is a great company. I use their process explorer instead of XP's built in taskman.
btw, nice page you have leo, keep up the good work :))

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Comment from Leo on 2004-07-20

2004-07-21T03:08:29Z

Please see my comment in response to your entry in the comments section of this article: http://ask-leo.com/archives/000105.html - what you are seeing is *normal*.

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Comment from Brian B on 2004-07-20

2004-07-21T02:56:36Z

I ran the Process Explorer for SCVHOST.exe and upon opening the details for the SVCHOST.exe taking up 100% usage, I find about 200+ programs. I know this is not normal. There about 100 HKLM or HKCR or some kind of variation. So I'm not sure which to get rid of. And does Process Explorer find them for me?

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Comment from Leo on 2004-05-11

2004-05-11T22:10:29Z

Can you tell me what you mean by "Window Processes"?

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Comment from JMichael on 2004-05-11

2004-05-11T22:06:52Z

The information you provide is excellent, can you
recommend a great reference document on "window processes", online or in print. thanks

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Comment from Len on 2004-05-10

2004-05-11T01:33:09Z

Thanks heaps for this. Much appreciated

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