what are the processes you have to leave running for minimal operation of windows.

i downloaded some nasty program and everytime i try to delete it is says it's in use and i can't delete it.

my computer went down to a crawl.

format disk and reinstall windows ?

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Emmmm you could do that..... or download >Ad Aware< and get rid of it.

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Originally posted by Dervish Emmmm you could do that..... or download >Ad Aware< and get rid of it.

it's wasn't spyware.

adaware wasn't picking it up.

it just kept on trying to open itself.

i was finally able to delete it.

reinstall windows and don't download 'free' software or pr0n. problem solved

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Originally posted by igottaknow reinstall windows and don't download 'free' software or pr0n. problem solved

i guess you would know

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Originally posted by stren i guess you would know

could start it in safe-mode

get moveonboot (google for that) allows you to select files to be deleted before windows fully starts. (after a reboot)

Always worked for me

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Originally posted by stren format disk and reinstall windows ?

yup. explorer.exe is a pretty important process.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue yup. explorer.exe is a pretty important process.

actually, you can kill and restart that at will.

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Originally posted by Zenchowdah actually, you can kill and restart that at will.

Yep, and you can remove it and change it to a different shell if you wish, such as PROGMAN.EXE.