It??™s not as
powerful as the Task Manager (it won??™t let you close
Microsoft applications, for instance), but it does offer more
details in the righthand pane, such as the executable file size,
version, and other details.
See ???Shut Down Windows Quickly,??? in Chapter 5, to configure how long
Windows waits for a busy application to respond before it considers it
crashed.
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Troubleshooting
Programs commonly running in the background
Windows is basically just a collection of components, and at any given time,
some of those components may be loaded into memory and listed as running
processes in Task Manager. In fact, you??™ll probably see more programs
running than you expected, especially after you turn on Task Manager??™s
Show processes from all users option.
If you see a program you don??™t recognize, don??™t panic; it??™s not necessarily
malware, but then again, it??™s not necessary legitimate. See Table 6-1 for a list
of those items commonly found on most Windows Vista systems.
Table 6-1. Processes you should expect to find running on your system
Process Description
csrss.exe Called the Client Server Runtime Process, csrss.exe is an essential Windows component, as
it handles the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem. It is also a common target for
viruses, so if this process appears to be consuming a lot of CPU cycles on your system, you
should update and run your antivirus software.
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