Subj : Utility To : Dale Ross From : Bennie Hutto Date : Tue Jul 03 2001 06:38 pm Hello Dale! 04 Jul 01 00:18, you wrote to me: >> Yup, running Windows98SE at present. If there is no activity >> whatsoever and the only things running are SysTray and Explorer, >> what needs to be done 'in the background'? I'm asking it to perform >> no task, no scheduler running, nothing. Thanks! DR> Paging file. Windows swaps part of the kernel out to the paging file. DR> Most likely you are seeing that activity. The performance monitor in Back and forth? Pardon me, but this is very strange to me. It seems that if my machine is totally idle, all of the background tasks and swapping would have completed and be sitting in a truly idle state. [shrug] DR> Windows 9x sucks. Perhaps you can find a better one on the Net? I Many things on Win9x sux. I like 2k MUCH better, but 1 single program prohibits me from switching at the moment, and it will not run under 2k compatability mode, nor XP compatability mode. :-( DR> will DR> look and ask around to see if there is one. You might want to ask the DR> question in OSDEBATE. Don't let the name fool you. There are some DR> Microsoft developers that take part in that echo. There are also some DR> very knowledgeable users/developers there. They may be able to better DR> assist you. You might also drop a message in WIN95. Thanks for the help, Dale! Regards, Bennie --- WildCat! * ViaMail! * GoldED+ * Origin: The Wall BBS, Augusta Ga. Where the fun never ends! (1:360/5) .