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  1. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1531

    Bellzemos said:
    I have 6 GB of RAM. I work with music production so I need as much as possible available. Plus, personally I don't like unneeded stuff running on my PC. I agree with you both but it's my "caprice". :)
    I seriously doubt your micromanaging is going to make any difference but, if it still worries you, you would be much better off just getting more RAM.
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  2. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #1532

    Bellzemos said:
    Britton30 said:
    Bellzemos said:
    Thank you for all the comments, it seems I'm doing things right. :)

    There's a thing though - since I used Reflect I have WmiPrvSE.exe running in the background all the time. I never had that before. I googled it and it says it's a process that's used in the enterprise environment - but I am a home user. What's that about? Can I disable it?
    Yeah it is a process for monitoring programs, as Peter said. Do you have a CPU or Temp gadget running?
    No, I don't. I from time to time use a monitorung utility, but not all the time. And when I did use it before I haven't noticed that provessor running when I was done with hardware monitoring.

    I know it's benign but I wonder why is it there if it wasn't there before. What's causing it?
    1. Don't worry about such very minor things, as has been stated a few times, it won't "hurt" anything at all.

    2. Don't disable anything but set the startup option to Manual, that way an application will start it if need and will stop when finished.
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  3. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #1533

    mjf said:
    Minor point:
    Speccy is still free
    SIW is now paid only (unless you have an old version like me).
    I have the old version too (the old version was portable too). :)

    I keep a "back catalogue" of old installers for this sort of situation (i.e. new versions losing features, programs swapping from free to paid, etc.).
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  4. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1534

    lehnerus2000 said:
    ...I keep a "back catalogue" of old installers for this sort of situation (i.e. new versions losing features, programs swapping from free to paid, etc.).
    Excellent advice! But then, I'm prejudiced because I do the same thing.
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  5. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #1535

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    lehnerus2000 said:
    ...I keep a "back catalogue" of old installers for this sort of situation (i.e. new versions losing features, programs swapping from free to paid, etc.).
    Excellent advice! But then, I'm prejudiced because I do the same thing.
    Thank you, your Ladyship.

    Some companies also screw up their "improved" versions.

    I think some programs may have too many features for their developers to keep track of.
    Anecdotally, VLC regularly releases "improved" versions that are broken.
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  6. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #1536

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    lehnerus2000 said:
    ...I keep a "back catalogue" of old installers for this sort of situation (i.e. new versions losing features, programs swapping from free to paid, etc.).
    Excellent advice! But then, I'm prejudiced because I do the same thing.
    I agree, I have things 6-8 years old.
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  7. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1537

    Britton30 said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    lehnerus2000 said:
    ...I keep a "back catalogue" of old installers for this sort of situation (i.e. new versions losing features, programs swapping from free to paid, etc.).
    Excellent advice! But then, I'm prejudiced because I do the same thing.
    I agree, I have things 6-8 years old.
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  8. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1538

    kado897 said:
    Britton30 said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:

    Excellent advice! But then, I'm prejudiced because I do the same thing.
    I agree, I have things 6-8 years old.
    I have my grandfather's railroad watch that's 138-139 years old (and it still works; I wind it up every year on New Year's Day). Does that count?
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  9. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #1539

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    I have my grandfather's railroad watch that's 138-139 years old (and it still works; I wind it up every year on New Year's Day). Does that count?
    Sure it does. I even have a shirt or two from my school days too.
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  10. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1540

    I have a fridge which is more than thirty years old and a freezer even older which finally gave up the ghost last week.
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