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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: yesterday on August 25, 2006, 08:24:52 AM

Title: hide process in task manager
Post by: yesterday on August 25, 2006, 08:24:52 AM

i want to hide or unhide process that are running in the process in task manager any ideas of how to do it. thanks.

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: yesterday on August 25, 2006, 01:27:31 PM

or can you recommend a program that does it but i would prefer to be able to do it without the aid of a program.

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: patio on August 25, 2006, 04:01:27 PM

Why do you want to hide running processes ? ?

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: yesterday on August 26, 2006, 06:47:23 AM

i have a keylogger on someones computer so i need to hide it.

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: patio on August 26, 2006, 08:54:59 AM

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i have a keylogger on someones computer so i need to hide it.

Sorry I don't think you'll find much help here...

patio.   8-)

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: yesterday on August 26, 2006, 10:13:24 AM

i was being sarcastic! i dont need to hide a keylogger. i need to hide processes because when my computer starts up many processes are running. i have stopped the uneccesary ones by startup folder and options from the prograns and msconfig. yet some still start. this slows my computer down

what i do is end some of these processes from task manager. now my brother has also seen me do this but even after warning that he is ending a critical task he still ends it so i need to hide the proceses. i can diable ctrl+alt+del but he can re-enable it.

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: patio on August 26, 2006, 01:43:01 PM

services.msc from a command prompt will do what you need...
Another option is Process Explorer///free.

patio.   8-)

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: Neil on August 27, 2006, 04:44:24 PM

At worst ending a critical process will just mean you will need to restart your computer (I think)... just give your brother his own account - you can even limit his access to such things - and password protect your own.

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: patio on August 27, 2006, 08:02:32 PM

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At worst ending a critical process will just mean you will need to restart your computer (I think)... just give your brother his own account - you can even limit his access to such things - and password protect your own.

Actually turning off the wrong process can render a machine unusable...
Do lots of research before fiddling around.

patio.   8-)

Title: Re: hide process in task manager
Post by: yesterday on August 28, 2006, 01:19:27 PM

what do i do with the services.msc how do i use it. thanks for your help so far.