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%sysdir%\stobject.dll
%windir%\explorer.exe
%windir%\taskmon.exe
afvxd.vxd
alerter
bios
biosxlat
combuff
configmg
dfs.vxd
dosmgr
dosnet
drmkaud.sys
ebios
enable
grpconv.exe
hhctrl.ocx
ifsmgr
int13
internat.exe
ios
ios.vxd
javasup.vxd
kmixer.sys
mountmgr.sys
msmouse.vxd
ndis.vxd
ndis2sup.vxd
ndiswan.vxd
netshell.dll
ntkern
pagefile
pageswap
parity
perf
powrprof.dll
reboot
redbook.sys
rnapapp.exe
rsrcmtr.exe
rundll32 mmhid.dll,startmmhid
rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,runonceexprocess
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,loadcurrentpwrscheme
scanregw.exe
sdvxd
shell
shell32.dll
spooler
statemgr.exe
stimon.exe
svchost.exe
systray.exe
update.sys
v86mmgr
vcache
vcd
vcdfsd
vcomm
vcond
vdd
vdef
vdmad
vfat
vfbackup
vfixd.vxd
vflatd
vi_grm.exe
viagart.vxd
vkd
vmcpd
vmd
vmm
vmm32.vxd
vmouse
vmpol
vnetbios.vxd
vnetsup.vxd
vpd
vpicd
vpowerd
vredir.vxd
vrtwd.386
vrtwd.vxd
vsd
vserver.vxd
vshare
vtd
vtdapi
vwin32
vxdldr
wshtcp.vxd
wsipx.vxd
wsock.vxd
wsock2.vxd

%sysdir%\stobject.dll

Part of Microsoft Windows XP.
It's used to manage system tray.
Required.

%windir%\explorer.exe

Windows shell.
Required.

%windir%\taskmon.exe

Microsoft Corporation
This creates a database of the application programs you use and which files they load. The information is used by Windows Defrag (and by Norton Speedisk) to optimize the location of files on your hard drive so that Windows startup and program loading is faster.

afvxd.vxd

Microsoft TDI transport service provider.
Supports TCP/IP-specific functionality for Microsoft TDI transport service provider for Windows Sockets 2.0.

alerter

Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. If the service is stopped, programs that use administrative alerts will not receive them. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
*If you are connected to a network, set it to Automatic. This service will notify your System Administrator of problems occurring within the network which may aid them in fixing the problem.
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/services...

bios

Plug and Play BIOS driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

biosxlat

BIOS emulation driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

combuff

Communications buffer driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

configmg

Configuration manager driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

dfs.vxd

Microsoft Networking

dosmgr

MS-DOS emulation manager.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

dosnet

Windows 3.1-compatible network helper driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

drmkaud.sys

Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler Filter.
Required.

ebios

Extended BIOS driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

enable

Accessibility Driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

grpconv.exe

Microsoft group converter.
Used by installers ONLY in the RunOnce keys.

hhctrl.ocx

hhctrl.ocx is the Microsoft HTML Help component. I think
you've installed a program that using HTML help. To use hhctrl.ocx it
must be registered in the system. Usually the installer uses RunOnce
keys to register hhctrl.ocx.
Recommendation: Ignore this change. You may check for the version of
the hhctrl.ocx to be sure that you have the working version.

ifsmgr

File system manager driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

int13

BIOS hard disk emulation driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

internat.exe

Language indicator. Microsoft Corporation.
Useful in the multi language Windows.

ios

I/O Supervisor driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

ios.vxd

Many Windows 95 driver models, such as IOS (for disk drivers) and the network, support dynamically loaded device drivers. These VxDs are not loaded by the VMM32 real-mode loader, but are loaded by a device loader that is responsible for loading and initializing the drivers at the correct time and in the correct order.
For example, for SCSI adapter miniport drivers, the device loader is *IOS. The entries for a SCSI adapter are found in this Registry key:
Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class
Because there is no StaticVxD=xxx line in this Registry entry, the VMM32 real-mode loader does nothing when Windows 95 identifies this device.
Configuration Manager attempts to find any device node that has a DevLoader= entry in the Registry. The device loader (in the previous example, *IOS) examines the Registry, finds the PortDriver= entry, loads the driver and any associated support drivers, and initializes the adapter.
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation

javasup.vxd

Microsoft Java

kmixer.sys

kmixer.sys is kernel audio mixer of Microsoft Windows.
I suggest you to add it to the Exclusion list (click on the "scissors" icon in the WatchDog window).
Kmixer may be closed and unloaded if it's not used. When you use audio it will be loaded again.

mountmgr.sys

Windows Mount Manager.
Read more:
http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index...

msmouse.vxd

Microsoft Mouse

ndis.vxd

Microsoft Networking

ndis2sup.vxd

Microsoft Networking

ndiswan.vxd

Microsoft Networking

netshell.dll

Microsoft DLL file. It contains the functions for supporting
network connections.

ntkern

Windows Driver Model.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

pagefile

Swapfile driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

pageswap

Swapfile manager driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

parity

Memory parity driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

perf

System Monitor data collection driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

powrprof.dll

Microsoft Corporation software.
Used in Windows 95/98/Me only.
Loads Power Management settings.
Two entries are necessary, because the first is used before a user logon to Windows.
Not required if power management is not used.

reboot

Ctrl+Alt+Del manager.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

redbook.sys

Microsoft system driver.
"The Redbook system driver (redbook.sys) is the KS filter that manages the rendering of CD
digital audio. The Redbook driver is a client of the SysAudio system driver. The system routes
CD digital audio through the file system to the Redbook driver and then to the SysAudio driver.
The CD digital audio is rendered on the preferred wave output device (as set in the Multimedia
property pages in Control Panel)".
More info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defaul...

rnapapp.exe

Dial-Up Networking Application.
Microsoft Corporation. Never used in the startup sections. Launched automatically when connecting using dial-up.

rsrcmtr.exe

Microsoft Corporation Windows 9X/ME only.
Resource meter. Very useful for check resources. Not used with Windows NT4/W2K/XP.

rundll32 mmhid.dll,startmmhid

MMHID.DLL is a part of operation system.
It's required if you use audio devices connected via USB port.

rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,runonceexprocess

Executes RunOnceEx applications. Used only with Windows 95 in the RunOnce key. Leave it working and add to the Exclusion list.

rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,loadcurrentpwrscheme

Microsoft Corporation
Loads Power Management.
Two entries are nesessary, because the first (RunServices) works before user logon.
You may suspend of running powrprof.dll if you don't want to use power management.

scanregw.exe

Registry Checker for Windows 98/ME.
Microsoft Corporation
This checks your registry for errors and either repairs it or restores a backup copy. It also creates a new backup registry on the first successful startup each day and maintains a library of the five most recent registry backups. An indispensable safety and survival tool.

sdvxd

Smartdrive driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

shell

Shell device driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

shell32.dll

Windows Shell common DLL. Required!

spooler

Print spooler driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

statemgr.exe

Microsoft Corporation.
Windows ME only.
Windows default for System Restore.

stimon.exe

Still Image Monitor (Stimon.exe) is a tool that is installed by Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and Windows 98 when a Universal Serial Bus (USB) scanning device is successfully enumerated. Stimon.exe is configured to start automatically during the Windows startup process, and is loaded from the following registry key:
HKLM\...\Run
Stimon contains two modules: Event Monitor and Control Center.

svchost.exe

Svchost.exe (Windows NT/2000/XP) is a generic host process name for services that are run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services portion of the registry to construct a list of services that it needs to load. There can be multiple instances of
Svchost.exe running at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services, so that separate services can be run depending on how and where
Svchost.exe is started. This allows for better control and debugging.
More info:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/...

systray.exe

Microsoft Corporation
System Tray loads tray icons, like the Volume Control, Keyboard, Display, etc.

update.sys

Microsoft driver for updating system components.
It works with Windows'98 or higher.

v86mmgr

MS-DOS memory manager.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vcache

Cache manager driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vcd

Communications port driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vcdfsd

CD-ROM filesystem driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vcomm

Communications port Plug and Play driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vcond

Console subsystem driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vdd

Display driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vdef

Default file system driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vdmad

Direct Memory Access controller driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vfat

FAT filesystem driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vfbackup

Floppy backup helper driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vfixd.vxd

Microsoft Video Phone helper

vflatd

Linear aperture video driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vi_grm.exe

Driver for SIS 6326 graphics.
Required if use this chip..

viagart.vxd

VIA vxd path for VMM. Required.

vkd

Keyboard Driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vmcpd

Math coprocessor driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vmd

Windows 3.1-compatible mouse driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vmm

Virtual Machine Manager.
Important part of the Microsoft Windows 9X.

vmm32.vxd

Status: this is the kernel of Windows 95/98/Me.
Required for Windows working

vmouse

Mouse Driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vmpol

System idle-time driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vnetbios.vxd

Microsoft Networking

vnetsup.vxd

Microsoft Networking

vpd

Printer driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vpicd

Hardware interrupt manager.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vpowerd

Advanced Power Management Driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vredir.vxd

Microsoft Networking

vrtwd.386

Microsoft clock management

vrtwd.vxd

Microsoft clock management

vsd

Speaker driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vserver.vxd

This VxD is used to execute network server on your computer.
If you have a problem with this file during Windows boot, read the article how to resolve this problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp...

vshare

File sharing driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vtd

Timer device driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vtdapi

Multimedia timer driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vwin32

Win32 subsystem driver.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

vxdldr

Dynamic device driver loader.
Part of Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me.

wshtcp.vxd

TCP/IP TDI transport support.
Supports TCP/IP-specific functionality for Microsoft TDI transport service provider for Windows Sockets 2.0

wsipx.vxd

Windows Sockets over IPX/SPX.
Supports IPX/SPX Windows Sockets 1.1–compatible transport.

wsock.vxd

Windows Sockets 1.1 transport service provider.
Kernel mode support for Windows Sockets 1.1–compatible transport service providers (currently only IPX/SPX).

wsock2.vxd

Windows Sockets 2.0 transport service provider.
Kernel mode support for Windows Sockets 2.0–compatible transport service providers (currently only TCP/IP).