Task Manager

[Wondering]

I was messing around in "Services" and stopping/disabling things that are
not necessary. I did this with several of them. One of the services that I
disabled controls the listing of names in task manager. I no longer see who
is responsible for each process. The "user name" column is empty, except for
one entry. It tells me that system idle process is system, like I couldn't
figure that one out. Anyway, would someone please tell me which service
controls that, so I can enable it once again? I would appreciate it.

Thanks In Advance

Steven

There are two kind of people
1) Those who finish what they started an

 

[T. Waters]

Your best bet may be a System Restore.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Terminal Services. Read on.

To see the Users tab in Task Manager:
Computer needs to be a member of a workgroup or a standalone computer.
The Users tab is unavailable on computers that are members of a network
domain.
The Welcome screen must be turned on.
Logging on at the Welcome screen is not available on computers that are
members of a network domain.
Fast User Switching must be turned on.
Fast User Switching is available only when the Welcome screen is turned
on.
Fast User Switching is unavailable on computers that are members of a
network domain.

To turn the Welcome screen on & Fast User Switching on...
You must have a computer administrator account on a computer that is a
member of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer to turn on or turn
off
the Use the Welcome screen feature.

1 Open User Accounts, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel,
and then double click User Accounts.
1a Or you can click Start | Run | Type: control userpasswords | OK
2 Click Change the way users log on or off.
3 Select: Use the Welcome screen
4 Click Apply Options button.
5 Click Change the way users log on or off.
6 Select: Use Fast User Switching.
7 Click Apply Options button.
8 Close User Accounts.

To see any names in the User Name column Terminal Services needs to be
set
to automatic and running.

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | OK |
Scroll down to and double click: Terminal Services |
Set Startup type to Automatic | Apply | Click the Start
button to start the service | OK | Close Services

In Windows XP Home Edition, the following services rely on the Terminal
Services service:
Remote Assistance
Fast User Switching

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Wondering]

No, that is not even a consideration. Losing other things, just to turn
something back on is a poor choice. If push comes to shove, I will simply
make a list of everything that is disabled, enable all of it and then
disable them one by one until I find it. I was just looking for an easy out
here.

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Steven

There are two kind of people
1) Those who finish what they started an

 

[T. Waters]

OK, but System Restore only changes settings and applications back to the
date before you reconfigured Services. I assumed you did that recently (like
yesterday, maybe). For more on System Restore (it is NOT a clean-install or
anything like it):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrest
ore.mspx

 

[Wondering]

Thank you for that knowledgable reply, it was exactly what I was looking
for. Turning on terminal services put the names back. I appreciate it.

Steven

There are two kind of people
1) Those who finish what they started an

 

[Wondering]

I know what system restore is and what it does. It is just not a
consideration because that is not what it is for. Using system restore to
fix this problem is like shooting flies with a cannon. Thanks anyway.

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Steven

There are two kind of people
1) Those who finish what they started an

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Steven,

Keep having fun.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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