winword.exe always running in the background

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orljustin

Hi there,

In my task manager, after startup, I am always finding winword.exe
running, using 50% of the memory.

The only posts I've found online about this are if you use outlook as a
mail agent and use Word to format mails. I've never used outlook, and
don't plan to.

Any ideas where else to look?

Thanks! oj
 
Hi there,

In my task manager, after startup, I am always finding winword.exe
running, using 50% of the memory.

The only posts I've found online about this are if you use outlook as a
mail agent and use Word to format mails. I've never used outlook, and
don't plan to.

Any ideas where else to look?

Thanks! oj
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take it out of startup
 
Look for a shortcut to winword here...

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley said:
Look for a shortcut to winword here...

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Nope, no link to word in either.

oj
 
Get StartMan and/or Startup Control Panel, install, run, look to see where
winword.exe is autostarting from and disable it.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
-----

Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley said:
Get StartMan and/or Startup Control Panel, install, run, look to see where
winword.exe is autostarting from and disable it.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
Click to expand...

Well, rats. I don't see winword.exe in there anywhere on the front
'all users' page.

oj
Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Nope, no link to word in either.

oj
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If you have pro type

wmic process WHERE (Name="winword.exe") get name,commandline,parentprocessid

Then type the numbers it will show (one per winword)

tasklist /fi "pid eq 0000"

which will tell you the program that started it, if it is still running. The command line may give hints, eg the /a switch is used in com automation (eg when Outlook starts word for its own use)
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Wesley said:
Get StartMan and/or Startup Control Panel, install, run, look to see where
winword.exe is autostarting from and disable it.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
Click to expand...

Well, rats. I don't see winword.exe in there anywhere on the front
'all users' page.

oj
Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Wesley Vogel wrote:
Look for a shortcut to winword here...

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User


Nope, no link to word in either.

oj

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi there,

In my task manager, after startup, I am always finding winword.exe
running, using 50% of the memory.

The only posts I've found online about this are if you use outlook as a
mail agent and use Word to format mails. I've never used outlook, and
don't plan to.

Any ideas where else to look?

Thanks! oj
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Obviously you put the number wmic reports rather than 0000 in tasklist.

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http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message If you have pro type

wmic process WHERE (Name="winword.exe") get name,commandline,parentprocessid

Then type the numbers it will show (one per winword)

tasklist /fi "pid eq 0000"

which will tell you the program that started it, if it is still running. The command line may give hints, eg the /a switch is used in com automation (eg when Outlook starts word for its own use)
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to lose a war in Iraq
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/1335#comment-48641
=================================================
Wesley said:
Get StartMan and/or Startup Control Panel, install, run, look to see where
winword.exe is autostarting from and disable it.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
Click to expand...

Well, rats. I don't see winword.exe in there anywhere on the front
'all users' page.

oj
Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Wesley Vogel wrote:
Look for a shortcut to winword here...

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User


Nope, no link to word in either.

oj

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi there,

In my task manager, after startup, I am always finding winword.exe
running, using 50% of the memory.

The only posts I've found online about this are if you use outlook as a
mail agent and use Word to format mails. I've never used outlook, and
don't plan to.

Any ideas where else to look?

Thanks! oj
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