Take a look at kellyskorner.com or blackviper.com , they are both good.
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"Pierre Doller" <anonymous.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a reliable/trutworthy resource/database on the internet where I
can check the purpose of the running programs started automatically in XP?
Would like to be sure I can turn them off if they are not required for my
purposes (not to mention disable spyware if any).
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> Thanks for help.