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SNMP.exe>> Do I really need it?

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Name: chunko
Date: December 19, 2002 at 14:42:49 Pacific
OS: windows xp home
CPU/Ram: Pentium2.4/256ddr333
Comment:

I need to know what SNMP.exe does. If its not a vital system process, how would I get it to stop on startup>>Its not listed in system config utility/startup. thanks....once more.



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Name: EC
Date: December 19, 2002 at 15:39:37 Pacific
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SNMP is SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL and it uses port 161.

You should DISABLE it in SERVICES if you do not use it.


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Response Number 2
Name: Chuck
Date: December 19, 2002 at 15:43:25 Pacific
Reply:

Any shortcuts or even full programs that you place inside the Startup folder will run

automatically each time you start Windows. The items displays in a particular user's

Startup folder actually come from two places:

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

and

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

where username denotes a your user account configured on the computer.

So, try to remove it from the above two folders.


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Response Number 3
Name: JohnO
Date: December 19, 2002 at 15:44:21 Pacific
Reply:

chunko, I posted this the other day in response to one of your questions, probably you missed it. Check out www.blackviper.com

It will give you an explanation of the services on XP and what can be disabled.


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Response Number 4
Name: JohnO
Date: December 19, 2002 at 15:55:10 Pacific
Reply:

Correction to the URL above:

http:\\www.blkviper.com


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