> That is ridiculous... the GUI is always loaded, and while it > might not be active 100% of the time while you're not logged > in, it gets loaded when windows boots up and stays loaded > taking up memory and some cpu cycles.
The truth is somewhere between what you and Snake said. Part of the GUI is always loaded, but it's a very small part, actually. The Windows Explorer shell isn't loaded if no one is logged in. You can easily confirm this by connecting to a Windows server and running pslist. > Someone on this list even reported that they found out only > much later that their server had a 3d screensaver on, which > was taking up 100% cpu when nobody was logged in, and they > never knew, because they never physically logged in to the > machine. That is certainly not a default setting. Someone had to choose to run that screensaver instead of the default logon.scr screensaver. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:225187 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
