HoppaLong Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) If you started with computers before the graphical interface or GUI, that may beone good reason for keeping a copy of 98SE. I've got diagnostic software (forelectronic testing) that was created when 98SE was at its peak.I created several batch files that run in the root before 98 starts, and scripts thatare moved in and out the Startup folder.Two processes that I don't need most of the time are systray.exe and spool32.exe.Disabling these two at startup reduces the load and has no negative effects.Recently, I installed the virtual printer CutePDF Writer. If spool32 is disabled, I've gotto reboot. It's incredibly easy to terminate spool32, but running this process withouta reboot is not easy!I tried varies Run and DOS commands without success. There is a tiny applet fromwww.nirsoft.net called Explorestart. It terminates explorer.exe and immediatelyrestarts explorer. Useful if your system slows down or is about to completely freezeup. If explorer.exe can be killed off and restarted without a reboot, it must be possiblewith spool32.exe.There probably is an applet that will reload one or more system processes without a reboot.I know all the commands for "restarting" 98. In my system a restart is slower than a reboot. Edited August 3, 2014 by HoppaLong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Funny, I just killed spool32.exe from within CodeStuff Starter (not that it matters) and restarted it instantly seconds later through Start > Run > spool32 > [ENTER]. Actually it was also from within Starter, through right-cick in Processes list > New, which opens the Run dialog, so it's pretty much the same. I have a short AHK (AutoHotkey Basic) script that kills the Lexmark drivers and spool32 on every boot to save memory. Some applications have the bad habit of restarting the printer drivers so I keep a shortcut to that script on the desktop and use it when needed. I'm not a Batch fan at all. An AHK script could start the spool32 process without problems using the 'Run' command (just tested a minute ago):Run spool32.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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