I usually just do Ctrl-Alt-Delete, hit down-arrow until the Task Manager is selected, then look at the Process tab. Sorting by CPU or Mem Usage usally gives some indication of what's going on if something isn't right.

There may be some magic that can be done with MS's various free SysInternals tools as well - e.g. http://technet.micro...als/bb896653.aspx I haven't tried it myself.

There's also Registry Mechanic by PC Tools. ;-) The "System Information" -> Software Environment -> Running Tasks or Loaded Modules seems to give a lot more details.

HTH a little.

Cheers,
Scott.