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    What is PM Task? when to run?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kns, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    In my scheduled programs there is PM Task. What's it for? I see it's run whenever the computer is idle for 1 minute (probably preset, as I didn't set the schedule myself). Is it important to run it so often?
     
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    PM - Preventive Maintenance ?! (not sure)
    You could check its details and location, and is it taking up a considerable amount of memory when running ?
     
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    Windows XP or Vista???

    I cannot see any "PM" task here >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939039/en-us

    Edit: I couldn't find anything with XP either. Can you please get us more details or even better, a screenshot? Thanks
     
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  4. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    It's in Thinkpad Utilities, file name is PWMIDTSK.exe.
     
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    Pretty old info, but may be useful nevertheless...

    http://stderr.org/pipermail/thinkpad/2006-March/021171.html

    > Does anyone know what this scheduled task set to run when idle is?
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    > C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\PWMIDTSK.EXE
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    > This is on a T43.

    It's the PoWer Manager IDle TaSK. Don't get rid of it.

    (How did I figure this out? I loaded PWMIDTSK.EXE into a text editor and
    looked for strings.)

    -Mike
     
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    BUT WAIT............. Googling this returns of LOTS of threads where this .exe file name takes place in discussions related to viruses n trojans.....

    So I really don't know.. and given that its from Thinkpad apparently, its very strange google returns almost blanks on this utility....

    Anyway... Check in google for yourself!!!
     
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  7. kns

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    Thanks! I guess it may be better to post on Lenovo forum :)
     
    kns, Sep 8, 2008
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