What the
Heck Are "QMgr" and "LoadQM?"
I recently installed IE6 & MS messenger and i had
a program called Microsoft qmgr trying to access the internet (zone alarm told
me that!) i read some where when i tried to search what the hell is that , that
it is a Microsoft program that lets other Microsoft network users know you are online, i know
your against installing messenger programs that announces your presence on the
net , but some time you need them. could you be kind enough to elaborate more
on the subject , and thanks for a great work.--- Dr.Mohammed A. Alghamdi
There are a couple things going on that have very
similar names. The file Loadqm.exe is a "quality monitor" that's part
of MSN. It collects and transmits anonymous statistics back to Microsoft. You can read more about it--- and turn
it off, to prevent anything from being sent back--- by opening MSN Explorer,
clicking on "Help and Settings" at the top of the pager, then click
on "Privacy" in the left nav bar, then click on "Service Quality
Monitoring."
QMgr apparently is a "queue manager" identified as a
"Background File Downloader" that "Downloads data for programs when
the computer is idle."
There is no separate on/off switch for QMgr that I know of, but it can be blocked by
ZoneAlarm (and by other firewalls that allow per-application settings). I've
noticed no problems from blocking QMgr; if I
ever do encounter a download problem, I can adjust ZoneAlarm on the fly to
allow QMgr to connect temporarily, and then
can re-disable it.
By manually disabling the Quality Manager and using ZoneAlarm to block the QMgr, you can regain control over some of the less
obvious background activities that may be going on in your PC.
Hi Jim, Query Manager (LoadQM.exe) is a stand alone
managing application that allows an author, (in this case it is Microsoft) to
communicate and transfer data to a clients computer when connected to the
internet. Can be used for any type of service management where data needs to go
from point to point. In the case of this program, it is used for MSN Explorer
and Instant Messenger updates. It can be disabled in Msconfig|Startup by
un-checking the LoadQM entry. If you want you can delete it as it has no other
purpose but updating that I'm aware of. However you really don't need too as it
is very small and is out of service when removed from Startup. Remembering that
updates will occur without the LoadQM, when actually visiting the MSN website
as Microsoft interrogates each browser version upon connecting and will update
it if needed. -- Sequoia