Thank you for your reply.

I have followed your instructions but can't see much of a pattern in the
command lines.

I have uploaded a screenshot of it here:
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5093/capturefq5.png

All of them don't take up any CPU but there is pattern in their size,
they're nearly all around 895 K.

My other Vista PC only has two instances of taskeng.exe. But on this
computer, they start off around 5, and continue increasing in number from
the moment I logon.

"Jimmy Brush" <jb@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:26570D31-881E-41D1-B264-EE2FDA4DD3C9@microsoft.com...
> This does not sound like a normal situation.
>
> Here's what I suggest:
>
> - Download process explorer from the microsoft website here:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx
>
> - Once downloaded, extract process explorer some place
> - Right-click on procexp.exe, and click run as administrator
> - When it loads, click the view menu, and then select columns
> - Put a check mark next to command line, and click OK
> - Enlarge the command line column so you can read it
> - Look for your taskeng.exe's. Look under the command line column, and
> see if you can see a pattern (for example, they all contain a certain
> number)
> - Reply back with your findings. You can copy the command line for a
> taskeng.exe if you right-click on it and click properties.
>
> "nLinked" <nLinked@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:067C2DA2-0691-4B72-88FE-D6A1B3739458@microsoft.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> In Task Scheduler, in the Active Tasks section, it has 21 tasks. Each one
>> is different and they seem to be system-created (I didn't create any).
>> They seem legitimate.
>>
>> In my Task Manager, I've just counted 73 instances of taskeng.exe! I
>> don't think this is normal and I don't know how to identify the 73 of
>> them in Task Scheduler.
>>
>> "Jimmy Brush" <jb@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:688F0299-618D-48EC-842E-682A39BFEA4D@microsoft.com...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> taskeng.exe is a running scheduled task. You should open up task
>>> scheduler:
>>>
>>> - click start
>>> - type: task scheduler
>>> - press enter
>>>
>>> And see what tasks you have running.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> - JB
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> "nLinked" <nLinked@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6911CBDD-8A24-4024-8275-38F94D18486A@microsoft.com...
>>>> I'm on Vista Ultimate and I've just noticed I have about 30-40
>>>> taskeng.exe processes in the Processes list in Task Manager!
>>>>
>>>> Restarting doesn't remove them, yet the PC seems stable and normal. Why
>>>> are there so many and how can I fix this? It's making my total
>>>> processes to 124! I have no viruses or spyware. The majority of the
>>>> taskeng.exe processes are around "896 K" in size.
>>>
>