What processes can I get rid of?

[BIGEE1212]

What processes can I end to save RAM and improve performance?

http://img503.imageshack.us/im.../2939/untitled1qj1.jpg

Also, what services can I disable that I really don't need? Or if you can post a guide or something that has information on each process and which are unnessasary.

 

[Arkaign]

Safely, the easiest choice is to clear :

HKLM:Software:Microsoft:Windows:Currentversion:Run of all entries, outside of things you want/need to be running.

A less permanent way of wiping that extra crud out is to just run Msconfig and clear the startup options checkbox.

Disabling the built-in services has limited benefit, particularly on systems with 2+ghz cpus and 512+mb ram. I disable the error reporting service to get rid of that annoying popup, and I don't use system restore (I prefer my own backup systems), and a variety of other things I disable just because I never ever use them. I usually run between about 17-23 services total.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: BIGEE1212
What processes can I end to save RAM and improve performance?

http://img503.imageshack.us/im.../2939/untitled1qj1.jpg

Also, what services can I disable that I really don't need? Or if you can post a guide or something that has information on each process and which are unnessasary.

Bluntly if your asking the question your much better off (unless your trying to fix a specific problem) not turning any of these items off.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: BIGEE1212
What processes can I end to save RAM and improve performance?

http://img503.imageshack.us/im.../2939/untitled1qj1.jpg

Also, what services can I disable that I really don't need? Or if you can post a guide or something that has information on each process and which are unnessasary.

Bluntly if your asking the question your much better off (unless your trying to fix a specific problem) not turning any of these items off.

QFT
Spend a couple of hours searching all those processes on the 'net till you understand what/why/consequences. That is what I have done, and I can now recognize most common things and know what is a worthless resource hog or not.
If you don't have the time for that, leave it alone.

 

[NewMaxx]

Agreed, you should research these yourself, although I see several on there that you can do without.