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what processes to end?

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mikek success

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I have 32 processes running when i hit ctrl alt del. Some of them are stuff like firewall and antivirus. There are also some creative related processes in there so i think i need those.

Anyone know what processes are not needed? Also, how do i end them? I game on my pc so i don't want unwanted processes bogging down my pc.
 
32 processes isn't a whole lot.
Any particular reasons why you think they're bogging down your computer?
 
I find google helpfull.

Usually you can just copy and paste the name of the proccess displayed in the task manager and you can find a link that will tell you want it does pretty quickly.
 
I game on my pc so i don't want unwanted processes bogging down my pc.
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How do you know they're unwanted if you don't know why they're there?

And idle processes take up almost no resources so I really, really doubt they're bogging down your machine.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
I game on my pc so i don't want unwanted processes bogging down my pc.
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How do you know they're unwanted if you don't know why they're there?

And idle processes take up almost no resources so I really, really doubt they're bogging down your machine.
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QFT - If they are not doing anything, they usually do not get any CPU cycles and take minimal resources. You will waste more time trying to find one's to get rid of and then fixing problems than you would just leaving them along (assuming none of it is malware).

 
I only have 19 processes running on my system upon startup. And that includes two processes for NOD32 AntiVirus system and one process for Task Manager itself when I display it.

I keep my system on light resource usage despite having a powerful Athlon 64 FX-60 at 2.8GHz with 2GB of system RAM.
 
And if you are wondering about why the BlackViper backlash, read this thread as a starter from AT OS archives. Performance tuning thread

Edit - actually, read the first post. There are parts of the thread that are amusing if you like to read stupid comments from a multiple-banned a@@hat too.
 
Unless they're running at 9,000K ++, then you don't really need to worry about them. Run HiJackThis and make sure none of them are malicious, and disable someprograms on startup like messengers you don't use, or other things like that.
 
Originally posted by: gsellis
And if you are wondering about why the BlackViper backlash, read this thread as a starter from AT OS archives. Performance tuning thread

Edit - actually, read the first post. There are parts of the thread that are amusing if you like to read stupid comments from a multiple-banned a@@hat too.
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Well, I'm not going to reopen that thread, all I will say is it's a guide, not a bible. I never took all BV's recommendations. And the scope of the thread you listed was only concerned with the economics of adding more memory, not the practicality of eliminating unnessary mem drain. I don't want any unnecessary services no matter how small their memory usage. And I've never had problems as a result.
 
Unless they're running at 9,000K ++, then you don't really need to worry about them. Run HiJackThis and make sure none of them are malicious, and disable someprograms on startup like messengers you don't use, or other things like that.
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Even if they are they'll be paged out the second the memory is needed and won't be paged back in unless they start running again.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Unless they're running at 9,000K ++, then you don't really need to worry about them. Run HiJackThis and make sure none of them are malicious, and disable someprograms on startup like messengers you don't use, or other things like that.
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Even if they are they'll be paged out the second the memory is needed and won't be paged back in unless they start running again.
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Not for me, I turned off my virtual memory!!!
 
Originally posted by: Sunner
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Unless they're running at 9,000K ++, then you don't really need to worry about them. Run HiJackThis and make sure none of them are malicious, and disable someprograms on startup like messengers you don't use, or other things like that.
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Even if they are they'll be paged out the second the memory is needed and won't be paged back in unless they start running again.
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Not for me, I turned off my virtual memory!!!
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Then you've got enough ram to not need a swap, so this wouldn't matter to you. =p

Originally posted by: stash
start with lsass.exe.
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That brings back memories of XP Epic Maneuver. I actually did this yesterday.
 
Originally posted by: LoKe
Originally posted by: Sunner
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Unless they're running at 9,000K ++, then you don't really need to worry about them. Run HiJackThis and make sure none of them are malicious, and disable someprograms on startup like messengers you don't use, or other things like that.
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Even if they are they'll be paged out the second the memory is needed and won't be paged back in unless they start running again.
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Not for me, I turned off my virtual memory!!!
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Then you've got enough ram to not need a swap, so this wouldn't matter to you. =p
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*Hands a pack of batteries to Loke*

 
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