some help plz

bobins · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:01 pm Post subject: some help plz

i was wondering what programs you actually need to have running on your comp, because when i pressed Ctrl, Alt Delete earlier cos a progam froze i counted how many i had running.

i had wait ill just re-count 33 running.

and all im doing is talking on msn.. im on here and listening to some music

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Lil-Yugi · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:19 pm Post subject:

Well I have XP and theres only 2 icons next to my clock. Thats Norton and Direct CD. When I press alt ctrl and delete it brings up my task manager. When I do that there no programs running.

bobins · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:26 pm Post subject:

well i got win 98 first edition and i got tonns of stuff in my task manager thing (Ctrl atl delete thing) and i got about 13 things next to my clck n i wont to un clog my comp thats why im askin which ones r actually needed b4 i go closin them all
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Jasun · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:27 pm Post subject:

about the only one i wouldnt close is exploder err i mena explorer the rest are just autostart programs you nromally dont need give or take any mouse software enhancements and so forth...
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bobins · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:29 pm Post subject:

so im ms config i could stop eveything starting at start up and only start them when needed. ill try that now
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Linktodeath · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 12:35 pm Post subject:

when i press ctrl-alt and delete, all i have running is explorer. I make sure no programs is running since i have hardly any ram. So, yeah, all you need is explorer.
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`RaphX · Registered User Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Posts: 1556

I run XP, and I have 24 processes running at startup. I switched off some of the junk, like XP's #2 space-hogger - System Restore. Again, for any XP users out there, this is where I went to close some services -
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm
Be sure to make a note of what you have done

DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

I run 2000 pro and I have only 58 process running normally. But a P4 with 512mb ram can handle it lol\

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Potato-VS- · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 6:48 pm Post subject:

Its not just the number of programs you have running, bobbins. There are programs that run behind the programs that you are running. I don't know how it works, I also didn't design windows. But some programs, like MSN, require help from other programs. I might be wrong though

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bobins · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 7:07 pm Post subject:

thx ppl, and i got 320MB of ram so my comp can handle it, but i just dont wont unnecesary progs runnin thats all.

i've stoped everything starting at start up now, except norton auto protect, msn messanger and aim.

but after a while using different programs and then closing them again, i get left over junk running in the back ground... which annoys me so much.. lol
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DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

LOL have run up to 107 processes at once. It works for me lol i am back to 60 lol now

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