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!HELP! Novice PC Nerd... seeking "task mngr/processes" information
Greetings, and good evening my benevolent friends,
I've just recently gotten myself a PC, and I had a few questions, that l've been unable to find any real answers to. Perhaps one of you feckless computer guru's would be kind enough to lend me your eyes, if only for a few moments. All l want to know is, how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer? How would l go about figuring out just exactly what the processes, that *do* automatically run during start-up actually are, and where they've originated from? And finally, once l'd figured out which processes weren't needed, how would l go about purging them from the "run during start-up list"? Please excuse my lack-of proper Computer terminology. Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated! Have several nice days, J. Slime |
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!HELP! Novice PC Nerd... seeking "task mngr/processes" information
Geez, why are so many posters so concerned about technical details that
aren't worth worrying about that they don't understand anyway, like "how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer?" Aren't people watching videos, listening to mp3s or playing online games? If you really want to understand the processes that Windows XP runs, you'll need to spend months, at least, doing careful research. At the end of that time you will realize that, unless you have a special reason to do otherwise, the smartest thing you can do with the Microsoft processes is to leave them alone. On the other hand, if you're looking for fast answers and quick fixes, you'll get plenty of advice in this group and elsewhere. Hope your consultants know how to fix your system once it's messed up. Quinoa S "Joe Slime" wrote in message ... Greetings, and good evening my benevolent friends, I've just recently gotten myself a PC, and I had a few questions, that l've been unable to find any real answers to. Perhaps one of you feckless computer guru's would be kind enough to lend me your eyes, if only for a few moments. All l want to know is, how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer? How would l go about figuring out just exactly what the processes, that *do* automatically run during start-up actually are, and where they've originated from? And finally, once l'd figured out which processes weren't needed, how would l go about purging them from the "run during start-up list"? Please excuse my lack-of proper Computer terminology. Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated! Have several nice days, J. Slime |
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!HELP! Novice PC Nerd... seeking "task mngr/processes" information
Ahem...
Well "Quinoa S.", the "start-up processes" aren't exclusively those of Windows XP. ~I've got literally 26 different programs that start running when windows launches, and l merely wanted to figure out which ones are legitimate (needed) programs, and which ones aren't, so l can increase my computer's overall performance. The reason l'm on a crusade to find the answers to these (seemingly) simple questions is due to freeze-up problems when running a recently purchased software program. When l contacted the company's Technical Support Center, over the matter, they'd mentioned that I should only have between two, to five total processes running, when using the software, and that ^this^ should remedy my problem (s). Thus, l'd like to know which processes, are necessary. Cheers, J. Slime -----Original Message----- Geez, why are so many posters so concerned about technical details that aren't worth worrying about that they don't understand anyway, like "how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer?" Aren't people watching videos, listening to mp3s or playing online games? If you really want to understand the processes that Windows XP runs, you'll need to spend months, at least, doing careful research. At the end of that time you will realize that, unless you have a special reason to do otherwise, the smartest thing you can do with the Microsoft processes is to leave them alone. On the other hand, if you're looking for fast answers and quick fixes, you'll get plenty of advice in this group and elsewhere. Hope your consultants know how to fix your system once it's messed up. Quinoa S "Joe Slime" wrote in message ... Greetings, and good evening my benevolent friends, I've just recently gotten myself a PC, and I had a few questions, that l've been unable to find any real answers to. Perhaps one of you feckless computer guru's would be kind enough to lend me your eyes, if only for a few moments. All l want to know is, how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer? How would l go about figuring out just exactly what the processes, that *do* automatically run during start-up actually are, and where they've originated from? And finally, once l'd figured out which processes weren't needed, how would l go about purging them from the "run during start-up list"? Please excuse my lack-of proper Computer terminology. Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated! Have several nice days, J. Slime . |
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!HELP! Novice PC Nerd... seeking "task mngr/processes" information
There are no hard answers to your question. Only opinions.
What I suggested you should _not_ play with are the Windows XP processes, about which there is much wrong information in these groups. What you _can_ work with are the application programs that start with your computer. You can choose, for example, whether DirectCD or Real One or your anti-virus program should start when your computer starts, to give just a few examples. It would be quite unusual to have 26 applications starting with Windows. You may be confusing the Windows XP services (that are components of the operating system) with third party applications. You shouldn't tweak the XP services without spending the time to thoroughly understand why they're there. If you are a 'novice PC nerd' you will gain great insight into the inner workings of XP. On the other hand, you should feel free to change the startup behavior of your applications. But if you're looking for "which ones are legitimate (needed) programs, and which ones aren't", there are no rules. Only opinions. There is also no rule that you should have "between two, to five total processes running". There are dozens of XP processes running on my computer at any one time, and my PC runs like a bugger (a fast bugger). I have nine application threads starting with XP, and my system runs as smooth as silk. It's more a function of how much of a claim any one service or application makes on your system resources. Some applications are real resource hogs. Perhaps there's another reason why your recently purchased program freezes your computer. Perhaps an incompatibility with one or more applications currently on your PC. You didn't mention what the program is, or exactly what is going wrong. Quinoa S [Because you are a novice PC nerd -- which is a great thing to be -- I'll add that some application programs introduce their own 'services' to your system. That doesn't change anything I wrote above.] "Joe Slime" wrote in message ... Ahem... Well "Quinoa S.", the "start-up processes" aren't exclusively those of Windows XP. ~I've got literally 26 different programs that start running when windows launches, and l merely wanted to figure out which ones are legitimate (needed) programs, and which ones aren't, so l can increase my computer's overall performance. The reason l'm on a crusade to find the answers to these (seemingly) simple questions is due to freeze-up problems when running a recently purchased software program. When l contacted the company's Technical Support Center, over the matter, they'd mentioned that I should only have between two, to five total processes running, when using the software, and that ^this^ should remedy my problem (s). Thus, l'd like to know which processes, are necessary. Cheers, J. Slime -----Original Message----- Geez, why are so many posters so concerned about technical details that aren't worth worrying about that they don't understand anyway, like "how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer?" Aren't people watching videos, listening to mp3s or playing online games? If you really want to understand the processes that Windows XP runs, you'll need to spend months, at least, doing careful research. At the end of that time you will realize that, unless you have a special reason to do otherwise, the smartest thing you can do with the Microsoft processes is to leave them alone. On the other hand, if you're looking for fast answers and quick fixes, you'll get plenty of advice in this group and elsewhere. Hope your consultants know how to fix your system once it's messed up. Quinoa S "Joe Slime" wrote in message ... Greetings, and good evening my benevolent friends, I've just recently gotten myself a PC, and I had a few questions, that l've been unable to find any real answers to. Perhaps one of you feckless computer guru's would be kind enough to lend me your eyes, if only for a few moments. All l want to know is, how would l go about finding out exactly what "process" are necessary to automatically run during start-up, on my computer? How would l go about figuring out just exactly what the processes, that *do* automatically run during start-up actually are, and where they've originated from? And finally, once l'd figured out which processes weren't needed, how would l go about purging them from the "run during start-up list"? Please excuse my lack-of proper Computer terminology. Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated! Have several nice days, J. Slime . |
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