!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

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

go to http://www.blackviper.com As far as I know, his info is reliable.
Good day. Phil

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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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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