36 processes...which ones can I get rid of?

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Frank T

I was wondering if anyone out there could help me
determine which processes in the windows task manager are
unneccessary? I have 36 to 38 running processes at any
given time, and some of them are doubles and triples of
the same program (i.e. svchost.exe). Also, how do I end a
process permanently? I see that when I close one in the
task manager it stays closed only until I reboot, then
its back again as usual. Some of them I have accessed and
closed through their parent application
(like "realschedule.exe" from Realplayer) but most of
have no clue as to what they are or where they came
from... Anybody?
 
Don't get rid of any of them. They are loaded by the Windows operating system
to perform the 'processes' necessary for the loaded programs. What you should
do is click start---run--- type msconfig --click Ok: then, in the start up tab
turn off any program that you do not need when booting.
 
I was wondering if anyone out there could help me
determine which processes in the windows task manager are
unneccessary? I have 36 to 38 running processes at any
given time, and some of them are doubles and triples of
the same program (i.e. svchost.exe). Also, how do I end a
process permanently? I see that when I close one in the
task manager it stays closed only until I reboot, then
its back again as usual. Some of them I have accessed and
closed through their parent application
(like "realschedule.exe" from Realplayer) but most of
have no clue as to what they are or where they came
from... Anybody?
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Frank,

BlackViper has a database which lists Windows services.
http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm

Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml> will let
you look at each process in detail - including what modules it
includes, who the vendor of each is, what resources it's using, and
how it was started.

Startup Control Panel (free) from
<http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml> lets you disable or remove
permanently any process from automatic startup. Startup Monitor (same
author) tells you when a process is trying to set itself up for
automatic startup.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Very helpful.
John
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Frank,

BlackViper has a database which lists Windows services.
http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm

Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
will let
you look at each process in detail - including what modules it
includes, who the vendor of each is, what resources it's using, and
how it was started.

Startup Control Panel (free) from
<http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml> lets you disable or remove
permanently any process from automatic startup. Startup Monitor (same
author) tells you when a process is trying to set itself up for
automatic startup.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.
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