Processes in task manager

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Jera

I have a lot of processes running at all times. It is
never lower than 20 and usually up to 27 sometimes more.
One of the accounts is a gaming account and I want as
little as possible loaded into memory etc. Can someone
tell me a link so that I know which of my processes to
shut down?

Thanks,

Jera
 
Hi

Please perform the following steps to troubleshoot in
Windows XP using Msconfig:

Some programs may not automatically start after Msconfig
has been run. However, most programs can be opened using
a manual method. The issue you are experiencing may be
the result of a program that runs during startup. To
determine which program is causing the issue, please
follow these steps:

1. From the Start menu, click Run. In the Run dialog
box, type: Msconfig, and then click OK.

2. Click the Startup tab, and then click to clear each
check box on the list.

3. Once all the items on the Startup tab have been
unchecked, click OK, and then restart your computer when
you are prompted.
 
these are great sites, although i know about
the "services". What i'm asking about is processes in the
task manager. I have between 20-30 running and i believe
i don't need them all ex psfree.exe nopdb.exe etc.

Thanks,

Jera
 
jera;
Most, but not all Task Manager Processes are Services or running as services. Like the
following. Recognise any?

C:\Documents and Settings\WESLEY P. VOGEL>tasklist /svc
Image Name PID Services
=============================================
System Idle Process 0 N/A
System 4 N/A
SMSS.EXE 324 N/A
CSRSS.EXE 420 N/A
WINLOGON.EXE 448 N/A
SERVICES.EXE 512 Eventlog, PlugPlay
LSASS.EXE 524 ProtectedStorage
SVCHOST.EXE 784 RpcSs
SVCHOST.EXE 836 AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, helpsvc, Netman,
Schedule, winmgmt
SPOOLSV.EXE 1032 Spooler
AVGSERV.EXE 1128 AvgServ
EXPLORER.EXE 1268 N/A
zonealarm.exe 1324 N/A
AVGCC32.EXE 1332 N/A
VSMON.EXE 1388 vsmon
devldr32.exe 312 N/A
MSIMN.EXE 292 N/A
OEQuoteFix.exe 1964 N/A
NOTEPAD.EXE 1860 N/A
CMD.EXE 2036 N/A
tasklist.exe 1880 N/A
wmiprvse.exe 1660 N/A
 
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
1) Using a program's own configuration options
2) Windows StartUp folder
3) System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG)
4) Use a 3rd party utility to control start-up programs
5) The System Registry
THE PROGRAMS - The list of applications

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Windows start-up list
- thousands of common startup files
- full descriptions
-links to the vendor's web site
--
Jan
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| these are great sites, although i know about
| the "services". What i'm asking about is processes in the
| task manager. I have between 20-30 running and i believe
| i don't need them all ex psfree.exe nopdb.exe etc.
| Jera

| >-----Original Message-----
| >Jera;
| >http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm
| >http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm
| >http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm#Services
| >http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm
| >--
| >Wes


| >Jera <[email protected]> :

| >> I have a lot of processes running at all times. It is
| >> never lower than 20 and usually up to 27 sometimes more.
| >> One of the accounts is a gaming account and I want as
| >> little as possible loaded into memory etc. Can someone
| >> tell me a link so that I know which of my processes to
| >> shut down?
| >> Thanks,
| >> Jera
 
-----Original Message-----
Jera;
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm#Services

http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm
Click to expand...
Wes, The information that you provided would have been
usefull if I was talking about services. Howerer I am
talking about processes, you know, go to task manager and
click on the processes tab and you see a list of processes
that are running. I have a lot of those running and I have
a feeling that they dont all need to be running. Please
advise of a site or some other reference material so that
I can find out which of these are safe to shut down and
which I must have running. Here is a list of some of the
ones I have running...
msmsgs.exe, pqv2isvc.exe, nopdb.exe, nvsvc32.exe,
nprotect.exe, vavapsvc.exe, gearsec.exe, taskmgr.exe,
iexplore.exe, ect....

Thanks,

Jera
 
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
1) Using a program's own configuration options
2) Windows StartUp folder
3) System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG)
4) Use a 3rd party utility to control start-up programs
5) The System Registry
THE PROGRAMS - The list of applications

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Windows start-up list
- thousands of common startup files
- full descriptions
-links to the vendor's web site
--
Jan
----------

|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Jera;
| >http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm
| >http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm
| >http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm#Services
| >http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm
| >--
| >Hope this helps. Let us know.
| >Wes
| >
| Wes, The information that you provided would have been
| usefull if I was talking about services. Howerer I am
| talking about processes, you know, go to task manager and
| click on the processes tab and you see a list of processes
| that are running. I have a lot of those running and I have
| a feeling that they dont all need to be running. Please
| advise of a site or some other reference material so that
| I can find out which of these are safe to shut down and
| which I must have running. Here is a list of some of the
| ones I have running...
| msmsgs.exe, pqv2isvc.exe, nopdb.exe, nvsvc32.exe,
| nprotect.exe, vavapsvc.exe, gearsec.exe, taskmgr.exe,
| iexplore.exe, ect....
|
| Thanks,
|
| Jera

| >Jera <[email protected]> :
| >> I have a lot of processes running at all times. It is
| >> never lower than 20 and usually up to 27 sometimes more.
| >> One of the accounts is a gaming account and I want as
| >> little as possible loaded into memory etc. Can someone
| >> tell me a link so that I know which of my processes to
| >> shut down?
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >>
| >> Jera
 
Jera;
msmsgs.exe = MS Messenger Service
pqv2isvc.exe??
nopdb.exe = Windows NT4/2000/XP Service installed by Norton Speed Disk (part of Norton
Utilities / Norton Systemworks).
nvsvc32.exe = NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 52.16 {Disable this, you don't need
it}
nprotect.exe??
vavapsvc.exe??
gearsec.exe??
taskmgr.exe = Task Manager, {only runs with Ctrl + Alt + Delete or right click Taskbar |
Task Manager}
iexplore.exe = Internet Explorer
******
Not going to waste any more time looking for missing ones above. You can do that.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What are these? Chopped liver?==========================================
System Idle Process 0 N/A
System 4 N/A
SMSS.EXE 324 N/A {Windows NT Session Manager}
CSRSS.EXE 420 N/A {Client Server Runtime Process}
WINLOGON.EXE 448 N/A {Windows NT Logon Application}
SERVICES.EXE 512 Eventlog Service, PlugPlay Service
LSASS.EXE 524 ProtectedStorage Service
SVCHOST.EXE 784 RpcSs {Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service}
SVCHOST.EXE 836 Windows Audio Service, Cryptographic Service, Dhcp
Service, help Service, Network
Connections Service, Task Scheduler
Service, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
SPOOLSV.EXE 1032 Spooler {Print Spooler Service}
AVGSERV.EXE 1128 Avg Anti Virus Service
zonealarm.exe 1324 N/A
AVGCC32.EXE 1332 N/A
VSMON.EXE 1388 vsmon {TrueVector Internet Monitor Service}
devldr32.exe 312 N/A
EXPLORER.EXE 476 N/A {Windows Explorer}
CMD.EXE 1716 N/A
tasklist.exe 1440 N/A
wmiprvse.exe 372 N/A {(WMI) Sewrvice}
===================
Do you see a common theme here? SERVICES.
 
| taskmgr.exe = Task Manager,
{only runs with Ctrl + Alt + Delete
or right click Taskbar || Task Manager}

What about [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[Esc]
 
Thanks so much Jan and Wes you have both been very
helpful. Being that I am new to this I must seem stuborn
to you but just needed a more in detail explaination.

Thanks again,

Jera
 
Yeah, I forgot that one. I play guitar, but I can't finger that chord.
I'm not Chuck Berry. My fingers aren't THAT long. ;o)

Wes

In
+-J said:
taskmgr.exe = Task Manager,
Click to expand...
{only runs with Ctrl + Alt + Delete
or right click Taskbar || Task Manager}

What about [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[Esc]
Click to expand...
 
Jera;
You betcha! Right now I have 18 processes running. I use all those sites
I gave you to determine what should be running. Some Services have to run.
When I boot, one program (Disk Cleaner) starts, it cleans some stuff and quits.

The Services (Processes) that I have to have.
Name: AudioSrv
Description: Manages audio devices for Windows-based programs.
If this service is stopped,audio devices and effects will not function
properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it
will fail to start. ***HAVE TO HAVE, IF YOU WANT SOUND***
Startup Mode: Auto
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
---
Name: AvgServ
Description: *****ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE******
Startup Mode: Auto
Run from: C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgserv.exe
---
Name: CryptSvc
Description: Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service,
which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which
adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this
computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates.
If this service is stopped, these management services will not function properly.
If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Startup Mode: Auto ******HAS TO RUN FOR WINDOWS UPDATE******
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
---
Name: Dhcp
Description: Manages network configuration by registering and updating IP
addresses and DNS names. ****WES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS
BABY TO GET ONLINE!!***
Startup Mode: Auto
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
---
Name: Eventlog
Description: Enables event log messages issued by Windows-based programs and
components to be viewed in Event Viewer. This service cannot be stopped.
Startup Mode: Auto ****I WANT THIS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS*****
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
---
Name: Netman
Description: Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder,
in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.
Startup Mode: Auto NETWORK CONNECTIONS ****HAVE TO HAVE
TO GET ONLINE***
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
---
Name: PlugPlay
Description: Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware
changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will
result in system instability.
Startup Mode: Auto ****DON'T DISABLE THIS BABY****
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
---
Name: RpcSs
Description: Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous
RPC services.
Startup Mode: Auto REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL(RPC) **DON'T
DISABLE THIS BABY***
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
---
Name: Schedule
Description: Enables a user to configure and schedule automated
tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be
run at their scheduled times. If this service is disabled, any services that
explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Startup Mode: Auto TASK SCHEDULER ***BOOTVIS NEEDS THIS,
SO DOES PREFETCH*****
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
---
Name: Spooler
Description: Loads files to memory for later printing.
Startup Mode: Auto PRINT SPOOLER ****GOTTA HAVE IT IF
YOU WANT TO PRINT*****
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
---
Name: vsmon
Description: Monitors internet traffic and generates alerts for disallowed
access.
Startup Mode: Auto ZONE ALARM FIREWALL**GOTTA HAVE IT***
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe -service
---
Name: winmgmt
Description: Provides a common interface and object model to access
management information about operating system, devices, applications and
services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not
function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend
on it will fail to start.
Startup Mode: Auto WINDOWS MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTATION
(WMI) **GOTTA HAVE IT IF YOU WANT TO USE ANY WINDOWS
BASED SOFTWARE**
Run from: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
 
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