Task Manager

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When I open my task manager and click on the Processes tab there is a list a
mile long of the things that are running in the background on my computer.
I can't believe there are that many things that actually need to be open.
How can I figure out which ones are truly necessary for me to run my
computer and stop the ones that I don't need from loading and running?

Also, when I look on the task bar near the clock and date there are some
icons open that I always have to shut. Are they still running in the
background even though I closed them? And, how do I stop them from popping
up each time?
 
Welll there are a few ways to stop unwanted programs from running at
startup. One way is to go to MSconfig and uncheck the ones that you dont
want. this will prevent them from running. There are also third part
utilities available to achieve the same outcome. I use Regcleaner it is a
free download you can find it here: http://www.jv16.org/ it works very well
but its your option this program will also allow you to clean up useless
entries in your registry. Also many programs give you the option to set them
not to run on startup. If your system is running very slow you may have
spyware or adware, the plague of computers now. Id reccomend you get a
spyware remover. there are several free ones available. Microsoft just
released a free version you can find that here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-
a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en Also there is another one that i use that
works very well and is also free it is spybot search and destroy available
here: http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html hopefull these will help you
clean up your system.
 
Hi Linda,
When I open my task manager and click on the Processes tab there is a list
a
mile long of the things that are running in the background on my computer.
I can't believe there are that many things that actually need to be open.
How can I figure out which ones are truly necessary for me to run my
computer and stop the ones that I don't need from loading and running?
Click to expand...

www.google.com, usually the first link you will find on any search is
something like liutilities.com which will give you a quick synopsis of any
file and what it does and where it came from. You're right in that the list
shouldn't be a mile long, but how many depends on the system configuration.
Anywhere from 20-35 could be normal.
Also, when I look on the task bar near the clock and date there are some
icons open that I always have to shut. Are they still running in the
background even though I closed them? And, how do I stop them from
popping
up each time?
Click to expand...

Click start/run and type msconfig, then click ok. Go to the startup tab and
uncheck the unneeded/undesired ones. Click apply/ok and reboot. This will
also reduce the number of related processes you are seeing in Task Manager.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Here's a good link to check about services..
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm#Services

| Hi Linda,
|
| > When I open my task manager and click on the Processes tab there
is a list
| > a
| > mile long of the things that are running in the background on my
computer.
| > I can't believe there are that many things that actually need to
be open.
| > How can I figure out which ones are truly necessary for me to run
my
| > computer and stop the ones that I don't need from loading and
running?
|
| www.google.com, usually the first link you will find on any search
is
| something like liutilities.com which will give you a quick synopsis
of any
| file and what it does and where it came from. You're right in that
the list
| shouldn't be a mile long, but how many depends on the system
configuration.
| Anywhere from 20-35 could be normal.
|
| > Also, when I look on the task bar near the clock and date there
are some
| > icons open that I always have to shut. Are they still running in
the
| > background even though I closed them? And, how do I stop them
from
| > popping
| > up each time?
|
| Click start/run and type msconfig, then click ok. Go to the startup
tab and
| uncheck the unneeded/undesired ones. Click apply/ok and reboot. This
will
| also reduce the number of related processes you are seeing in Task
Manager.
|
| --
| Best of Luck,
|
| Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
|
| Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
|
| Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
|
| | >
| >
| >
|
|
 
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