Turn of Processes

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Hello,
I am using editing software, and in a effort to make my system more stable I
would like to turn off as many unecessary processes as possible. I would like
to do this by creating a new user profile that will only load the processes
that I need. This way if I do have a crash I dont have to remove them
manually again. How do I do this? Please help. Cheers...
 
Depending on how you create your user, you must look at the following (at
the least):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (for the new
user)
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

If you create the user with no Network, you can selectively disable Browser
Helper Objects (for Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer)

However, most of the unnecessary stuff is started from:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (for all
users)

and Services.

What I have done on my system is peruse
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and check
for anything that can be just started for Users I select and then move the
entry to each Users Run key, then remove it from the System Run key.

For example, update checks, not needed by non-system personal or anyone else
not maintaining the system. I move those entries to just one user.

Unnecessary apps (Sound mixers, ....), just delete then or move them.

ALWAYS EXPORT FIRST!!!!

Now for services. If you have disabled all network activity for the user,
you can disable all lot of overhead in Services ... but it must be done each
time you reboot. OR create a batch file to selectively turn off the
service.
But if they are restricted users, they will not be able to do this.
 
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