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I noticed that where I used to be able to check how much system resources
were free now, I get a bunch of info in the task manager which gives me what
I'm using versus what is left. I noticed this tab to the left of it called
processes which I think might be what the 'close program' option used to
bring up in WIN'98. I've noticed that there are many more things running
there that I don't know what they are for. Same was true for the list in
'close program' in WIN'98 but this list is way bigger and seems to show
several of the same thing, like IE; in fact almost exclusively IE is shown 5
or 6 times in the list. I'm not running any IE browsers at the time I look
there so I figure they are what is left from previous uses.
My question is, are they needed to keep running in the processes option? I
know there is an 'end process' option but I also get a warning that doing so
might cause problems. Short of rebooting, is it possible to eliminate
anything from that list which isn't needed and is simply taking up resources
which I could use for current projects?
How can I tell what is necessary for processes and what isn't, like maybe a
sneaky adware program that got by. Can I end the process of the serveral IEs
that are listed after several hours of work if I'm not presently using any
IE?
were free now, I get a bunch of info in the task manager which gives me what
I'm using versus what is left. I noticed this tab to the left of it called
processes which I think might be what the 'close program' option used to
bring up in WIN'98. I've noticed that there are many more things running
there that I don't know what they are for. Same was true for the list in
'close program' in WIN'98 but this list is way bigger and seems to show
several of the same thing, like IE; in fact almost exclusively IE is shown 5
or 6 times in the list. I'm not running any IE browsers at the time I look
there so I figure they are what is left from previous uses.
My question is, are they needed to keep running in the processes option? I
know there is an 'end process' option but I also get a warning that doing so
might cause problems. Short of rebooting, is it possible to eliminate
anything from that list which isn't needed and is simply taking up resources
which I could use for current projects?
How can I tell what is necessary for processes and what isn't, like maybe a
sneaky adware program that got by. Can I end the process of the serveral IEs
that are listed after several hours of work if I'm not presently using any
IE?