Programs running in background

[Pam]

my computer is running really slow - slow to open a new page in a browser,
slow to download messages, slow to switch programs or call them up ect
ect...

when I hit cont/alt/delete I see that I have 57 processes running .... are
these the programs I have running in the background - and if so - how can I
reduce the number of programs running in the background?

thanks
Pam

 

[JS]

You need to find the specific process in that application that's taking all
the CPU resources and slowing down your PC.

To do this try Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
Click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on the process that using most or all the CPU %, once it
highlighted, right click
and from the options listed select: google
This should display what out there on the web about that process.
Note: some entries like Explorer and svchost may need to be expanded to show
the detail,
(sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left on the
entry.

For control of which applications run in the background use either msconfig
or AutoRuns
For msconfig: Start/Run and enter msconfig, then look in the Starup and
Services tabs.

Autoruns from SysInternals:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html
This will show all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot and
selectively allow you to stop any that you don't want.

JS

 

[nesredep egrob]

my computer is running really slow - slow to open a new page in a browser,
slow to download messages, slow to switch programs or call them up ect
ect...

when I hit cont/alt/delete I see that I have 57 processes running .... are
these the programs I have running in the background - and if so - how can I
reduce the number of programs running in the background?

thanks
Pam

Download the free program called Startup from http://www.mlin.net/. Once
installed you go to settings/controlpanel and select startup. Remove the tick
from the programs you do not want to start.

Borge in sunny Perth, Australia

 

[DL]

57 processes is not a lot, assuming you have sufficient memory installed,
and sufficient free space.
I'd suggest you scanned for malaware using MS Defender, SpyBot and
Adaware. - use all three.
Then perhaps run an online AV scan at eg Symantec.com.
You might also want to run DiskCleanup

 

[Pam]

thanks - I'll try this and see what happens

appreciate ALL the help I've received lately on this newsgroups - you guys
are invaluable!

Pam