Which Tasks are essential in Task Manager?

[Guest]

Hello,

I have been trying to improve the performance of my computer, and after reading a lot of the messages here have learned that Task Manager is a powerful tool for accomplishing this goal. Unfortunately, when I run task manager, I usually see about 30 or so processes running; how can I tell which processes are essential and which i can close out? Also does the number that appears under Mem Usage indicate how much RAM is currently being used? (E.G. If i have 256 MB RAM total on my computer, and Task Manager says that iexplore.exe is using 50,000 K, then does that mean that Internet Explorer is using about 1/5 of my computer's RAM?)
Also, I did recognize one program that I knew wasn't essential, so I shut it down, but when I checked Task Manager again, it opened on it's own; how do I get rid of something like that?
Thanks

-Chris

 

[Bill]

-----Original Message-----
Hello,

I have been trying to improve the performance of my

computer, and after reading a lot of the messages here
have learned that Task Manager is a powerful tool for
accomplishing this goal. Unfortunately, when I run task
manager, I usually see about 30 or so processes running;
how can I tell which processes are essential and which i
can close out? Also does the number that appears under Mem
Usage indicate how much RAM is currently being used? (E.G.
If i have 256 MB RAM total on my computer, and Task
Manager says that iexplore.exe is using 50,000 K, then
does that mean that Internet Explorer is using about 1/5
of my computer's RAM?)

Also, I did recognize one program that I knew wasn't

essential, so I shut it down, but when I checked Task
Manager again, it opened on it's own; how do I get rid of
something like that?

Thanks

-Chris
.

For determining what you can shut down try
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
or
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.php

Be careful what you shut down! Make notes re: what you
closed and only close one or two programs at a time - then
use the computer for a while and confirm that it still
runs OK before you close more programs.

Bill

 

[Sacha]

Hi.

There's a fantastic way to know what each process in the task manager
actually is by just clicking on each.

However, in order to do that you need to download Babylon Pro
(http://www.babylon.com/) and add the glossary called "Microsoft
Windows Task List Programs Glossary by SRP".
That glossary is on http://info.babylon.com/cgi-bin/temp.cgi?id=34391&layout=gt_new.html

Afterwards, use Babylon when in the task manager. By just clicking on
any process you will get an accurate definition, and advice on what to
do with it. (It's usually not a straight click but a combination like
CTRL+click, but you can chose that when installing or later in the
options).

It's infinitely quicker than looking up every process on some list
somewhere. I discovered that recently and it's a huge help.

However Babylon is only free during the trial period, after which you
have to buy the program... It's fantastic software though with
dictionnaries in many languages, and public glossaries made by
volunteers in a wide array of topics. I frequently use it for all
kinds of purposes: reading in different languages, getting definitions
of words, technical jargon of any sort, etc. Super-quick, no long
searches.

Sacha Horowitz

N.B.: By the way, I don't work for those people, and I don't have any
shares in their company!

Hello,

I have been trying to improve the performance of my computer, and after reading a lot of the messages here have learned that Task Manager is a powerful tool for accomplishing this goal. Unfortunately, when I run task manager, I usually see about 30 or so processes running; how can I tell which processes are essential and which i can close out? ...

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[Gomer Anderson]

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