Windows Task Manager

[Guest]

When I hit Ctrl, Alt and Delete I get the task manager as usual. If I go to
Processes, I find there are about 49-50 processes in there and I know this is
far to many and is probably slowing my machine down? Is there a way or a
program that can rectify this and only allow processes to be in there that
should be in there? The list seems to be getting bigger by the day! Many
thanks - MickY G

 

[Martin]

When I hit Ctrl, Alt and Delete I get the task manager as usual. If I go to
Processes, I find there are about 49-50 processes in there and I know this is
far to many and is probably slowing my machine down? Is there a way or a
program that can rectify this and only allow processes to be in there that
should be in there? The list seems to be getting bigger by the day! Many
thanks - MickY G

XP uses far more processes than previous Operating Systems, try doing a bit
of Googling to find out what those all are, but don't just try to stop them
or delete them, that way lays trouble!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Actually, that's not quite correct. WinXP simply *shows* the user more of
the background processes - especially for those coming off of a Win9x system
who are used to seeing only a hnadful of running items in the task manager.
What is "normal" can be anywhere from 20 to 60 different processes depending
on the system, its configuration, and the user's preferences.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org