bicolormoth

when i open task manager, in the processes list i have 50 processes running.
i have been trying to figure out what they are all for, and wether i can delete any of them. not easy.
SVCHOST.EXE appears 6 times in the list, is this necessary?
surely i have too many processes running. how do i know which ones i can delete?

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Ive heard WinTask is a good program that gives you the ability to tell which processes you can disable and what they do.

bicolormoth

nah, i tried the free trial, but its just a macro tool, thanksfor trying to help tho'

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Got !....... 7800gs+ Gainward bliss
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Mikes Rig : Allendale 6300 / Gigabyte ds4 / 2Gb DDR2 800Mhz Ram G-skill / X1900GT / Hiperpower 530w / Coolermaster Centron
My other rig for Grandad : 2.8Ghz Celeron D / Asrock P4i65G / 512mb pc3200 / 20gb HDD / Acer cd-rom + Fdd / 400w PSU / really small ugly case.

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Having around 5-6 SVCHOST processes is actually normal but you may want to cut down on the amoun of processes you run to maintain system performance..Check out the FAQ in my sig and see if it helps.

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Ropey

This will help you decide what to disable, set to manual and leave on automtaic.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

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