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Old 04-28-07   #1 (permalink)
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My dad has Windows XP and he wants to kno which background processes he can turn off?? (like the proceses)
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ya man kinda hard for us to tell you if you dont tell us whats running
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Why does he want to turn them off? Most of those background processes are turned on automatically when windows starts so it can perform w/e and work properly. But there certainly are others that are turned on by running apps etc.
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probablly because there is alot of trial edition crap still running in the backround deleted programs....
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Just enter the process into this website. They give recommendations...it's a pretty good site.

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My dad has Windows XP and he wants to kno which background processes he can turn off?? (like the proceses)
why not just reformat its better to have a fresh install then having to turn thr procceses off everytime
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Check blackviper.com for a good what and how to in XP.
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