Unnecessary Background Activity

**40sondacurb** · 08-13-2005, 01:17 AM

what's a god program to shut off unnecessary windows background activity?

**Ha-y-n** · 08-13-2005, 01:46 AM

msconfig

**DumberDrummer** · 08-13-2005, 01:52 AM

ctrl+alt+del ->Taskmanager.

**40sondacurb** · 08-13-2005, 02:36 AM

thans for te replies but is there something that tells me what I need and don't need for what reasons?

**Spatcher** · 08-13-2005, 06:19 AM

Konfabulator has widgets which tell you what is eating your resources, and I think you can kill em.

**DumberDrummer** · 08-13-2005, 10:34 AM

Well, it may be painstaking, but you can google the processes in your list.

If you skip over the ones that you know, it should only take about a half an hour.

Then you do MSConfig to keep those from starting up.

And now that I think about it msconfig can tell you what each one is, but if you want to be safe, just google it.

Here is a good site for you to look up running processes on.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/...sslibrary/kbd/ (It shows kbd.exe, cause that's what I google for to bring up this site)

HTH.

**40sondacurb** · 08-13-2005, 03:13 PM

thanks.

Stu_computer · 08-14-2005, 12:28 AM

Quote:

what's a god program to shut off unnecessary windows background activity?

Linux?

Okay, here's a nice little trick to use when you have a lot of background crap thats slowing down a particular program, create a new user and only install that program (and necessary support). Almost as good as a fresh OS.

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08-13-2005, 10:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,377 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Well, it may be painstaking, but you can google the processes in your list. If you skip over the ones that you know, it should only take about a half an hour. Then you do MSConfig to keep those from starting up. And now that I think about it msconfig can tell you what each one is, but if you want to be safe, just google it. Here is a good site for you to look up running processes on. http://www.liutilities.com/products/...sslibrary/kbd/ (It shows kbd.exe, cause that's what I google for to bring up this site) HTH. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

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