People,
With my old PC, I had the OS (Win98SE) optimized for digital audio production (multitracking, processing, etc.), with which I do a lot of work.
Now, I have a new machine; & am running Windows XP. I had assumed there was also a set of standard optimization settings to keep XP running lean on a PC, as well; & I did find a couple.
But...
...My main method for configuring the old PC, just prior to opening audio apps (& this was of course after all the tweaks had been performed), was to: 1) Turn off all obvious background apps (e.g., anti virus, diagnostics, etc.); & then: 2) Enter Task Manager, to turn off everything but IAMAPP.EXE & EXPLORER.EXE. This method always gave me a clean machine...improving audio performance & providing consistent; & dropout & noise free recording.
Wanted to basically utilize the same method with XP. But then I hit the new "Task Manager". Man, what is all that? I appreciate the usage metering tools, which I know will help in my fine-tuning once I learn the ropes. But:
1) How can I determine what should stay & what should go, with a list that long?
2) Once I know, can it (Task Manager) be customized, so that I can return to the same "lean" configuration when I need it?
Thanks in advance,
mark4man
With my old PC, I had the OS (Win98SE) optimized for digital audio production (multitracking, processing, etc.), with which I do a lot of work.
Now, I have a new machine; & am running Windows XP. I had assumed there was also a set of standard optimization settings to keep XP running lean on a PC, as well; & I did find a couple.
But...
...My main method for configuring the old PC, just prior to opening audio apps (& this was of course after all the tweaks had been performed), was to: 1) Turn off all obvious background apps (e.g., anti virus, diagnostics, etc.); & then: 2) Enter Task Manager, to turn off everything but IAMAPP.EXE & EXPLORER.EXE. This method always gave me a clean machine...improving audio performance & providing consistent; & dropout & noise free recording.
Wanted to basically utilize the same method with XP. But then I hit the new "Task Manager". Man, what is all that? I appreciate the usage metering tools, which I know will help in my fine-tuning once I learn the ropes. But:
1) How can I determine what should stay & what should go, with a list that long?
2) Once I know, can it (Task Manager) be customized, so that I can return to the same "lean" configuration when I need it?
Thanks in advance,
mark4man