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| Thread ID: 54628 | 2005-02-17 21:13:00 | closing processes on xp | swaleswale (7352) | Press F1 |
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| 325975 | 2005-02-17 21:13:00 | I have loads of unwanted processes running in the background on xp and they're eating my processor usage. I've just read on a website to end all running processes... is this right? Aren't there any that i must keep running? I just need to get back some of my processor usage. Any help is appreciated, thanks. |
swaleswale (7352) | ||
| 325976 | 2005-02-17 21:29:00 | Tell us whats running, and we'll tell u what can be closed | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 325977 | 2005-02-17 21:38:00 | The processes taking up most memory are- svhost explorer webscanx spoolsv mirc32 svchost mcshield. I have 52 processes running. So i should only stop unnecessary processes and not all then? I have found a process library on the web abd shut down some before but everytime i reboot the same ones come on, i have adaware update and other clean-up utilities. |
swaleswale (7352) | ||
| 325978 | 2005-02-17 21:46:00 | Well those look OK. I would say if u end their process they wont run. I have 44 processes atm lol ..... Altho svhost i dont think is part of XP. According to google, svhost is associated with Mydoom a worm. If svhost is listed under processes, I would kill it, and do a thorough scan of your system. Or go here vil.nai.com and get stinger and do a scan. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 325979 | 2005-02-17 22:15:00 | Svchost can sometimes be associated with a virus but it is also a geniune service/process Here (support.microsoft.com) is some info on Svchost.exe I have 31 processes on my pc |
Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 325980 | 2005-02-17 22:33:00 | So i should only stop unnecessary processes and not all then? I have found a process library on the web abd shut down some before but everytime i reboot the same ones come on, i have adaware update and other clean-up utilities.If a process is stopped, it will only restart again the next time you reboot your machine. To limit unnecessary processes that are associated with applications you have installed, you can check what items you have in your startup list. Go Start > Run. Enter in msconfig then have a look under the startup list tab. Use this site (www.sysinfo.org) as reference, and remove any items which are not necessary. Never remove any items related to your Antivirus or Firewall protection as you should always have these loading upon bootup. That site should be used to check items in the startup list, and not the process task manager list. For example, having lsass in the process list is fine, but it shouldn't appear in the msconfig startup list. Have you got your McAfee fully updated (check latest update reference number) and have run a full indepth scan? The process "spoolsv" shouldn't be hogging your CPU unless you have just sent a large print request to your printer. You don't have any problems printing at the moment? This spoolsv process can also be associated with a trojan, as can mirc32. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 325981 | 2005-02-17 22:43:00 | This is a good web site to help explain the processes or services that run on your computer. www.blackviper.com Also you can click start and click run in this box type msconfig click o.k click the startup button you can just about untick everything in there except your antivirus and firewall. this stops a lot of processes running. If you are unsure of something type it in here www.windowsstartup.com hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 325982 | 2005-02-17 22:44:00 | Well if you end explorer your computer wont be of much use to you. You can end any you like, you will get a pop up if it is not allowd, just dont end explorer or you will just have to start it again. How much resources are being used at idol by these processes? Follow what Jen has to say, as that should be a fix and not just a work-around. Also as the others have said give it a good clean instructions here (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz 16) |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 325983 | 2005-02-17 23:22:00 | Yup, the Black Viper site is a good one for safely preventing unwanted services from starting up. That'll get rid of a few of your running processes without having to resort to 3rd party software | Murray P (44) | ||
| 325984 | 2005-02-18 03:13:00 | Agree that blackviper is excellent although I didn't go to the extremes he does. I printed out the advice/instructions he had on the site and keep it as a quick reference to the current state of my configurations. Have kept mainly to the "safe:" list. I have cut my processes back to 22. Be careful with what you choose to do with the wins auto updates. I had mine on disabled and the whole thing froze when I tried to open the update window in control panel. | katharinem (3459) | ||
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