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Question - How many processes do you have running in Windows XP home/pro?

  • 18-02-2006 6:59pm
    #1
    hamster
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    I'm curious about this: What is the average number of processes and memory usage on your average windows XP setup when just after booting into windows - before you do anything? Do a ctrl-alt-del and let us know!

    I have 26 processes running coming into windows. My most bloaty program would be AVG upon startup at 8,884K and it's manager AVGamsvr (another 5Mb).

    Just thought I'd ask since I did a reinstall recently.


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  • #2
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Xp has 17 from a fresh reinstall.
    Avg adds 3 more and others like firewalls add more.

    I have 30 in total at startup, Fraps and a Wireless USB Ap being the ones that arent needed as such, so would leave me with 28. But i have lots of ram so they dotn affect the pc much.


    kdjac


  • #3
    hamster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭hamster


    KdjaC wrote:
    Xp has 17 from a fresh reinstall.
    Avg adds 3 more and others like firewalls add more.

    I have 30 in total at startup, Fraps and a Wireless USB Ap being the ones that arent needed as such, so would leave me with 28. But i have lots of ram so they dotn affect the pc much.


    kdjac

    Hmm... That's good going - how did you manually trim it down to 17? Default I got was 25 before I did anything with it. I'm interested to see what ones you could do without?
    Here's a shot of my own processes. Ignore that I got Iexplore, explorer, Dumeter (internet time tool), usbtapnp(USB ISDN), winvnc (for external pc control) avgcc, avgamsvr, avgupsvc (avg) open...

    Just wondering if anyone see anything un-necessary here in the rest. Actually a website by Blackviper has good tips on this but currently unavailable.


  • #4
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    i've got 61 atm... loads of stuff like iTunesHelper.exe and realsched.exe (i assume that's linked to real player) that i'm not even using, and haven't used in ages. but like kdjac said, i've lots of ram so they're barely making any impact


  • #5
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Install fresh windows, in msconfig kill everything. Reboot pc kill messenger service in Services. Pc should have 17 and then add as normal.


    Handy to do that as most of the crap doesnt need to be running.


    kdjac


  • #6
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    KdjaC wrote:
    Install fresh windows, in msconfig kill everything. Reboot pc kill messenger service in Services. Pc should have 17 and then add as normal.


    Handy to do that as most of the crap doesnt need to be running.


    kdjac

    Its worth turning off the remote administration, remote registry and remote connections services as in a home enviroment they really arnt needed unless you have too much free time on your hands :D


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  • #7
    BopNiblets
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    20 from startup here, would be 19 but Logitech mouse/keyboard needs two processes.

    I use StartupMonitor to warn me when anything is added to the startup list, and to allow/forbid it. :)


  • #8
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    37 from startup here :o

    Is there any site that shows what XP Pro processes are not needed to run?


  • #9
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


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