perthie wrote:
>perhaps you can post a list of running processes? tasklist /svc
>
>should be able to look at the cpu time and memory useage in task
>manager as a hint; also google some of the executable names to find out
>specifically what they do.
>
>this page has some good hints (though ive not personally tested all of
>them): http://www.fnds.net/WinXP/xpserv.html
>
>...and msconfig can manage both startup programs and services.
>
>this all assumes you dont have viruses or significant spyware
>interfering with cs.
>
>--- paddy <paddy@ij.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Can anybody recommend any utilities that will shut down the
>>unnecessary
>>programs that the developers of Windblows insist on running in the
>>background, i.e messenger, outlook, ad nasuem. I am only running
>>this
>>horrible operating system because Photoshop CS2 runs on it and I
>>cannot
>>afford aMAC at this time. I tried "End it All" but that was not of
>>much
>>help because I had to figure which programs to close and the menu
>>only
>>gave me the names of programs I need to run.
>>
>>What I would hope to find is a program that will recognize the
>>unwanted
>>windblows background stuff and turn off anything that will not cause
>>the
>>machine to crash. I know that's asking for a lot because it does not
>>
>>take much to crash Windblows.
>>
>>My machine has an Anthlon XP 3200 "Barton" CPU, a Maxtor 250 gb HD,
>>2GB
>>of PC 3200 400 DDR, Windows XP, Service Pack 2 and a few other nice
>>things. I'm tired of Windblows running a bunch of crap in the
>>background that are not needed, and useing up a lot of memory.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Paddy
>>
>>
>>
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