Windows Task Manager

[Ronis]

I need more help because I'm a computer idiot. When I open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc and then look at the Processes, there are around 45 running. I remember reading somewhere that having too many is bad. So I would some processes that I would recognize and am sure that would not affect my computer in anyway. But they keep coming back after restarting or shutting down and turning it back on. How do I permanently remove these processes from starting and how do I know which ones not to turn off? Thanks.

 

[The Helper]

What Operating System are you using?

 

[sqrage]

hit

start
run
msconfig
startup
and then remove any startup apps you dont need

 

[Darg]

yes msconfig is the best way to remove startup applications.

I would advise against shutting down programs you don't recognise in the task manager, because many are important to windows (like some services), and if you start shutting them down, windows might behave a bit odd.

At the very least you should google the process names to find out exactly what they do, then you can make an informed decision as to what stays and what goes.

 

[Ronis]

I'll try that. Also, I use Windows XP Pro.