TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 hi all in chat on tues i think peps were talking about how many procsses that had running on there computer i seem to have a few but dont no which ones to close down. there was a website put on here once which told you what ones are safe to close down any one got any info please????
Cabs Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 They said that because of the different systems they will be a few different things to close down. Any of you smart peeps out there tell me what can be closed on here please
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 hell cabs ive got about 10 more things then you if you do close them down will it close them down for good or do you have to do it every time you restart computer???
kendo912 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Lo chaps, Do you either of you use "end it all"? If so, are the lists taken after you've run it?
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 I have apprx 40 - 45 processes running all the time - God only knows what any of them down at that is after end it all. Would be great if we get some responses on here from the techno minded folk as sure 42 process don't need to be running. Current PC usage is 4% - no other applications open other than the ukdirt forum through internet explorer.
kane Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 trav close then all down hopefully your computer will brake
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) Kane, If I had a gun and 2 bullets and was stuck in a locked room with you and a tiger I think I would shoot you twice and take my chances with the tiger! Edited March 25, 2007 by watto
pazza Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 dont' get rid of explorer.exe (makes windows run) or svchost.exe (part of registry I think) otherwise it'll crash keep the firewall/anti virus things running the best thing to do is to go the the start menu click run type 'msconfig' on the startup tab, take off anything which you don't need if you just close them in task manager, they'll be there again when you restart. hope this helps don't blame me if you stop a process and your comp dies cheers pazza
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) Lo chaps, Do you either of you use "end it all"? If so, are the lists taken after you've run it? nope Kendo m8 dont use end it all had it a few years ago and never got on with seemed to not get on with my puter so deleted it cheers pazza maybe ill just leave all alone dont seem to have any problems when i race anyway Edited March 25, 2007 by travel365
Allan268 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) hell cabs ive got about 10 more things then you if you do close them down will it close them down for good or do you have to do it every time you restart computer??? ashserv.exe and hoqste08.exe dont' need to be running in there. They are the only 2 taking up any significant memory, the rest don't matter. This community has always been living in a sort of stone age as far as the computing world is concerned. Closing down programs etc only matters if 1) Your pc is old skool, 2) If your internet connection is unstable. I personally leave msn etc running during meetings because im on a fast pc and 10mb broadband which is just about to be increased to 20mb broadband. Mirc chat is one of the programs that uses the least memory and bandwidth on your whole system, its designed that way so it can be left running no matter you are doing. The only reason i close chat when i race is to humour people as i can't be bothered explaining all this everytime. I have been playing online games for coming on 6-7 years now. The advice given about msconfig above is good advice. If you want help then follow these steps: 1. Click Start then run 2. Type msconfig and click ok 3. click the startup tab. 4. Take a screenshot(s) depending how many are in the list 5. Post the screenshot here If you do that i will tell you if there are any obvious viruses starting when your pc starts up and also what needs to be unticked. Ps. I once had a look at enditall and didn't like the look of it at all. You could be closing down things on your pc that you shouldn't be as it gives you a little more control that in probably should. Edited March 25, 2007 by Allan268
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 No suprise here that i need PC help. Just seems a lot of process's to achieve very little! Any info given appreciated - even if it is to not do anything as it wont make a blind bit of difference. [attachmentid=14574] [attachmentid=14575] Thanks
Michael2 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 hi all there was a website put on here once which told you what ones are safe to close down any one got any info please???? Is this the site you were thinking of Trav? www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 thats the one mike thanks m8 will take a look later thanks for advice to alan ive never really had any probs online myself just there was sevral peps talking about what programs were running only got half the chat but thought id look to see what was running on mine and just thought 30 things seemed a lot
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 hi alan this is my startup tab ta for any help
Allan268 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Right first of all its easier to tell you what to leave ticked Watto, so heres what to leave ticked: nvcpl nwiz nvmctray Thats really about it, you missed a few out at the bottom. Just to point out, ctfmon is a virus that infects a lot of people. Moving on Trav, leave ticked: nvcpl nwiz nvmctray iexplore Untick the rest. Once you do that, restart your machine, it should boot up quicker for a start.
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 Thanks Allan booted it up a few times defo quicker ta
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 cftmon - how do i get this removed if it is a virus?
wrighty496 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 ......Just to point out, ctfmon is a virus that infects a lot of people. I remembered seeing this in my processes list and sure enough it was still there.....i had a look on google and there is a lot of debate about this file.....apparently, if it's in your windows/system32 folder, it's part of microsoft office (to do with enhanced language, see here) but if it's in any other folder APART FROM Windows/system32 apparently it probably is a virus, so search your system to see where it is before you bin it....it may impact on functions in IE7 or Microsoft office if you delete the 'legit' one.
Allan268 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 True that is, should have pointed that out. Run this: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Its a free online virus scanner, ctfmon can sometimes be difficult to remove.
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 [attachmentid=14578] This message has come up - it now keeps wanting to run system restore and tells me I need an admin account? What did I do wrong?
Allan268 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Nothing, just tick the box and click ok and it will stop showing up.
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Thanks - just one other question - when I start/restart my PC now each time it comes up with a black creen asking me to choose either 1. Start in windows XP media mode 2. Start windows recovery mode Is this ok? I just choose 1 each time.
hotrod331 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 hiya could you tell me what to untick also! i see i have that cfmon thanks for anyhelp!
watto Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Cheers Allan, All sorted - loads up much better now. Thanks Watto
TRAV365 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Posted March 25, 2007 doh sorry allan one last thing i run avast anti virus and it used to have a little logo that was next to the clock on start up now its gone so i guess my anti virus is turned off??? which one do i need to re tick to get it to work again m8???
Allan268 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 Hotrod: nvcpl nwiz nvmctray untick the rest. Trav: At the top where it says command, drag that over so you can read the rest of the command line. Look for the one that says avast and re-tick that mate.
Rusty Posted March 25, 2007 Report Posted March 25, 2007 This is for the first screen shot mark Greens computer ill highlight ones to shut.
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