XP Tech question

GrantDawg · 04-15-2003, 01:30 PM

What processes absolutely needs to stay up in XP? I remember on win98 that you had to have systray and explorer. What about with XP?

Franklinnoble · 04-15-2003, 01:36 PM

Just start killing them until your PC crashes... nothing like process of elimination... or elimination of processes... whatever.

GrantDawg · 04-15-2003, 01:40 PM

Well, you could narrow it down a little. Which ones are absolutely nessecary?

astralhaze · 04-15-2003, 01:44 PM

That's one of the beauty parts of XP. NONE of the startup group items are essential. The Windows neccessary files don't show up in the startup list.

GrantDawg · 04-15-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by astralhaze
That's one of the beauty parts of XP. NONE of the startup group items are essential. The Windows neccessary files don't show up in the startup list.

Cool. So I can shut them all down?

Draft Dodger · 04-15-2003, 01:45 PM

you'll have to do a bit of reading, but Blackviper has some good information on this subject.

Franklinnoble · 04-15-2003, 01:46 PM

Well, frfoot4.exe is probably non-essential...

;-)

Franklinnoble · 04-15-2003, 01:48 PM

My best guess is that explorer.exe is probably the only critical process...

You also might want to go into your computer manager and have a look at the services that are set to start automatically... some of them can be safely disabled.

astralhaze · 04-15-2003, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by GrantDawg
Cool. So I can shut them all down?

Yes, you can.

Daimyo · 04-15-2003, 02:02 PM

I think you guys may be talking about two different things. As far as I can tell Astralhaze is talking about taking things out of the startup group on your start menu > programs. I think GrantDawg is talking about hitting ctrl-alt-del and shutting down running processes.

astralhaze · 04-15-2003, 02:17 PM

Ah, you are correct. With processes, then explorer.exe needs to stay. Nothing else. I feel like a dingleberry now.

Aylmar · 04-15-2003, 02:18 PM

Actually, you can kill explorer.exe without hurting anything. The "kernel" will just respawn the proc.

Draft Dodger · 04-15-2003, 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by astralhaze
Ah, you are correct. With processes, then explorer.exe needs to stay. Nothing else. I feel like a dingleberry now.

more like an intern

astralhaze · 04-15-2003, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by Draft Dodger
more like an intern

Don't make me get all mean and whatnot.

detroit_fan · 04-16-2003, 03:45 PM

The more important question is what are you trying to fix? Is your computer running slow or low on memory? You might want to go to the start button and click on the run button and then type "msconfig". This will bring up a console that will alow you to kill most non-essential services.

04-15-2003, 01:44 PM	#4
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	That's one of the beauty parts of XP. NONE of the startup group items are essential. The Windows neccessary files don't show up in the startup list. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

04-15-2003, 01:45 PM	#6
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	you'll have to do a bit of reading, but Blackviper has some good information on this subject. __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-15-2003, 02:17 PM	#11
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	Ah, you are correct. With processes, then explorer.exe needs to stay. Nothing else. I feel like a dingleberry now. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

04-15-2003, 02:18 PM	#12
Aylmar High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles	Actually, you can kill explorer.exe without hurting anything. The "kernel" will just respawn the proc. __________________ "At its best, football is still football, an amalgam of thought and violence, chess with broken bones and shredded ligaments." -- Dave Kindred

04-16-2003, 03:45 PM	#15
detroit_fan H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fayetteville, AR	The more important question is what are you trying to fix? Is your computer running slow or low on memory? You might want to go to the start button and click on the run button and then type "msconfig". This will bring up a console that will alow you to kill most non-essential services. __________________ heck is where people who don't believe in gosh go.

04-15-2003, 01:36 PM	#2
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Just start killing them until your PC crashes... nothing like process of elimination... or elimination of processes... whatever.

04-15-2003, 01:40 PM	#3
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Well, you could narrow it down a little. Which ones are absolutely nessecary?

04-15-2003, 01:46 PM	#7
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Well, frfoot4.exe is probably non-essential... ;-)

04-15-2003, 01:48 PM	#8
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	My best guess is that explorer.exe is probably the only critical process... You also might want to go into your computer manager and have a look at the services that are set to start automatically... some of them can be safely disabled.

04-15-2003, 02:02 PM	#10
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	I think you guys may be talking about two different things. As far as I can tell Astralhaze is talking about taking things out of the startup group on your start menu > programs. I think GrantDawg is talking about hitting ctrl-alt-del and shutting down running processes.

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