How many processes should be running in my task bar?

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ohvista

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Right now I have 52, CPU usage hovers around 5-15, phisical memory 21%.
I have 2 terabites of memory, mostly music software for composition.
1 terabite is being used, theres still well over 500 gigs of free space.

I have like 13 svchose.exes running, 6 avgs, and a bunch of other crap Ive never heard of. Searching these in google doenst really do anything, I mean it tells me what it is kind of, but Im still afraid to mess with it. If this computer goes I'm ruined. I dont want to uninstall anyting or make a music application not run for some reason.
I've ran spybot and avg full edition, encase it was a spyware issue.

Would taking it in to a PC shop solve the problem? Or will they remove something valuable, accidentally.

Perfomance is still excellent, but 52 processes, damn.
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
52 is alright for Vista. It's the average amount of process most people have.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built (Myself)
    CPU
    Intel Core i3
    Motherboard
    Asus P7P55-M
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 550Ti FPB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h with Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD Caviar Black 32mb cache,
    750 GB WD Caviar Blue,
    500 GB WD Caviar Blue,
    320 GB WD
    PSU
    Mushkin HP-550 550W Power suppy
    Case
    Cooler Master Elite310
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech Access 600
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort 1000
    Internet Speed
    15 Mb/s up and down
    Other Info
    I also have an Asus G53SW-A1
On a good day I can get down to 48 unless I actually want to do anything besides look at it. In XP I called it a good day if I had 29 running, but I keep mine leaner than most people.

Also be careful not to confuse disk storage space - the terrabytes you mentioned - with memory. Your RAM memory is probably 2 to 4 gigabytes and is in chips plugged into your motherboard. Disk space is not called memory. Memory is where the active services are running and that memory is what 21% of is being used. More memory makes your machine go zoom zoom.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    emachines ET1810-03
    CPU
    Pentium E2210
    Motherboard
    emachines EMCP73VT-PM (Please don't laugh)
    Memory
    3GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7050 onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" LCD
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3320813AS 320 GB internal, Western Digital 320 GB External USB (converted w/Rocketfish enclosure)
    Cooling
    CPU - 1200 RPM fan, Rear case - 2400 RPM fan
    Keyboard
    USB Wireless
    Mouse
    USB Wireless
    Internet Speed
    11.2Mbps down, 369Kbps up (at myspeed.visualware.com)
I depends entirely on what you use your computer for. Be sure and check it while there are no applications open because they will all have their respective services loaded.

If you view them with process explorer (from sysinternals) you can click on any one and Google it. You have to decide if it's something you need. You can't kill any processes related to your firewall, or your sound and video, for instance. But do you need Adobe speed launcher? I don't, so I go to administrative services and set it to manual load. Do you need ipod thingamajig or iTunes helper? No? Sometimes? I see no need to keep itunes sucking on my resources, so I set it to manual. If I open itunes it will force the helper to load anyway and it will only be slower to finish opening.I set some to manual load, and I disable others.

Those are just examples. If you can't find it, use Autoruns from Sysinternals to find and change their settings. You just have to learn your own machine and what you need.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    emachines ET1810-03
    CPU
    Pentium E2210
    Motherboard
    emachines EMCP73VT-PM (Please don't laugh)
    Memory
    3GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7050 onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" LCD
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3320813AS 320 GB internal, Western Digital 320 GB External USB (converted w/Rocketfish enclosure)
    Cooling
    CPU - 1200 RPM fan, Rear case - 2400 RPM fan
    Keyboard
    USB Wireless
    Mouse
    USB Wireless
    Internet Speed
    11.2Mbps down, 369Kbps up (at myspeed.visualware.com)
RknRusty said:
I depends entirely on what you use your computer for. Be sure and check it while there are no applications open because they will all have their respective services loaded.

If you view them with process explorer (from sysinternals) you can click on any one and Google it. You have to decide if it's something you need. You can't kill any processes related to your firewall, or your sound and video, for instance. But do you need Adobe speed launcher? I don't, so I go to administrative services and set it to manual load. Do you need ipod thingamajig or iTunes helper? No? Sometimes? I see no need to keep itunes sucking on my resources, so I set it to manual. If I open itunes it will force the helper to load anyway and it will only be slower to finish opening.I set some to manual load, and I disable others.

Those are just examples. If you can't find it, use Autoruns from Sysinternals to find and change their settings. You just have to learn your own machine and what you need.
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A lot of apps like to add unnecessary rubbish at start up.

Without knowing what you have installed, it's probably safe to say you could probably cull that by about 10 with no negative impact.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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