Latitude E6400 almost 80 processes

Does anyone know if approx. 75-80 processes normal for the Latitude E6400 with Dell ControlPoint installed?

I can't believe it's that much--if it is the case.


Also, should I install the Vista 64-bit chipset driver? I see Dell doesn't have one for Windows 7 64.

 

Do you have lots of stuff installed?

I believe I had around 50-60 processes with DCP and some other things installed on a fresh install of Windows 7.
Now that I have installed all the programs that I use and customized everything, I have approximately 65-70 processes.

You do not need to install the chipset driver when using Windows 7, it supports the chipset out of the box.

 

I have Visual Studio, Adobe Collection, Office, and Nero 7 installed.

i noticed that my CPU processing is always at around 15-20%. On my custom built desktops it always sits at idle--0-3%.

Is this normal, or maybe I need to start looking at the Dell software configuration? All the other software I have on it is the same as my desktops -- this is a fresh install of Windows.

 

That is definitely not normal. My idle CPU usage is usually 0-5%.
Which process(es) are making your CPU usage so high during idle?

 

Yeah, I'm not to sure what's wrong but I'm used to seeing most of my computers at the 0-5% range when not running any programs.

Here's a screenshot of my task manager:
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/7421/taskmanagerss1.jpg


Here's a screenshot of what seems to be working the CPU:
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8612/taskmanagerss2.jpg


EDIT: I think the cause of my processor % being so high is due to the Windows Indexing feature. Since it's a new re-install, Windows is still indexing my files. When I pause Indexer, my CPU % usage drops to around 5% with all of Dell's default software running.

I suppose this is more like it?

 

Looks like the Search Indexer is causing the CPU usage. So, this might actually be normal. On fresh installations of Windows Vista and 7, system indexing and other various tasks are done when your system is idle.

You can turn off the indexing by disabling the Windows Search service. I recommend leaving it on and letting it do its thing. After a couple days, it should be done with indexing the system. Afterwards, it won't be so aggressive in indexing (because there's basically nothing left to index) and will just index as you modify files, so it won't use up much of the CPU. So, if your idle CPU usage continues to be at ~20% in a week or two, there may be a problem. But for now, all looks well.

 

Leave it on for a few hours without using it and it'll chug through the normal processes pretty quick.

Generally after a fresh install and gettng all my things installed and whatnot, I let my computer sit idle overnight, which allows it to index, defrag, etc.

 

i have 77 processes with cpu usage at 4% on idle; physical memory at 35%

 

I think my laptop will be at around the same once indexing is complete. It's taking a long time to finish indexing: "Indexing speed is reduced..."

 

The speed is reduced because you're using the system. By reducing the speed, it reduces the impact on performance while you work.