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    Kill Programs for Speed

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by LBThorn, Aug 9, 2007.

  1. LBThorn

    LBThorn Notebook Consultant

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    I have about 80 Processes going on in the backround on my G1S. Can someone tell me which ones I should turn off in the msconfig. My computer takes longer than 2min to boot up.
     
    LBThorn, Aug 9, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Wow!!!

    Seriously, all you need at startup is an AntiVirus. Anything else is pointless.

    How bout taking a screenshot of ur startup and we can tell u what to take off. I bet we can get you down under 40.
     
    adinu, Aug 9, 2007
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    redzapper Notebook Consultant

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    redzapper, Aug 9, 2007
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Aug 9, 2007
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  5. LBThorn

    LBThorn Notebook Consultant

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    LBThorn, Aug 9, 2007
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  6. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    The Symantec stuff and Windows Defender you should keep. Everything else can be deleted.

    That along with the 2 links above should make a very noticeable improvement in your system.
     
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    I also have about 80 processes running. It has been like that since I first started it! :S

    Very strange I think.
     
    flraer, Aug 9, 2007
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  8. LBThorn

    LBThorn Notebook Consultant

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    wow, really? i guess i'll do that.
     
    LBThorn, Aug 9, 2007
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  9. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Yes really :)

    I have 2 things at startup: McAfee and RMClock (for undervolting)

    After bootup with no programs running I have 23 processes.
     
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    I'd say know what you are disabling in the startup before doing so. Experiment as there may be programs you may want to keep - e.g. direct console.
     
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  11. LBThorn

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    Ok so I unchecked all the programs and then checked about eight. After restarting the computer I still have 70 processes running in the windows task manager.
     
    LBThorn, Aug 9, 2007
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    Perhaps you can take a screenshot of the list of processes?
     
    Patrick Y., Aug 9, 2007
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  13. redzapper

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    Did you try the extremetech article? The startup does not control all processes.
     
    redzapper, Aug 9, 2007
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