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More info?)
here is a good article that may shed some light. I found it interesting and
it has a few very useful tips.
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20030915/techspace01.shtml
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> If you use TaskMgr after an XP install (w/ Show processes from
> all users) it will usually be around 35+. As you add programs the
> number increases. If you use the Services.Msc you can see what
> is running and how it starts ( Auto, Manual, Disabled). To view
> the ownership, double-click an entry in the services listing. When
> the details box opens, check the Path to executable: box. Most
> 3rd-Party services will be from a non-Windows path, such as
> Program Files\....
>
> To view services:
> Click Start, Run (Type) Services.Msc -[Press Enter]
>
> "sesi" <sesi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F352437E-DBB8-4E32-B271-7391204E142E@microsoft.com...
>>i have windows xp with sp2 in my system.when i bring up task manager i can
>> see a hell lot of processes running in the background.how can i know
>> which
>> are the processes to keep and what these processes are doing to my
>> system?
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