41 running processes 0_0

[asparagus]

i have 41 processes running, i have no idea what any of them do besides the obvious, like firewall/internet. How can i findout what all the other ones do, and if i can disable them, and how do i actually go about disabling them.

normally i wouldnt care, but im pretty sure all that crap is wasting precious resources i could be using towards games.

thanks for any responces

[DallasDon]

Got to this site and download HiJack This.

Please read the tutorial before using, as it will make changes to your registry to rid yourself of parasites.

If you have had any contact with CoolWebPages, you may want to also use his CWShredder utility.

[asparagus]

thanks for the link, looks sort of complex but i guess i can sorta figure it out

[Jarhed7276]

Here is a site that will tell you what the tasks are and what they do.

Task list

[DallasDon]

Hijack This has "mouseover" bubble hints, and a forum to post your log, and get help.

I first used it on a friend's machine that had 59 processes running, 100% cpu usage, and couldn't even get online.

Managed to get all the unwanted processes removed without hacking the resigtry myself.

[muno]

Look here for info on what's running->
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup...p#THE_PROGRAMS

[asparagus]

i did post a log on one of those forums, hopefully i can get help without having to actually do anything -_-,,

i perminatly screwed up my old computer doing things in the registry, after that, it just wouldnt connect to the internet, although i did get to upgrade from 400mgz to 2 gigs ^_^

[haxxorpoop]

HijackThis is a pretty good program. Used it to rid of some nasty IE spyware