With no programs actually being used, are these normal numbers?

[Papa Deuce]

87 processes
2% CPU usage .... sometimes shows 54%
Physical Memory 45%

Not that I know much, but I am wondering if there is an issue here that might cause one of my other programs to not open correctly all the time. Of course there is stuff in the system tray.

 

[djkyleradioshow]

Its all not good. Reason is its too slow to open up program.

 

[Hank Davidson]

It's probably your protection software.

 

[SoftJock Rick]

87 processes is quite high.

I have tons of stuff running on my machine, and I usually top out around 70-75 with everything running. My other lappy is pretty lean, and runs at about 50-55 processes normally.

Right now, memory is 68%, with 73 processes -- more than half of that memory is FireFox with 15 tabs open. I also have Excel running, ESET, Paint Shop Pro, Outlook, Front Page, my server side business software, Diskeeper and Acronis True Image.

 

[djsarge]

and a partridge in a pear tree

 

[dunlopj]

87 processes is quite high. I have tons of stuff running on my machine, and I usually top out around 70-75 with everything running.

Jeez Rick, on my DJ laptops, both have less then 40 processes running during use - one of them RockIt of course.

But they are dedicated show machines - not workhorses like yours...

 

[SoftJock Rick]

Jeez Rick, on my DJ laptops, both have less then 40 processes running during use...

Yeah, but I actually use my computers...


I can run Rockit all day long on my machine, with all the other stuff running as well, and it'll never skip a beat, even if I'm hanging at Hank's Lounge, or watching streaming video. It's not so much how many processes you have running, but WHAT processes you have running...

I attribute a lot to Diskeeper as well, as it keeps my drive optimized in real time.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Well, how would I know what processes could be shut off?

 

[SoftJock Rick]

Well, how would I know what processes could be shut off?

Hank could Google that for ya... yorofl:


You basically Google the process name, and you will find many sites that will explain what it is, and tell you whether you can remove it, and how to do it. In most cases, you will need to uninstall whatever program owns that process, then reboot. Otherwise, just shutting down a process, will only last until the next reboot.

It's a tedious process, but if you have the time, well worth it...