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[q231]

mine has 19 processes if firefox(memory leak >.<) is running and 17 if my computer is idle(when task manager is not running). Yours?
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[JDPower]

You could have one less if you disabled ctfmon . 19 processes here.

[q231]

JDPower, on Dec 20 2007, 01:14 PM, said:

You could have one less if you disabled ctfmon . 19 processes here.

well i have tried disabling it but it keeps on coming back. also im using Office Enterprise 2007 and i can't understand the instruction on how to remove that ctfmon.exe file

[YoKenny]

My WinXP Pro system is running 58 processes with no apparent slowness.

I'm running Folding@Home, WinPatrol Plus, AVG Free, IE7 and Windows Defender.

[q231]

YoKenny, on Dec 20 2007, 01:28 PM, said:

My WinXP Pro system is running 58 processes with no apparent slowness.

I'm running Folding@Home, WinPatrol Plus, AVG Free, IE7 and Windows Defender.

that's alot of processes you have there

[hazelnut]

38 processes here

[CeeCee]

18, when browser is not running. Note, that you have to minus the taskmanager process, since it's only running when you open TaskManager. Btw, can you count the "System idle process" as an actual process?

Also, i start up the Spool service only when i'm going to print. Service is set to "Manual" and i have made a batch files to quickly start and stop the service.

Here's how you do a batch file to start or stop the service: Open Notepad and type NET START "name of the service" (with quotes) and save it as a .bat file. To stop service, just replace START with STOP.

Here's an example: NET START "Spooler"

YoKenny, on Dec 20 2007, 01:28 PM, said:

My WinXP Pro system is running 58 processes

It's not easy to notice, if there's a virus or some other pesky process running. I can tell immediately, if i got some new/unwanted process(es) running.

[owleyones]

JDPower, on Dec 20 2007, 01:14 PM, said:

You could have one less if you disabled ctfmon . 19 processes here.

So can i disable the same one? I have about 40 some proceses

[New_Age]

38 here

[Humpty]

13 without counting TM and my screeny app.

[Tunerz]

25 processes if excluding WinSnap.

[q231]

humpty you have the least processes are you running on a dual core?

@CeeCee

thanks for sharing your knowledge

[Humpty]

q231, on Dec 21 2007, 07:20 AM, said:

humpty you have the least processes are you running on a dual core?

Core 2 duo with 2 gig ddr2.

Just a bit of a hobby of mine in thinning out XP's files/folders and registry.

The pic below shows the size of my XP pro install with all my needed security/maintenance apps including a pagefile of 256 meg min.

[1984]

0 when turned off. beat that.

[Humpty]

1984, on Dec 21 2007, 07:35 AM, said:

0 when turned off. beat that.

Can you post a screeny.

[q231]

Humpty, on Dec 20 2007, 11:50 PM, said:

Can you post a screeny.

yeah post one

EDIT:

i have found an alternative way on how to remove the ctfmon.exe. it can be found here

[Humpty]

q231, on Dec 21 2007, 07:51 AM, said:

i have found an alternative way on how to remove the ctfmon.exe. it can be found here

Pretty good site g231, have bookmarked it.

[davey]

q231, on Dec 20 2007, 06:51 PM, said:

yeah post one

EDIT:

i have found an alternative way on how to remove the ctfmon.exe. it can be found here

Well q123 Hello,
You never know what you might find following these threads.
I went to your link.
Boy was that tough. All that clicking and checking and applying.Just to get rid of CTFMON.EXE .
Of course Millions of others have been wondering how to do it.
SIMPLE.
THANKS for the link, davey

By the way now I'm down from about 55 processes to 39.It all helps when you only have 256 MB of RAM.Every little bit removed helps keep the page rate down.

[Andavari]

CTFMON.exe may also be blockable via Local Security Policy. Albeit I don't know first hand if that would create a load of troubles or not.

[q231]

well i'm glad that i could help Humpty and davey anyway i'm down to 16 processes