Windows XP Processes.

[Pablo72]

This is my first post on this forum, so go easy....

I have about 40 plus processes happening on my Wondows XP system. In your collective experience, would you say this is quite excessive? I must admit to using Norton, which I know is quite a resource hog.

Many thanks for any advice you can offer.

Paul

 

[Pablo72]

welcome to the forums

you'd be better off ditching norton as you've suggested , if you're willing to pay for AV (it is worth it at the end of the day), then go for NOD32 or maybe Kaspersky antivirus

look in the 'startup' folder in the star menu and remove anything that you dont need from there..

-also, whats running in your taskbar? -bottom right, if you think something is not needed, then go thorugh the options for that program and try to remove the icon

just to give an idea, i've got 24 processes running right now (two are nod32), and i've got firefox, winamp and msn open

Thanks for the advice. My subscription to Norton ends in about 60 days, so I think I'll take your advice and try Kaspersky on a clean XP install. I think the time has come to go through the list with a fine tooth comb and see exactly what/what isn't needed... thanks again, Paul.