Task Manager

[bigrich0086]

i Jsut updated from XP Pro last night to Vista Ultimate. all went smooth with driver updates etc. one thing im not liking is how the task manager is handled. it says theres 51 processes running but i only have 3 running in my tray. so i should only be at liek 28-32 running at a time. does vista shwo all running processes even if its unnecessary. if so how can i turn it off and show only the processes that matter at that time. also where does it say remaining ram available since i cant seem to find it.
Heres screen shots of what im talking bout.

 

[PC eye]

The indicator seen right there shows the amount of ram being used at any one given moment. Now simply subtract that from the total amount of memory installed to see how much is free. If 2gb is installed for the 2048mb you would have 1555mb available by deducting the 493mb shown there.

As far as the number of processes being shown you will note either "SYSTEM" or the user name tells you which are for essentials and those for 3rd party softwares. Anything with "rich" being seen on it could be ended at any time to unload a specific program if that sees a hang. Ending those listed as system on the other hand would have to be carefully looked to prevent Windows from stalling.

The number of icons seen in the system tray never show just how many processes are attached since those generally remain hidden from view already. The processes tab allows you to see the total amount otherwise not displayed openly.

 

[SirKenin]

Jesus Christ.

First, the total memory in your machine is 1.5GB. Subtracted from your meter on the right and you have 1GB physical memory free. It says it right there.

Second, many critical system processes are run from your (Rich) account. Explorer.exe being one of them. I challenge you to end that task and find out what happens. Try ending dwm.exe and see what happens...right until you find out it's a key, protected process and starts itself back up again. Of course, if it didn't, seeing as how it's the window manager you'd have no way to close, resize, minimize, etc. any of your windows.

The number of icons in the system tray has nothing to do with the processes running. They are there for those programs that are TSR's with user interaction, settings, etc. No processes are hidden from view when you show processes from all users. Even the svchost process (the service host) accounts for the processes in the service list that are running through them.

God. Please, for your own sanity you'd do well to pretend that this so-called "tech" doesn't exist.

 

[PC eye]

Jesus Christ.

First, the total memory in your machine is 1.5GB. Subtracted from your meter on the right and you have 1GB physical memory free. It says it right there.

Second, many critical system processes are run from your (Rich) account. Explorer.exe being one of them. I challenge you to end that task and find out what happens. Try ending dwm.exe and see what happens...right until you find out it's a key, protected process and starts itself back up again. Of course, if it didn't, seeing as how it's the window manager you'd have no way to close, resize, minimize, etc. any of your windows.

The number of icons in the system tray has nothing to do with the processes running. They are there for those programs that are TSR's with user interaction, settings, etc. No processes are hidden from view when you show processes from all users. Even the svchost process (the service host) accounts for the processes in the service list that are running through them.

God. Please, for your own sanity you'd do well to pretend that this so-called "tech" doesn't exist.

Google toolbar notifier, AIM,, AOL, AVG control center are critical system process or 3rd party software? Answer that one!

Ending one of those processes simply disables a 3rd party app until logging off. or rebooting the system without ill effects. You do that when any installed program is seeing problems like Windows freezing up.