2.
You can run XP with 2 processes.
No printing, no audio, no GUI (3 processes with GUI), but the majority of thigns work. You can browse the web, play games,(well, some games)
THats not including the system idle process, either.
All you *NEED* are System and crss.exe
but whats the bare minimum, regardless of what you may be doing? whats the most efficient?
Timothy
September 12, 2008 7:45 PM
Why hasn;t anyone answered this question? IT simply states... whaich procexxex etc need to be on? Which don't? (If theses aren't running, windows won't run,) Which processes HAVE to be on? I would also like to know. Thanx much.
Because there is no answer. It differs based on your computer, your hardware, the software you may or may not have installed, and even your personal preferences. There is no one single answer. Sorry.
-Leo
Timothy
September 13, 2008 4:03 PM
OK, ok... so I can "end prcess," "yes," on... explorer.exe in task manager and Windows should stay up and running? Thanx again.
It "should". But you shouldn't have to end explorer.exe unless there's some kind of problem you're trying to resolve an dof course that problem could have other side effects as well. Also note that if Windows is working properly, explorer.exe will automatically be restarted if you end it.
-Leo
billy bob
January 9, 2009 9:05 PM
9 out of 10 xp setups will definatley need this lot as a minimum to operate:
* System Idle Process
* explorer.exe
* taskmgr.exe
* spoolsv.exe
* lsass.exe
* csrss.exe
* smss.exe
* winlogon.exe
* svchost.exe - There will be a few of these.
* services.exe
Comments
Read the article that everyone's commenting on.
January 8, 2006 6:02 PM
2.
You can run XP with 2 processes.
No printing, no audio, no GUI (3 processes with GUI), but the majority of thigns work. You can browse the web, play games,(well, some games)
THats not including the system idle process, either.
All you *NEED* are System and crss.exe
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/07/running-windows-with-no-services.html
March 28, 2007 7:58 PM
Can you give me a set list of system critcal task, eg, explorer.exe
March 29, 2007 7:07 PM
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August 31, 2008 6:12 PM
but whats the bare minimum, regardless of what you may be doing? whats the most efficient?
September 12, 2008 7:45 PM
Why hasn;t anyone answered this question? IT simply states... whaich procexxex etc need to be on? Which don't? (If theses aren't running, windows won't run,) Which processes HAVE to be on? I would also like to know. Thanx much.
-Leo
September 13, 2008 4:03 PM
OK, ok... so I can "end prcess," "yes," on... explorer.exe in task manager and Windows should stay up and running? Thanx again.
-Leo
January 9, 2009 9:05 PM
9 out of 10 xp setups will definatley need this lot as a minimum to operate:
* System Idle Process
* explorer.exe
* taskmgr.exe
* spoolsv.exe
* lsass.exe
* csrss.exe
* smss.exe
* winlogon.exe
* svchost.exe - There will be a few of these.
* services.exe
check this website for more detail:
http://billmullins.wordpress.com/windows-essential-processes-the-bare-minimum/
March 26, 2009 5:57 AM
Ok . I will give you an example . xp with a wampp server , what are the minimum services needed .
April 4, 2009 5:02 AM
if i can remove unwanted process from my machine
could my system get good performance ?
04-Apr-2009
April 18, 2009 2:59 AM
i have a(?) application that won't run any more
after i disabled some(?) services and made some(?) manual start. why? i'm an idiot, but i digress.
questions is, how do i get back to a last known good state? are there recovery points?
or, is there some way to find out what service(s) an application needs that it doesn't have so it can run?
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