OBIO
July 7th, 2009, 00:38
Tonight while flying the IRIS Tornado F3 (Tornado something or other, freeware bird) out of Area 51 (Groom Lake), I had my Task Manager floating over my sim, watching CPU and RAM usage. CPU usage bounced between 52% and 64%, a few times it hit 68%. RAM usage was very good, of the 2 gig of RAM, I had 3/4 of it still free (using a tad under 800 Meg to run XP, FS2004 and the back ground processes).
This got me to thinking, what processes can I totally eliminate from my start up list. I don't like shutting down my anti-virus (AVG Free) or firewall (Windows default one) because my system is constantly hooked to the internet (even without being logged in). If I shut them down to fly, I forget to reboot to reactivate them fully....and I'd rather be safe than sorry, even if it does take away a bit of system steam.
Two of the processes in my start up list are for my Linksys router. Linksys EasyLink Adviser.exe and LinksysUpdate.exe. Do these need to be in my start up list? I know the router will work without them being active, but can I safely remove them from my start up list and just access them from my Programs list when needed?
I am attaching a screen shot of my Processes and CPU/RAM usage screens from Task Manager. Out of the list of processes, are there any that can be totally removed from my start up list, which ones can I safely shut down during heavy system use (simming and gaming), which ones should I not touch.
If this will help, my CPU is a P4 3.0 gig, I have 2 Gig of PC2700 RAM (DDR).
OBIO
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/OBIOandSharkbait/Flight%20Sim%20Images/Processes.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/OBIOandSharkbait/Flight%20Sim%20Images/CPUUsage.jpg
This got me to thinking, what processes can I totally eliminate from my start up list. I don't like shutting down my anti-virus (AVG Free) or firewall (Windows default one) because my system is constantly hooked to the internet (even without being logged in). If I shut them down to fly, I forget to reboot to reactivate them fully....and I'd rather be safe than sorry, even if it does take away a bit of system steam.
Two of the processes in my start up list are for my Linksys router. Linksys EasyLink Adviser.exe and LinksysUpdate.exe. Do these need to be in my start up list? I know the router will work without them being active, but can I safely remove them from my start up list and just access them from my Programs list when needed?
I am attaching a screen shot of my Processes and CPU/RAM usage screens from Task Manager. Out of the list of processes, are there any that can be totally removed from my start up list, which ones can I safely shut down during heavy system use (simming and gaming), which ones should I not touch.
If this will help, my CPU is a P4 3.0 gig, I have 2 Gig of PC2700 RAM (DDR).
OBIO
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/OBIOandSharkbait/Flight%20Sim%20Images/Processes.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/OBIOandSharkbait/Flight%20Sim%20Images/CPUUsage.jpg