Out of curiosity, how many process are people running, and what are they actually using.

Me: 99
Running: Windows Live Messenger, Firefox, Word, HLSW, Fireworks, Steam, Excel, Windows Media Player, Mirc, Xfire, Last.fm and Task Manager.

This comp is 58, with FF (duh), WLM, GTalk, Last, XFire, WMP and Steam being the main extra programs.

My laptop is around 8-+ on startup, and I have no idea what is running on that. I really need to sort it out.

This work computer is 66, with 4 instances of FAH, Track-It! Technician Client version 7 (helpdesk software), WLM, IBM AS400 Client Access and Firefox. Also, GTalk, McAfee Enterprise, Netmeeting Remote Desktop, Gadwin PrintScreen

Not a right lot of processes then, for what you're running. I really need to sort out that lappy.

Is this simply Ctrl Alt Del proceses??

53 for me

Main ones being MSN, WMP, Last, Folding and FireFox.

Yeah, Ctrl-Alt-Del shows all teh processes running, well it should do atleast.

45 generally....

Wow, that's not a lot of processes, I don't think I could get mine down that much, though it might work if I closed everything.

I've got mine down to 56 now, with the same stuff running as last time. There were a couple of things I removed for being pointless (and one was annoying).

well my computer isnt the best and i get paranoid bout lag in game so i keep processes down to a mininum!

Ah, so you turn everything off. I guess if I closed everything that I typcially had open I'd be down to around there, probs more 48.

yeh, i try to never run more than necesary.

generally steam is open, and a max of 2 other things will be open, e.g. word, msn, I.E. etc.

Fair enough, as you could probably guess from my last post I run way more than necessary.

not as much as simon does, lol.

Actually about the same. The reason Si had a lot more was because he's on Vista and was working (Word, Fireworks, Excel). I doubt he keeps those open all the time.

Actually... most do stay open.

Why!? I can kinda understand FW, cos it takes forever to open, but you don't use them that much, do you?

Yeah... Fireworks is a pain to open many times...

But Word is usualy open for me, its been open for me all this evening doing physics... O.o XD Excel is never really open... I hardly EVER use it... Usually just at school in physics to do stuff uber fast :/

I really didn't know people still use FireWorks!

Most of us can't afford better shiz... most of us can't afford FireWorks

FireWorks is what I have installed, and I know how to use it. Might try some other stuff when I install CS3.