Re: Maximum Number of Processes

How much are you using the pagefile?

You may check on pagefile (virtual memory) usage with Page File
Monitor for XP:
http://www.dougknox.com/

Make sure you study the readme.txt file carefully to ensure
you get the utility to work as it should.

Autoruns is a programme, which list everything starting and
where it starts from.Try downloading and installing:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

You can save the output of the Everything tab to a txt file.
Place the cursor on any item in the list and it gives a save
as option on the File drop down. Post a copy of suspect
entries giving details of the start location.

Task Manager is useful but you could look at another freeware utility
Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.

For further information about Process Explorer see here:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

To ascertain which service is causing the problem select the
image name producing the high CPU usage, right click,
select Properties, Services. Note there are the full names and some
explanation of what each service does.

You will find further information on Services here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

To trace the particular Service involved you need to turn off each
service in turn and then restore it noting what effect it has on CPU
usage. However, you need to take care and watch what other Services are
dependent on that service. When you click on the Dependencies tab allow
it a little time to display the information.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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"Bisi" <Bisi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BF29BEF0-974F-415C-AF2A-6A1CB4559945@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This Media center XP 2005
> 1 gig of ram
> Dual Athlon 4200's
> 250G Hard Drive Space - I have 220G free
>
> Under Commit
> Total is 1,091,088
> Limit is 2,941,408
> Peak is 1,275, 628
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> How much RAM memory?Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task
>> Manager and click the Performance Tab. Under Commit
>> Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
>>
>> What is your CPU processor speed? Right click on your My
>> Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get
>> this information and the amount of RAM memory.
>>
>> How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space? In
>> Windows Explorer right click on your C drive and select
>> Properties.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>>
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "Bisi" <Bisi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:DDB397A2-2390-4AE6-9EDA-2ED77BBE3785@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Does Windows Xp have a limit on the number of processes that can be
>> > run ?
>> > I
>> > dont want to think so but I seem to have a problem running more than 90
>> > processes . I have a dual core desktop and about 37 Internet explore
>> > pages
>> > running . Once I try to open any more webpages or software it wont do
>> > anything unless I close some webpages . when I look at my task manager
>> > I
>> > notice that XP wont let me open more than 90 processes . My cpu usage
>> > is
>> > only
>> > at 5% even with all these processes running . So does anybody know if
>> > this
>> > is
>> > an XP limitation or is there something I can do about it .Thanks
>>
>>
>>


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