Computer is slow, 39, ongoing process

Original title: Windows XP Home Edition 2002 Service Pack 3

I 39 processes running in Windows Task Manager, and essential activity is files .exe, in fact, 37 of the 39 process are .exe files, the other 2 are system and the system idle process. Why are there so many executable files running? My computer does not work smoothly, and I think that it is for this reason.

Two reasons the most common computers run slowly is high CPU usage and a lot of hard drive activity.

Look at your "system idle process" - it displays all the time unused CPU you have.  If the number is high, then you are not bound to the CPU.

Disk access can also slow down your machine.  Check the led access to your drive on your computer.  If you don't have enough RAM in your system, then operational memory tends to overflow into the virtual memory that will make your drive to be almost constantly in use and will definitely slow down your machine.  Too many programs running at the same time can cause this problem.

You can use a program like "Autoruns" to view the programs that start with your system and you can prevent any departure by unchecking the.  Download and run the program, then click on the 'Startup' tab to view the list.

HTH,
JW

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