KILL LIST: Apps, Tasks, Services at DVinfo.net

Scott Brickert · July 26th, 2007, 09:24 AM

I finally downloaded and installed TaskPower, by PC Magazine.

Looking over the list of running apps, tasks and services, and needing to sort out what's essential and what's not, it feels a bit daunting.

Anyone come across a list of tasks that just eat up CPU cycles and can be safely killed for Vegas and DVDA work?

Edward Troxel · July 26th, 2007, 09:55 AM

I haven't found a need to stop anything. Of course my editing PC also does not have a ton of things installed (i.e. anti-virus and other programs that continually run in the background).

Some people use a program called "End it all".

Mike Kujbida · July 26th, 2007, 10:06 AM

I got the followiong info from the Sony site some time ago.

Close all background applications. This is not limited to the
programs that show in the system tray. Do a ctrl+alt+del and end
task or process on as many applications as you can, leaving only
Explorer and Systray for 98 or ME. For Windows 2000 and XP
move over to the Processes Tab and click the "Image Name"
heading at the top of this window twice, you would be able to view
these items by alphabetical order. For Windows 2000, you should
only have:

explorer.exe
lsass.exe
mapisp32.exe
mstask.exe
services.exe
smss.exe
spoolsv.exe
stisvc.exe
svchost.exe
system
system idle process
taskmgr.exe
winlogon.exe
winmgmt.exe

For Windows XP, you will only need next to your user name:

explorer.exe
taskmgr.exe

Next to "system":
csrss.exe
lsass.exe
mspmspv.exe
services.exe
smss.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
system
system idle process
winlogon.exe

Giroud Francois · July 26th, 2007, 01:13 PM

about 15 service are running in a "clean" windows.
press CTR-ALT-DEL, select task manager, select the process tab.
at bottom you got the total of services running.
the cleaner your machine, the faster.
i got an old P4 2.8Ghz running perfectly well with HD editing.

Terry Esslinger · July 26th, 2007, 02:21 PM

I will routinely run EndItAll before editing sessions. May not close everything but seems to do a good job. Never have had a problem.

Glenn Chan · July 26th, 2007, 03:58 PM

In my tests, most things don't make a big difference.

What does make a difference are:
A- Distributed computing applications like Prime95, F@H.
B- Anti-virus.

Other than that it's not a huge deal. You could benchmark your system with rendertest.veg to see if changing things make a difference. Stopping the two things above are the only things that made a measurable difference in my tests.

2- In Windows Task Manager, changing Vegas' priority to real-time will increase performance by a whopping 1%.

July 26th, 2007, 09:24 AM	#1
Scott Brickert Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Crested Butte, CO Posts: 576	KILL LIST: Apps, Tasks, Services I finally downloaded and installed TaskPower, by PC Magazine. Looking over the list of running apps, tasks and services, and needing to sort out what's essential and what's not, it feels a bit daunting. Anyone come across a list of tasks that just eat up CPU cycles and can be safely killed for Vegas and DVDA work? __________________ Scott Shot-By-Scott

July 26th, 2007, 09:55 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I haven't found a need to stop anything. Of course my editing PC also does not have a ton of things installed (i.e. anti-virus and other programs that continually run in the background). Some people use a program called "End it all". __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 26th, 2007, 02:21 PM	#5
Terry Esslinger Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, Elk Grove. Calif Posts: 306	I will routinely run EndItAll before editing sessions. May not close everything but seems to do a good job. Never have had a problem. __________________ Puttin the wet stuff on the red stuff!

July 26th, 2007, 10:06 AM	#3
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	I got the followiong info from the Sony site some time ago. Close all background applications. This is not limited to the programs that show in the system tray. Do a ctrl+alt+del and end task or process on as many applications as you can, leaving only Explorer and Systray for 98 or ME. For Windows 2000 and XP move over to the Processes Tab and click the "Image Name" heading at the top of this window twice, you would be able to view these items by alphabetical order. For Windows 2000, you should only have: explorer.exe lsass.exe mapisp32.exe mstask.exe services.exe smss.exe spoolsv.exe stisvc.exe svchost.exe system system idle process taskmgr.exe winlogon.exe winmgmt.exe For Windows XP, you will only need next to your user name: explorer.exe taskmgr.exe Next to "system": csrss.exe lsass.exe mspmspv.exe services.exe smss.exe spoolsv.exe svchost.exe system system idle process winlogon.exe

July 26th, 2007, 01:13 PM	#4
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	about 15 service are running in a "clean" windows. press CTR-ALT-DEL, select task manager, select the process tab. at bottom you got the total of services running. the cleaner your machine, the faster. i got an old P4 2.8Ghz running perfectly well with HD editing.

July 26th, 2007, 03:58 PM	#6
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	In my tests, most things don't make a big difference. What does make a difference are: A- Distributed computing applications like Prime95, F@H. B- Anti-virus. Other than that it's not a huge deal. You could benchmark your system with rendertest.veg to see if changing things make a difference. Stopping the two things above are the only things that made a measurable difference in my tests. 2- In Windows Task Manager, changing Vegas' priority to real-time will increase performance by a whopping 1%.