Task Manager Programs/Macros?

[kd5rd53]

I was curious if there were any programs/macros, etc., that are available for shutting down all those processes listed in Task Manager I have to always disable before starting Aces High.  You know, those processes that unnecessarily gobble up unneeded resources or that will minimized the game right in the middle of a heated dogfight.

It would certainly be convenient as you loaded Aces High II for all these unnecessary processes to be shutdown.  Even if you had to go to a single "site" that could globally shutdown a preset series of processes in Task Manager would be great.

I know there must something out there, but I have yet to find it.  Actually, what brought this to mind was one of our squad members thought that he  had  remembered something along these lines.

Anxiously awaiting a response.........LOL......rea lly I am........

KD5rd

[Schatzi]

FS Autostart

[llama]

You want a program called "EndItAll" which PC Magazine published a few years ago.

By default it manages to kill pretty much EVERY background task on a PC, including those that are normally tough to end. By saving profiles, you can have it leave a few key apps, like your joystick remapper and such.

This page has download links.

-Llama

[Balsy]

Originally posted by kd5rd53
I was curious if there were any programs/macros, etc., that are available for shutting down all those processes listed in Task Manager I have to always disable before starting Aces High.  You know, those processes that unnecessarily gobble up unneeded resources or that will minimized the game right in the middle of a heated dogfight.

It would certainly be convenient as you loaded Aces High II for all these unnecessary processes to be shutdown.  Even if you had to go to a single "site" that could globally shutdown a preset series of processes in Task Manager would be great.

I know there must something out there, but I have yet to find it.  Actually, what brought this to mind was one of our squad members thought that he  had  remembered something along these lines.

Anxiously awaiting a response.........LOL......rea lly I am........

KD5rd

check this out  (cut and pasted from earlier post)


k guys check this out
you can help you game play and reduse micro warps and improve FR...give it a try...works for me....HERE WE GO
1st...go to...start/controle panel/performance and maintenance/system/....click on the hardware tab then on hardware profile then on profile 1 click "copy" and name it aces high and click ok.
Then....still in performance and maintenance click on administrtive tools...then services
you will see a large list of services on your computer.....double click on the first service then click on the log on tab...there you will see profile1 and aces high listed....click on aces high and then disable to disable that service (leave profile1 alone...it is your backup just in case)and so on and so on
here is a list of what I have on my computer

Alerter..............Disabled
Application Layer Gateway Service.....Disabled
Application Management......enabled
ASP.NET State Service.........enabled Automatic Updates...........disabled
ClipBook................disab led
COM+ Event System...........enabled
COM+ System Application..............enab led
Computer Browser.............disabled
Cryptographic Services.............enabled
DCOM Server Process Launcher................enabl ed
DHCP Client.............enabled
Distributed Link Tracking Client.............disabled
DNS Client................enabled
Error Reporting Service............disabled
Event Log............disabled
Fast User Switching Compatibility..............di sabled
Help and Support............disabled
HTTP SSL...............enabled
Human Interface Device Access.............enabled
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service............disabled
Indexing Service...........enabled
IPSEC Services...........enabled
Logical Disk Manager..........enabled
Logical Disk Manager admenistrative.............en abled
Messenger................disa bled
MS Software Shadow Copy Provider..........disabled
Net Logon.........enabled
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing............disabled
Network Connections........enabled
Network DDE DSDM ............enabled
Network Location Awareness (NLA)...........enabled
Network Provisioning Service..........enabled
NT LM Security Support Provider.........enabled
Office Source Engine...........enabled
Performance Logs and Alerts...........disabled
Plug and Play............no option...
Portable Media Serial Number Service..........disabled
Print Spooler..........disabled
Protected Storage...............enabled
QoS RSVP...............disabled
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager..........disabled
Remote Access Connection Manager..........disabled
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager.........disabled
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)............enabled
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator................enable d
Removable Storage.............enabled
Routing and Remote Access..........disabled
Secondary Logon.........disabled
Security Accounts Manager..........enabled
Shell Hardware Detection......enabled
Smart Card.............disabled
SSDP Discovery Service.........enabled
System Event Notification........enabled
System Restore Service..........disabled
Task Scheduler.........disabled
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper.........enabled
Terminal Services..........enabled
Themes............enabled
Uninterruptible Power Supply..........disabled
Universal Plug and Play Device Host............enabled
volume shadow copy.........disabled
WebClient...........disabled
Windows Audio..........enabled
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)........enabled

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)...........disabled
Windows Management Instrumentation.............e nabled
Windows Media Connect (WMC)...........enabled
Windows Media Connect (WMC) Helper.............enabled
Windows Time..............enabled
Windows User Mode Driver Framework..........enabled
Wireless Zero Configuration.........disable d
WMI Performance Adapter...........disabled
Workstation...........enabled

now restart you computer and you will have the option to select from profile1 or aces high use the down arrow to select aces high and hit enter.....it will boot normaly but without all the start ups
you can turn of other serveces that i dont have listed that might be on your computer or even some that i have listed........if you turn off something that keeps you computer from working or causes errors..........reboot and select profile1 and undo what you did.....experament with it
BTW you will still have some prosseses that you need to turn off in the task manager but i have mine down to 13 while in AH
hope this helps guys

[TinmanX]

Originally posted by llama
You want a program called "EndItAll" which PC Magazine published a few years ago.

By default it manages to kill pretty much EVERY background task on a PC, including those that are normally tough to end. By saving profiles, you can have it leave a few key apps, like your joystick remapper and such.

This page has download links.

-Llama

A brilliant peice of software. Thank you for providing a link

[Mace2004]

Anyone ever compare FSAutostart and Enditall?  I know FS was originally designed for MS Flight Simulator but otherwise the descriptions of both seem pretty much the same.  I use FS but there are a couple of idiosyncracies that I don't like.  For instance, when I lose connection and AH shuts down FS will automatically start bringing up all the processess it shut down.  You can't just interupt it and restart AH so you have to wait for everything to start back up and then begin the process again.  I haven't found a way to disable the auto restart on exiting from AH.  Also, there are a few processes that FS just doesn't seem to be able to deal with, primarily my McAfee security suite which I have to disable manually.

Edit: just noticed Enditall doesn't list WinXP as a supported system.

[Ghosth]

Well unlike FS autostart enditall won't restart anything. Kill something with enditall and it stays dead till you restart. Also there is a big difference between different versions of enditall. There was a newer version out there but it didn't stay long.

But then myself I get by mostly by staying very clean on boot.
Years & years of running win98se taught me that allowing stuff to start & stay resident on startup was not a good idea.

msconfig  in conjunction with some research to find out what processes are vital and which can be stopped pays off with a lean machine.

[x0847Marine]

Nobody uses gool old built-in msconfig anymore?

I create a "game" user account, kill everything at start up possible with msconfig, game out as usual.

Start>> run>> type msconfig >> enter

[Mace2004]

But doesn't MSCONFIG require you to reboot every time you want to play and then reboot again when you're done?  Seems like a lot of wasted time.

[Ghosth]

Mace, the idea with Msconfig is to set it up once so that you always boot clean. Don't let anything start with windows thats not essential.  If your really concerned about running bare, use Marine's idea. Switch users back & forth.

Once you get msconfig set right reboot once,  check to make sure everything works that you need to work, then leave it alone. Granted I don't have a printer attached, my wife's machine has the printer. Anything I need to print I simply copy across the network & let her machine print it.

I'm currently running 23 processes and thats with Firefox up.
(Windows XP Pro SP2)
CPU usage with Firefox up & me typeing runs between 0 - 2 %.

I have precisely 3 things running in my system  tray.
Sound Volumn, AVG antivirus, and skype. And I could do without the skype if needed. The AVG is there because its setup to virus scan & update every night at 3:00 am. That way I don't have to worry about it.

There are a lot of programs that are designed to start up on windows start.
Thats not to say they HAVE to, thats just the way they are designed.
They can still be started from an icon on desktop, or start/programs.
They just won't sit there and be memory & process hogs when they are not being used.