What processes needed in Windows 2000?

[Sancho]

I just installed Win2k and so far AH plays okay. But I'm wondering if I'm running too many background apps. In Win98 I usually only ran explorer and systray, and end-tasked everything else. What can I safely do away with in Win2k to keep other programs from stealing CPU cycles from AH?

[Sancho]

By increasing the priority of the AH process to very high, performance improves slightly, and the occasional "hiccups" due to background apps are diminished.