Unnessecary programs running...

I have windows xp home. Under my username when i press ctrl+alt+delete and under processes there are a lot of things running. Most are "SYSTEM" under username.

One program is svchost.exe and there is about 5 of these. I can not end some of them because it says they're system files and are needed to run or something.

Also under a different username (not mine) they don't have all these. I want to know how to get rid of these so they don't take up all my RAM.

I tried creating a new username but still has the programs.

If you want a list of all the processes just ask.

 

Hi BumontheRun,
Go to start, run, type in msconfig
Then ok
Click on startup tab
See what is checked and post. Check the path for the svchost programs running and post

 

I've done that. None of the system files are checked for startup. Do you want a list of them?

 

It's normal to have between 25 and 40 processes running in a typical W2K/XP system. I just checked this system, running W2K, and I have 46 processes running, including four svchost.exe instances. This is normal operation. I wouldn't be too concerned as long as when the system is idle that the idle task is hitting the high 90's in CPU usage.

 

Ok BumontheRun,
Check and see what services are running , then go here to see which ones you can set to manual. I have windows 2000 here at home and have just 13 services running on auto.
You can also go here to see what tasks are running and what they are.