Task Manager Processes

I've noticed that I have 55 processes running, according to Task Manager.

Does that necessarily sound like too many? Anything look suspicious here?

After clicking on the images below you may have to use the zoom tool (125%) in the bottom r-hand corner of this screen to see the attachments clearly.

 

I have 8 windows open, and 78 processes running, and that's with start-up and services streamlined.

Your picture is missing the description on the right hand side.

You have one on me, how did you embed the pics?

 

I see, unfortunately I have been unemployed since May 2009, so lots of time to volunteer, but a little strapped for cash.

 

Thanks Pete, that's just what I have been doing. Yet those inlays are sure cool!

 

Thanks for the Black Viper link, Evan. I'll get stuck into that. ☺

 

As soon as I digest the contents of Black Viper's site I'll report back, Evan.

 

I tried the safe script, all seemed well (even seemed a little faster, but still 76 processes running. Also it seems to interfere with my TV tuner. Media Center can't detect a signal anymore. I had backed-up the registry, but it won't restore everything.

So I roll back to a few days ago, same thing, this is very reminiscent of my big trouble of a few months ago, this is just how it started.

 

I know, seems like too many, 25 are "mine" (AvG 3, Acronis 4, etc) the other 50 are windows processes.

I did do a manual selection of services, such a time consuming process. I just thought I would try Black Viper's script, feeling [maybe overly] confident I could easily restore from my back-up.

I running Xp Home on a P4 on my left, it it has only 28 process running.

I reinstalled the tuner driver and that seem to have fixed the problem. It still intrigues me how I can restore the partition from a full backup, yet it doesn't run like it did at the time of the backup.

I hope you guys don't mind me riding shotgun on Lugwalker's thread.