Thread: Processes - which are really required/which are not

Hi there

I was wondering if anyone out there knows which of the processes that run from startup are really necessary/not neceessary, and whether those that are deemed not necessary can be set to Manual (which I assume means that if required they start when required rather than starting automatically at startup and so consuming valuable resources.

I am drawing an analogy from Windows XP where one can do this fairly easily and so reduce memory usage.

Just the idle wanderings of an inquisitive mind.

Regards



Balders :roll:

If you want more speed & memory out of your device, disable the TouchFlo3D interface. TF3D is a huge memory hog. You can gain 10-15MB of RAM by turning it off.

You can easily remove some of the startup items that boot with the system. But, as far as I know, the "Services" cannot be controlled in the same aspect as a full blown Windows {XP, Vista, ...}.
First things first; Open file explorer & delete everything in the \Windows\Startup folder. None of the programs in the startup folder are nessecary to the system. Everything else will need to be accessed thru the Registry. As I do not know the startup list in the Diam2, I cannot tell you which keys can be deleted. If you post a list of every "Launch###" key under the init address; I can tell you which are absolutely nessecary & which are not.

Hi HumbleHippie

Thanks for the response. I will take a look at the Start Up folder and see whats in there. may be rather than delete I may just move the entries to a back up folder just in case I ever want to re-instate them.

Will look for the "Launch###" keys, if I can find them, and post back if and when I have.

In terms of TouchFlo I hesitate to disable it as I hate the WinMo standard interface and TouchFlo does IMHO such a good job at masking it, and so as I have no alternative I feel I need to keep it. Do you know of or would you recommend a better alternative? If so then pelae let me know and I will evaluate. However, in case I do decide to dispense with TouchFlo, exactly how would you do that in a way that can be undone?

Cheers in advance.


Balders

Backing the Startup items to another folder is a great idea. I did the exact same thing on each new device I play with. So far, I have not come across the need {or desire} to replace the startup links. Either way tho, it is a good idea to back up anything before making alterations.

The "Launch##" keys will be under the HKLM\Init address within the registry. There you will see two types of reg keys. The first you will see are the "Depend###" keys, followed by the "Launch###" keys. If you delete a "Launch###" key from the Init address, & it has a corresponding "Depend###" key; the "launch###" key will be automatically reinserted to the Init system upon the next reboot. For Example: "Depend120: ## ## ## ..." & "Launch120: AutoTimeUpdate" are corresponding keys. if you delete "Launch120" & leave "Depend120" in place, "Depend120" will tell the system to reinstate the "Launch120" key.
*Launch120: AutoTimeUpdate is standard on most devices. It can be deleted along with any other key that has anything to do with time syncing. You do not need the Time Syncers that are listed in the Init addy, because the system uses the cell towers to update the time. the Time Syncers in the Init addy are for internet time updates. They are redundant systems that unnessecarily consume system resources.

As concerns TF3D, it can easily be enabled/disabled thru the home screen control panel. Depending on the themes installed to your device, you may not need to use the standard Windows home screen. WM6.5 has a "Default" home screen that is much different then the old "Today" screen. But there are also several Today interfaces that have a much smaller footprint then TF3D. I personally have not used very many of them. I actually prefer the raw interface of the old-school today screen. I use SPB Pocket Plus, which give the today screen {& the whole system} a great interface that's easy to use & very convenient. I have also used SPB Shell; this is a great interface that is similar to TF3D. It has a swiping interface & has a cube system that allows access to every available feature. You can download the trial directly from SPB at Http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/

Hi HH

Thanks for the response. I will review and see what gives re. my TD2.

I will also take a look at the UI alternatives that you suggest. I have used Spb Pocket Plus together with Spb Diary but feel that with the width of screen that is available on the TD2 the overall effect is limiting...having said that the integration...especially re. Tasks is much better.

Have not tried Spb Mobile Shell but from what I have read it is apparently a resource hog and so therefore not much better than TF3D. But perhaps I will give it a try at the same time as retrying the Pocket Plus/Diary combo. That might make an interesting combination if it does not use too much memory.

Regards




Balders

I use Pocket+ on all my devices. As far as I can tell, there is lil' to no memory drain while it is active. When I activate/deactivate the Pkt+ interface, there is only a .11MB {110KB} differance in available RAM. Since you used it before; I'm sure you're already aware that the enhancements that it offers are more then worth 110KBs of RAM. I am also Running SPB Weather {Integrated into a Pkt+ tab}.

I do not remember what the memory consumption of SPB Mob Shell is. I only used it for a day or two & removed it from the system. I just don't seem to like any of the 3D shell UIs. Personally, I've found that the standard system shell is perfect for me. I just add Pkt+ so I have program access from the today screen {Without having to use the Start Menu}.