processes, IRQ's, and partitioning

[wut2dew]

A few things.
1. How do i lower the number of processes running on my computer so that it runs smoother. How do I remove some programs/icons from starting up when i turn on my computer (example MSN messenger). And realplayer, and yahoo messenger weatherbug icons are in the bottom right part of my screen.
here is a list of my processes:
These are all of my processes that are running. Can I end any of them without ruining my computer?


NAVAPSVC.EXE
notepad.exe
hpzeng09.exe
taskmgr.exe
ipodservice.exe
ctfmon.exe
SAVScan.exe
nvsvc32.exe
acsd.exe
spoolsv.exe
CCEVTMGR.EXE
CCEVTMGR.EXE
point32.exe
Weather.exe
hpwuSchd2.exe
iTunesHelper.exe
ViewMgr.exe
realplay.exe
eabservr.exe
CCAPP.EXE
hphmon05.exe
hpcmpmgr.exe
jusched.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
lsass.exe
services.exe
explorer.exe
winlogon.exe
csrss.exe
smss.exe
alg.exe
msnappau.exe
symwsc.exe
wanmpsvc.exe
svchost.exe
SMAgent.exe
AGRSMMSG.exe
System
System Idle Process

2. How do i get certain items to stop running on the same IRQ, I'm think I'm getting some bottleneck action going on. here is my system info:

Memory Address 0xF0000000-0xF80FFFFF NVIDIA nForce3 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Memory Address 0xF0000000-0xF80FFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA nForce3 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

I/O Port 0x00002000-0x0000203F Motherboard resources
I/O Port 0x00002000-0x0000203F NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management

IRQ 22 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
IRQ 22 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
IRQ 22 Agere Systems AC'97 Modem

IRQ 16 Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
IRQ 16 Texas Instruments PCI-1620 CardBus Controller with UltraMedia.

Memory Address 0xE2000000-0xE2FFFFFF NVIDIA nForce3 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Memory Address 0xE2000000-0xE2FFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

IRQ 18 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 18 Texas Instruments PCI-1620 CardBus Controller with UltraMedia.
IRQ 18 NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

I/O Port 0x00002040-0x0000207F Motherboard resources
I/O Port 0x00002040-0x0000207F NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA nForce3 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA nForce3 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

Memory Address 0xE0100000-0xE17FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xE0100000-0xE17FFFFF Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

I/O Port 0x00000062-0x00000062 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller
I/O Port 0x00000062-0x00000062 Motherboard resources

3. Can somebody run through how to partition my hard drive. I'm running xp. Or tell me where to find a detailed guide. Thank you!!!-----J

[EzyStvy]

For SERVICES, go to Control Panel->Admin Tools-> Services

Go here to read about them to decide if you need them or not:
"The pages below are from our in-house database and provide guidance on the usefulness or not of these programs, and removal procedures when recommended."


http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm

[Reaper]

just a quick note,,Xp wont allow you to partition a hard drive that the boot sector is on,,,should be done before a install..

[glc]

Don't worry about the IRQ sharing, you have an ACPI computer with APIC and all that is normal and a nonissue.

If you need to repartition your hard drive, you either have to wipe it and start from scratch or buy Partition Magic.