windows processes count

[zwA4jE8b]

For those of you that care..
What is the lowest number of processes you have got windows 7 down to after startup.(and still functioning) (ROG and other 3rd party releases do not count)

Right now I am at 29.

[Cheraphy]

... 64 bit or 32?

[chrisname]

Mines at 41 at the moment, it'd be lower (like 38) if I closed Chrome.

[Cheraphy]

Mine is at 64. I'm not exactly sure how or why.

[Duthomhas]

Seventeen, but creeping updates are always bumping that. It is about time for me to reinstall again anyway... I just have to decide which weekend I want to spend doing that.

Edited for grammar.

[1yR4jE8b]

82

But it still runs faster then my Linux installation, so I'm not bothered.

[zwA4jE8b]

@duaos
damn seventeen? on windows 7, thats so low! Do you clean reinstall or create a sys image right after you have everything set up?

@darkestfright
Im surprised thats faster than your linux, I was under the impression that linux was in general faster.

[Duthomhas]

I'm using XP Professional.

[zwA4jE8b]

oh ok, that makes more sense :)

[1yR4jE8b]

Well, I could be a bit more specific:

For boot times, the number crunching that is required from my research, and everything that doesn't require graphics then yes, Linux is faster. In general though, using a Linux desktop is a pain and I try to avoid it whenever possible: I would rather SSH into a Linux server and use the CLI from Windows then use a Linux desktop directly.

For overall day-to-day use and desktop performance though, Windows smokes it.

[chrisname]

I used to only use Windows for games but I've been using it as my main system for a while since I can't get ndiswrapper to work on Linux. I downloaded the source from Windows and installed it all fine but my Linux system is 32-bit (because 64-bit Arch Linux sucks) and my Windows system is 64-bit, so I can't use the Windows driver and I can't find the 32-bit version (they use a web installer that downloads it for you).