[The Star Hermit]

b. Windows 2000

1. Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys on your keyboard at the same time, and press the Delete key once.
2. Click on the Task Manager button to launch the Windows Task Manager.
3. Follow these steps to close unnecessary programs:

To Close Applications

1. Click on the Applications tab to view the list of active programs.
2. Click on any program listed in this window and select the End Task button.
3. Repeat the previous instructions until all programs have been closed.

To End Processes

1. Click on the Processes tab to view the list of active processes.
2. Click on any program listed in this window, other than those listed directly below, and press the End Process button.[list:cdc179e82f]
3. Csrss.exe
4. Explorer.exe
5. Internat.exe
6. Lsass.exe
7. Mstask.exe
8. Smss.exe
9. Spoolsv.exe
10. Svchost.exe
11. Services.exe
12. System
13. System Idle Process
14. Taskmgr.exe
15. Winlogon.exe
16. Winmgmt.exe

[*]Repeat the previous instructions until all unnecessary processes have been closed.[/list:cdc179e82f]
That's it. Don't forget that any background applications or processes that you shut down will be unavailable to you, but they will return to normal the next time you reboot.