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That is the process identification number. The process can be started to stopped via the command line with that number.
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That is the process identification number. The process can be started to stopped via the command line with that number.

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it's the process ID number, &nbsp;it's just to give each individual process a unique identity since you can have a slew of svchost.exe files running at once. &nbsp;no to be a smart alec but the problem is vista. &nbsp;i'm an advocate of microsoft but i really think they missed on this Vista thing. &nbsp;i've not seen a reception like this since Windows Me. &nbsp; 
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it's the process ID number,  it's just to give each individual process a unique identity since you can have a slew of svchost.exe files running at once.  no to be a smart alec but the problem is vista.  i'm an advocate of microsoft but i really think they missed on this Vista thing.  i've not seen a reception like this since Windows Me.  

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yeah, I've done that and shut down damn near everything. Its kind of crazy, my resources can be sitting at near zero, both CPU and Memory and then I open a program and it just laggs for like 5 seconds, sometimes for a lot longer. Just not responsive at all. Not sure why, it used to be lightning fast. I Hate Vista, my 3 year old desktop with XP pro is sooo much better. Thanks for the help
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yeah, I've done that and shut down damn near everything. Its kind of crazy, my resources can be sitting at near zero, both CPU and Memory and then I open a program and it just laggs for like 5 seconds, sometimes for a lot longer. Just not responsive at all. Not sure why, it used to be lightning fast. I Hate Vista, my 3 year old desktop with XP pro is sooo much better. Thanks for the help

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What does the 3 or 4 digit number in the PID column at the services tab of the task manager in vista mean. Is a higher number signficant, how? &nbsp;Trying to fix computer speed issues. Thanks!
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What does the 3 or 4 digit number in the PID column at the services tab of the task manager in vista mean. Is a higher number signficant, how?  Trying to fix computer speed issues. Thanks!

What is PID

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.