XP Pro: Processes wont stop automatically

[freman]

I have noticed an odd thing, when i close an application the process will still be running in task manager and i have to manually stop it. this includes windows its self and when i close windows it makes me end svchost.exe manually. This is starting to eat up my cpu usage and annoying me since i don't know all the process names of all the applications i run. is there any way to stop this, i think it may have something to do with my commit charge which is capped at 7515M.

i am using a Style note laptop with windows XP  Professional version 2002 with service pack 3, Intel core duo t9300 2.49ghz with 3 GB ram and had a NVIDA Quadro 1600m graphics card with 512Mb dedicated.

[Broni]

Sometimes, after closing a program, it takes a few moments for its process to stop.
Any particular program you have in mind?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

when i close windows it makes me end svchost.exe manually

What exactly do you mean here?

[freman]

i understand it may take a few minutes to stop a process but it never stops i noticed that i was playing soulstorm and 2 days later without playing it the process was still running. this happens with all processes including autodesk inventor, firefox, itunes media player classic and windows media player.

If i shut down my laptop then after a while some things end but i will get a message saying program not responding svchost.exe and in order to shut it down i have to click end now if i don't the program never ends and the laptop never turns off.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Every time you start the computer, the problem continues?

When did the problem start?
What did you do before the problem? (downloads, installs, hardware changes, ect...)

If you go to Start --> Run --> Type msconfig and press Enter. Go to the Startup Tab and list the Startup Item Names here.

[patio]

Is there a CD in the tray ? ?

[freman]

Ive only had the laptop for about 2 months so it could have come with the problem, but i only noticed it about a month ago but the amount of things Ive downloaded just because its new and needs the software i had on my old one is too large to tell if its because of that. It also happens whenever the computer is on regardless of how long its been on for.

i have a CD in the CD drive but its just a DVD. i always have a DVD in it, just in case i want to watch a film in an obscure place

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Try removing the CD and see what happens.

Also, go into Safe Mode and see if the problem remains.