How to run barebones

Hey guys, I am having an issue with performance.
Ive cut most of the processes out that im not using and whatnot, but im trying to get my games to run better.

I have a decent videocard, only 256 megs though.

Just there are so many processes running that i dont need while im playing games (IE: network processes, antivirus, etc). Im trying to find a way that I can switch users and have it be extremely limited, and only whats needed for me to run the games.

is this even possible?
everytime i edit the services on my user account, it also changes my admin account.
Id be surprised if there wasnt a way to do this.

any pointers?

Please fill in your System Specs in bottom left corner of your post.

Your RAM and processor will have a big say in it.

Uncheck all freeloaders in msconfig>Startup except AV and gadgets/stickies if u use em.

Then use a lightweight free AV like MS Security Essentials or Avast5 with the Win7 firewall.

Edit graphics effects of sliding/fading/dragging intact at Computer>Properties>Advanced Settings>Performance.

Run your WEI score, then click it for Advanced Tools to look for cued issues, google repeat errors in Performance Log (and Event Viewer>Admin) , Generate a System health Report.

I wouldn't tweak Win7 other than normal System settings as it will almost always work against you. In beta we learned that turning off a dozen services gained back no performance because Win7 was already stripped down and has become the Black Viper.

updated.

Yeah I run ABG free, which has roughly 5-6 processes running at any given moment

Many enthusiasts dumped AVG a few years ago when it bloated up and never slimmed back down to where Avast and now MSE are.

I would uninstall it with advanced Revo and install invisible MSE for a noticeable difference.

Thanks, Ill give those apps a try... avgs been buggin me for a while anyway

no other way to have a seperate user with nothing on it though huh?

thats pretty much what i was trying to do, but im not familiar with writing my own scripts that would do that.
seems like I would understand it, but are there tutorials anywhere on how to do that?

Yeah, I may fiddle with the user scripting, but I think youre right about the Ram.
Ill just adjusting the visuals for best performance for now.

thanks for all the ideas guys