Thanks Gizzmoe, I used to have an nVidia card & you could overclock from the settings menu after making a small adjustment in the register, would be nice to have this with ATI cards, but then this was probably a running process as well just not shown on taskbar.
I do use msconfig.exe and have a number of services unticked such as:
Automatic Updates
Wirless zero configuration
Portable media serial number
Uninteruptible power supply
Smart Card
Smart Card Helper
Will be interesting to see what else I can disable, there is quite a list! How I would love to get rid of the "Sticky keys" process, although I have it ticked as not to use it still comes back to life for some reason! I will report back if I find anyting new to add!
Cheers.