Slow performance

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How can I tell what programs are running in the backround, which might be
slowing down my computer. I know how to go to Ctrl - Alt - Delete but that
won't tell want the program names are that are running. My computer is rather
new and I haven't loaded much software on it , and it seems to be running
sklower than it should. Please e-mail me with help!
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Thanks!
 
John said:
How can I tell what programs are running in the backround, which
might be slowing down my computer. I know how to go to Ctrl - Alt -
Delete but that won't tell want the program names are that are
running. My computer is rather new and I haven't loaded much software
on it , and it seems to be running sklower than it should.
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On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the
option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the
Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't
want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost
in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more information
about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.

Please
e-mail me with help! (e-mail address removed)
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Sorry, no E-mail support.
 
depending on your type of computer brand name it will
be the disk when the factory loaded it & set it

click on 'start' then click on accesories, then
go to the command prompt & type:chkdsk /f
then answer with 'y' for yes then reboot computer.

this will check the disk.
 
John

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System
and Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

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