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05-01-2005, 03:53 PM
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slow loading
I have a Dell 2400 128MB Ram 40GB hard drive 2.2GHz processor,it used to load fairly fast,but has become very slow.I would like to know how to see what is loading at start up,and how to tell what it is,so I will know if I want to delete it.I have gone to the start up tab,but I cannot tell what the programs are from the listing so I donot know if I want to delete them or not.
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05-01-2005, 04:29 PM
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goto start, run, type in msconfig. Hit enter or ok.
There will be a tab with start up items. Becare of what you change anywhere in this area. But in the start up items, you can uncheck items you don't want to start when you boot up.
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05-01-2005, 04:38 PM
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start up tab
I have gone to this location,but when the start up list comes up I do not know what each listing does so I donot know if I should un-check it or not.How do you tell what each listing is and what it does?
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05-02-2005, 01:20 AM
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I have never found anything critical in that list. I have everything unchecked.
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05-02-2005, 04:18 AM
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thanks
Thank you for the help I'll try it and see what happens.
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05-02-2005, 04:21 AM
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You need more than 128mb ram unless you are still running Win98 or ME. If you are running XP, a good number is 512mb. You also need to scan for viruses and spyware.
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05-02-2005, 09:57 AM
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Have you defragged your hard drive lately?
You might also want to scan for viruses, spyware, trojans and hijackers.  Cricket
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05-02-2005, 10:02 AM
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I usethis site as a guide to which items are required, optional or unnecessary.
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05-03-2005, 05:26 PM
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thanks
Thanks to all of you guys for the help.I have lots of things to try and see whats best for my problem,once again thanks,this is a great forumn.
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05-04-2005, 03:08 PM
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Personally, I would uncheck everything in msconfig. If you find you need it you can always check it back.
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05-05-2005, 05:56 AM
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Thanks guys
Thank you to all of you guys for the help.I now know what's going on.Thanks again
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