[access-uk] Re: Speeding up PC info - no responses
- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:34:28 -0000
Another good reason to turn off system restore, besides the resource issue is
that restore acts as a safe haven for nasties. The number of times I've read
posts on lists like this from people saying that their anti virus had got rid
of a bug only to have it reappear after a reboot. The only way then is to flush
system restore. People place far too much store on system restore. I've gone
one step further than turning it off, I've removed it, along with a lot of
other useless baggage windows comes with, and as a consequence both my
computers run like a rocket.
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Bentley
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:25 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speeding up PC info - no responses
No Steve, I wondered if others were.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Nutt
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:05 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speeding up PC info - no responses
Hi Peter,
Why are you sceptical? You think he just sat down and thought, I know,
I'll write an article about speeding up your PC for the heck of it. <Smile>.
Actually, if you disable the indexing service, and System Restore, it
certainly speeds up the machine. They are two resource hogs for sure.
All the best
Steve
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter Bentley
Sent: Wednesday 2 December 2009 11:56
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Speeding up PC info - no responses
No responses to the below info - sceptical?
Peter Bentley
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Bentley
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:20 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Speeding up PC info
Hello
Thought this resource might be of interest to some since slow computers
often come up on the list. Advice is given about stopping unnecessary programs
firing up on boot up but I have not seen anything mentioned about unnecessary
Windows services which also load up when booting using up computer resources
which many of us, I suspect, don't use. Below I have pasted the beginning of an
article together with the web address. It applies specifically to XP but the
principle might be of help to all.
Peter Bentley
http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp
Turning off unnecessary services in Windows XP can greatly reduce your
exploit risk, while improving system performance. It's a good time to inject
that
often there are all sorts of "download optimizers" and other cute
programs that vendors like to push on users. Most of the time, installing such
things
slows your computer down at best. It could subject you to potential
security risks. The first rule is "If you don't know you need it, you probably
don't."
Unnecessary services don't just subject you to security risk. They also
slow down the operation of your computer. So, don't get lazy here and think you
can just deal with the infections later. Go ahead and turn that junk off
and recapture your system from these resource hogs. You get to services by going
to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, then Services. You should see a
long list of services, some running and some dormant. Use this checklist to help
determine which services you can live without.
If you don't know how to find Windows Services in Windows XP, click on
Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Services. Below is a simple step
by step to finding and changing your services on Windows XP. Keep in mind
that your view settings may make your's appear slightly different, but will be
the same basic path.
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