-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installed SP2/Windows Starts Slower Than Normal
- From: "Christine Hutchins" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:55:58 -0400
Bob,
Can you suggest a program that does this, I cant always tell looking at my
start up which programs they all are, some I recognize some not.
christy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:29 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installed SP2/Windows Starts Slower Than Normal
> You probably already know this but, just in case you don't, you can speed
> up your boot time by trimming the programs that load at boot-up. I went
> to grandma's yesterday and she had atleast 12 programs that were loading
> and in her systray that she didn't need there. it seems that everything
> wants to load at boot-up. She now boots in 1/2 the time.
>
> There are many free programs, that are basically worthless, that will
> allow you to easily turn thiose items on and off w/o going into confisys
> some like Codestuff's Starter will allow you to search Google or MSN by
> right clicking on the exe file that boots up. This action will
> automatically take you to a site that will explain what that progran does
> and if it is required for the O/S to work properly making your choice, if
> you are a novice, easier on to wether to turn it on/off which can be done
> by a simple checkmark in a box.
>
> Like I said most probably know this stuff, but for those that don't. . . .
> .
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Bob
>
> Bob
> Tempting2Taanzaa <tempting2taanzaa@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's me...I didn't want to switch but, I like to get updates and I
> didn't think we'd be able to get anymore updates unless SP2 was
> installed...so, I bit the bullet....*sigh*
>
>
>
> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 19:04:31 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr."
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installed SP2/Windows Starts Slower Than
> Normal
>
> I haven't made the switch to SP-2 yet and probably won't until "Uncle
> Bill" forces me to, which is inevitable. I had to help a guy take it out
> of his as some of his games would not play properly, he is a big time
> gamer. As far as I am concerned I am keeping SP-1 until I have to make the
> switch.
>
> --
>
>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
> For more info:
> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
>
>
>
>
> Stop e-mail Harvesting:
> Protect Your Friends and Family
> Please:
> Use BCC when sending to multiple addresses.
> Please:
> Delete E-mail addresses when Forwarding.
> Thank you and have a GREAT DAY.
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Yahoo! Messenger
> Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun.
>
> --
> <Please delete this line and everything below.>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
> For more info:
> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
>
--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
For more info:
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
Other related posts:
