Start->Run-> (type) msconfig
Check the startup and services tabs, and shut off everything you’re not using.
Often simply cleaning up the config will be like buying a new computer. I’ve gotten PCs from the 1990s to run Win7 smoothly with this method.
Thanks for the instruct, friend. I’m going to do what you suggest.
If I have a question as to whether it’s safe to turn off something, would you mind if I ran it by you via freepmail?
Much appreciated!
Easy for you to say, you know wth stuff is!
I keep a close eye on the Task Manager but still have no idea what 95% of those programs are.
A while back I noticed the laptop was getting sluggish and Adobe Flash was lingering in the TM even after closing the page it was called up for.
That got me in the habit of watching the TM. I generally see 20 or so background processes and 25 or so Windows processes, including a whole heap of "Service Host" processes. I googled some of these things looking to learn what I could do without, but it's difficult for someone whose specialty is Byzantine history.
Still, I did find that making Adobe Flash a permission-needed program, cured a lot of misery. Just say no!