Computer slow-what programs can I safely disable?

[Guest]

Hi, my computer came w/ win xp home(need pro) and there are alot of programs installed. Are there any statup programs or other files I can disable or remove safely so my computer works better? Thank-you.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Danny,

Uninstall the ones you don't use, why allow them to sit there and waste
space? Start/run msconfig and disable anything on the startup tab that is
not essential to you. Nothing here *needs* to load at boot other than
AV/firewall software and possibly any hardware driver helper apps.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

Hi, my computer came w/ win xp home(need pro) and there are alot of

programs installed. Are there any statup programs or other files I can
disable or remove safely so my computer works better? Thank-you.

 

[Nick Burns]

Just a question Dan, why do you need Pro...?

Hi, my computer came w/ win xp home(need pro) and there are alot of

programs installed. Are there any statup programs or other files I can
disable or remove safely so my computer works better? Thank-you.

 

[Guest]

Hey Nick, I have some software that will only work w/ pro and not w/ home-go figure. Something about fast user switching and windows terminal service uncompatible

Hey Rick, the programs list in msconfig are too condensed to tell what they are except for AOL and ink monitor. What about running services? Can I disable those ie: networking, etc.?

Thanks alot for your help.

 

[ThePainter]

Here are a couple of sites with advice about what to
switch off to speed up your comp.

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Danny,

Go here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_starttrack.htm

and get Doug's startup tracker, it will make things easier to decipher.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

Hey Nick, I have some software that will only work w/ pro and not w/

home-go figure. Something about fast user switching and windows terminal
service uncompatible?

Hey Rick, the programs list in msconfig are too condensed to tell what

they are except for AOL and ink monitor. What about running services? Can I
disable those ie: networking, etc.?

 

[Nick Burns]

I guess you got to go with what works, have a good one. Later on.

Hey Nick, I have some software that will only work w/ pro and not w/

home-go figure. Something about fast user switching and windows terminal
service uncompatible?

Hey Rick, the programs list in msconfig are too condensed to tell what

they are except for AOL and ink monitor. What about running services? Can I
disable those ie: networking, etc.?