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sluggish computer
I seem to have too many programs running at all times.
This makes my computer slow and sometimes freeze. I have plenty of memory, but if I hit 'ctrl, alt, and delete', it shows about 15 programs that are running. I know how to turn them off, but how do I keep them from starting? Thanks |
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look here for instructions on how to clean up your startup axis, preventing unnecessary programs loading (enter any item in the startup list in MSCONFIG into the search box on the page, and click Search) http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php for detailed instructions - look here http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php You may have a virus/spyware hijack download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling viruses are not present on your PC http://download.nai.com/products/mca...rt/stinger.exe - update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files. Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the CoolWebSearch hijacker. http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html Use CWShredder, the removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's wrote in message ... I seem to have too many programs running at all times. This makes my computer slow and sometimes freeze. I have plenty of memory, but if I hit 'ctrl, alt, and delete', it shows about 15 programs that are running. I know how to turn them off, but how do I keep them from starting? Thanks |
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