Computer super slow on start-up

Beckieh · 02-09-2008, 11:21 AM

Anything I can do to speed it up?

Win XP with Service pk 2......dunno what else ya need to know.

Thanks.

elmckio · 02-09-2008, 03:03 PM

how much ram dose your computer have because servise pack 2 needs 256mb ram but runs best on 556MB ram

zyntrax · 02-09-2008, 03:55 PM

Are you sure, you havn't touched anything in the bios options?

jrich1231 · 02-09-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Beckieh

Anything I can do to speed it up?

Win XP with Service pk 2......dunno what else ya need to know.

Thanks.

Hello, try start>run>type "msconfig", then clicking the start-up tab, this will give you a list of processes that start when your computer is started, uncheck them to keep them from running on start-up, to see which processes are which goto ProcessLibrary.com and type the process names there, it will give you a small description on what it is, personal experience shows that most of the names are self-explanatory ... good luck, I hope this helps some.

Beckieh · 02-09-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmckio

how much ram dose your computer have because servise pack 2 needs 256mb ram but runs best on 556MB ram

I have 1 GB of ram. So thats not the problem. :)

Beckieh · 02-09-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zyntrax

Are you sure, you havn't touched anything in the bios options?

Havent touched a thing! If I dont know exactly what I am doing, then I leave it alone.

Beckieh · 02-10-2008, 11:15 AM

I do have ALOT of processes running, but I dont know what 1/2 of them are, or what they do. Help?

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Beckieh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 63 OS: WinXP Svc 2	Computer super slow on start-up Anything I can do to speed it up? Win XP with Service pk 2......dunno what else ya need to know. Thanks. __________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body throughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO- What a ride

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elmckio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 40 OS: xp, xp media center, xp	Re: Computer super slow on start-up how much ram dose your computer have because servise pack 2 needs 256mb ram but runs best on 556MB ram

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zyntrax Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 43 OS: XP Pro/Vista Ultimate/Ubuntu/Server 2003/Ubuntu Server	Re: Computer super slow on start-up Are you sure, you havn't touched anything in the bios options?

02-10-2008, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Beckieh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 63 OS: WinXP Svc 2	Re: Computer super slow on start-up I do have ALOT of processes running, but I dont know what 1/2 of them are, or what they do. Help? __________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body throughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO- What a ride