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Start Up Programs How To Shut Down Unnecessary

Restart your computer

Right click on My Computer, select ʺPropertiesʺ, ʺPerformanceʺ tab.

The System Resources should be at about 90% or more at startup

Many computers have all sorts of programs running that donʹt need to be letʹs fix it.

Click on Start‐Programs‐Start Up.

If there are any listings in the Start Up area, you deem not to need to delete as many as you can.

(Right click the listing and choose ʺDeleteʺ)

Find Fast, is one that you will probably never use delete it if its there,

Please remember that these are just shortcuts to programs and not actual program files, so its safe to delete them.

Donʹt get rid of those you use similar to Microsoft Shortcut Bar or any others that you really want on the screen when it starts.

Then click on Start‐Run, in the typing area put ʺmsconfigʺ (without the quotes), press Ok.

When the System Configuration Utiltiy box opens, click on the Start Up tab.

You will see a number of listings with boxes and check marks in their boxes.

These are programs that run at start‐up.

You can safely uncheck many of the boxes.

Donʹt however uncheck System Tray, Scan Registry, or your Virus Scan startup programs.

After you’re done, click “Apply”, then OK, and the computer will ask you to restart.

Do it and then check your resources again.

The resources should now be much higher.

No need to worry, if you make a mistake you can always go back to this box and re‐check any of the listings you want Questions concerning which programs to UNCHECK in ʺmsconfigʺ, can be checked at :‐

http://www.pacs‐portal.co.uk/startup_content.phpʺ or

“http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php“.

The first address is probably the most comprehensive, and scroll down to the ʺThe Programsʺ

section and click on the ʺFull Listʺ link.

You should be able to find most programs you have questions about.

You may like to check these links for the ʺHow Toʺ:

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