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Hi.
I have a 2 year old laptop (Dual Core, 1.73 GHz, 1gig RAM). It is very slow on start-up and opening applications, e.g. Internet Explorer, Media Player, etc.
Is a likely cause having too many programs running on start-up? How do I go about checking this? and of course fixing it?
Thanks.
Hello Ray,
I believe if you visit my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read the TIPS page on OPTIMIZING your computer. Then go to the SOFTWARE/SUPPORT page where I then suggest installing all the programs from the PINK section as these are the ones I make mention of in the tips.. this should help with you slow computer and hopefully will help prevent and maintain your computer from the malware/spyware that causes so many problems and slowdowns.
Sincerely
Mike Dacre
http://tpsconsulting.com
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Mike Dacre
Expertise
I am proficient with all windows platforms. Installation and maintenance of home/business networks and servers. Windows 7, Vista. If you are still using XP then your system is simply too old to be safely surfing the internet and you should upgrade the operating system to Windows 7. If you have windows xp then your question will simply be forwarded to the question pool as I no longer feel it is worthy of my volunteered time, Since Windows 7 can handle systems with as little as 512mb of RAM memory, you have no excuse to not upgrade. If you are having problems and you are using XP there is no point in asking since the problem is with the operating system. Microsoft has stopped supporting this operating system as it is now over 10 years old.. time to upgrade!
Experience
I grew in to computing as it became just that. My full background can be found through my website at http://tpsconsulting.com
I have been managing and maintaining client computers since the internet inception which started allowing for remote services. A technical futurist, I am 100 percent GEEK!
Education/Credentials
I grew up fixing Bill Gates mistakes..you know computers don't make mistakes on the person programming the computer can do that...
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