AboutMike Dacre Expertise I am proficient with all windows platforms. Installation and maintenance
of home/business networks and servers.
Windows 7, Vista 2000 and XP questions please. If your system is older than that, then the problem is your operating system is just too old to be using safely on the internet.
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...
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.
Answer 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.
