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Speed Up your System
You can speed up your
startup time and make your computer perform better by turning off those little
system-level tasks you don't need. Every application that launches at startup
uses power and memory that your computer needs for other tasks. Windows provides
a program to let you choose what loads at startup. To run MSCONFIG, follow these
steps.
1. Go to the
Start menu.
2. Choose Run.
3. Type in msconfig.
4. Press OK.
Now that you are in MSCONFIG, go to the Startup Tab. Only uncheck any programs
that you are familiar with. Otherwise, you may inadvertently turn something off
that you need to compute normally. When you are finished selecting programs,
click OK. Next time you start your computer, it should launch faster.
If you turn off a program that you need, simply restore it. Open MSCONFIG and
click on the General tab. Selecting the box stating Normal Startup - restores
all drivers and software.