ant13375 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Hi I have a Dell dimension 3000 which i have had for some time, over time i have downloaded many different programs, now my PC is getting a bit slow on start-up and normal running. I have had a look at what processes are running and it seems to be a lot (i think). Is this normal, here's the list [ATTACH]344.vB5-legacyid=675[/ATTACH] Quote
snow Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 Hi ant, 40 processes is quite allot, but far from the worst I've seen. If the computer is slow to start up then the best thing to do is to look at the programs that are set to start with windows. You can do this by clicking Start > Run, and typing msconfig Press OK and you will get the config window. Go to the startup tab, and look through to see what is loading. Uncheck any that you know you don't need starting up with the computer. Google the name of anything you are unsure of, and of course ask here if you are still uncertain. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. Antec 900 Case | Intel Q9550 @ 2.83GHz with Scythe Infinity cooling (Passive) | 8Gb Corsair DHX CAS4 RAM | ATI PowerColour HD 4870 512Mb OC
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