Re: xp getting slow.................

I only had 4 items on my Start Up though

MGaddict wrote:
The message is normal. Go ahead and give it a try. My suggestion
would be to unplug the internet cable or turn off your router if you
have one when you do this. It will prevent from an internet attack
because you are shutting off all the securities. The idea is, if the
system boots and runs well, you would reopen msconfig and turn on one
item at a time, rebooting after each, until you see the problem
reaper. Once that happens you know whats causing the issue. Its a
vary painful and long task to troubleshoot but it can be done.
Honestly I'm betting you have too many apps running. I know people
will jump down my throat for saying this but... If you get your
system to a good place where you KNOW that there is no malware /
spyware on your system, all you need to be running is windows
defender and a good virus scanner like AVG. Don't bother running
multiple scanners. If your going to use another malware scanner, be
sure to disable windows defender. Layer apon layer of scanners tends
to cause a lot of system issues and always slows down the system. I'm
not telling you to uninstall everything right now. I'm saying to find
the problem first, then pick a good virus scanner and a good malware
program (even if thats windows defender) and just run that. An
external firewall, eg. router, is always a good idea as well. Good
luck to you.

note: when you reboot, it will ask if you want to restore your
msconfig to normal or leave it as is, make sure everything works
before you make anything permanent. I would go the other way, turn
off only 1 thing at a time until the system ran correctly but thats
me.


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