Re: too many slow computer complaints

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Speaking of which, can anyone tell me which services are essential? I find
that the extra services really slow down my machine, so like to turn off the
unnecessary ones. But once I turned off a service that prevented me from
printing. (Oops. Fortunately, I figured out what I'd done and it was an
easy fix.)

Thanks.

"Gerry" wrote:

I hope you find these comments helpful.

Benj Nunez wrote:
To make it run fast you should:
. . . .
6) turn off windows services you don't need.

This is not something I would recommend as it presupposes that the
Service may not be needed in the future. Most users do not understand
the dependency of one service on another. I am sceptical that it
significantly contributes to improved system performance.

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On Jun 10, 11:20 am, "Linda in Iowa" <linda1...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why is it there seem to be so many posts about slow computers? With
all the updates I think there are so many things being added that we
are not aware of and a lot of it probably causes conflicts. I know I
recently had a conflict with my ISP's firewall/security program and
my HP printer. Got it resolved thanks to both manufacturers, but the
firewall/ security program really bogged down my computer. It is
seven years old and I don't think it can handle the current updates.
In reallity we don't know what is being added to our computers or
who is keeping an eye on us.


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