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Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: pam (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:21:31 -0700

John, You know when you have the 4 icons ononce you log
off it brings you back to the list of people if anyone
clicks on it takes for ever, so maybe its software thanks
for your help
>-----Original Message-----
>This could be that your users are using fast user
>switching, your computer could be a tad slow, you could
>need to increase the physical RAM, a specific program or
>too many programs are running at the same time, someone
>loaded a program on purpose or by accident which is
>hogging up the computer's attention. You should
consider
>allowing someone to do remote assistance on your
computer
>who you trust if you don't know what to do. Or perhaps
>call a friend for help. Looking into the configurations
>of Windows and Registry are kind of dangerous so your
best
>bet is to read the knowledge base articles about
>msconfig.exe and regedit.exe and also taskmanager.exe
>first before doing anything and if you don't understand
>perhaps consult someone who might be able to help
diagnose
>the problems.
>
>My Uncle has similar problems. He runs his little
<500MHz
>386 Computer with 312MB of physical RAM and when I visit
>he asks me why it is so slow, I go to fix it and then he
>says it is no better and when I am trying to fix it he
>says, "No don't stop that program from automatically
>loading at startup because I like it and that one I need
>for work." Heh, my cousin will often leave her chat
>program running and my Aunt gets all mad when she tries
to
>send and receive mail and there's got to be like 20
>programs loaded and the thing is way into virtual memory
>usage and the processor is going bonkers thinking about
>where memory stores are going to the hard drive to keep
up
>with the bandwidth and application usage of the three
>users who just switched between one another rather than
>using the logout button in Windows XP. My advice is to
>begin by rebooting when you can before others use your
>computer, and shutting down your computer to give it
>necessary breaks :-)
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>we run 4 users. is taking for ever and a day to open
any
>>users. why is it taking so long
>>.
>>
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