Hi,
Hear are some instructions that might make your computer perform better at
start up.  I hope this helps make things clearer.
MsConfigand System resources

MsConfig is a system utility in windows that  allows you to control what
starts up when you boot up your system.

How it works

First, go to your start menu, and press r to bring up the run dialog.  When
the edit box comes up, type in msconfig and hit enter.

By default, it may already be in there for you.  If so, press Control tab to
get to the start up page.  You will have a list view of all the items that
start up when you boot your computer.

You  can hit the down arrow on any of the items to see if it is checked or
not.  To view a single item, you can hit insert-8 on the numeric pad

To get its status.  If it is checked that means it is enabled and will start
at boot up. You can press the space bar to uncheck it.  You want to keep in
mind which items are the most important to you.  These would be your windows
taskbar, system tray, volume control, antivirus program, screen reader, and
Microsoft office. Programs like winamp, real player, Windows Media player,
Nero CD-rom burner and the additional software found in the creative labs
sound
blaster ology card, place icons in the system tray which  also are set to
run at startup. These are all examples of unnecessary programs and should be
unchecked to keep the system resources at an optimum level.  If levels are
at 80% free or better, your in good shape.  Anything lower than 70% means
your
in the gray area.  If the resources fall below 60% run this utility.  This
is a good utility to run if you experience sudden program crashes

Once you’ve unchecked all of the unnecessary programs, tab to the Ok

Button and press enter.  You’ll be prompted to restart the computer since a
system settings change is going to take place.  Press the yes button and let
your system do its thing.

If you want to reactivate any of the disabled items, this utility will place
an icon it the programs submenu which contains a list of the disabled
startup
items. These items will appear in a submenu of their own and you can just
arrow down to the item you want and press enter on it to make it active.

System Resources

Once you’ve run the msconfig utility, you’ll probably want to check on the
system resources.  Here’s how to do it.

>From the door, there are three methods to find what your system resources
are.

The first is  to press alt enter on my computer on the desktop for the
system properties dialog.  Then control tab to the performance tab.  Use
your jaws
cursor to read the information or pressing insert-b should also do the
trick.

You can also get this same information from the control panel by typing s
until you hear system and when the properties sheet comes up, ctrl-tab to
the
performance tab and read the info in the dialog as you would in the previous
description.

Still  Another way to get your resources is to press your windows key and
the pause/break to get to system properties.  The pause/break key is the
very
last key after your function keys.  You will have a

three pack of keys right after f12, it is the farthest one right of the

three.  Hold down both your windows key and the pause/break key at the same

time and it will bring up the system properties dialog box.  Then hit
control tab to to the performance page comes up and read the info in the
same manner
given in the first example.

 Jamie Seeger
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