4/7/2008 Taming a Slow Computer

Computer Tip of the Week

Does your computer take forever to start up? Does it seem to run slower that it used to? Over time, we load a lot of programs on our computers. A lot of these programs get a little big for their britches and decide they are important enough to load up every time you start your computer. Don’t know about you, but I really don’t need Kodak’s Easyshare program until I decide it’s time to download some pictures from my camera.

Here’s what you can do to make those programs behave:

Click on Start
Click on Run
Type msconfig in the box
Click OK
Click startup
Click Disable All
Click Ok
Restart computer when prompted

First time computer starts up, click the little box that tells you settings have been changed.

Your computer should run faster now. Programs like anti-virus programs will reenable themselves so you don’t have to worry about them. It’s the pesky programs that never get used that will no longer load up on startup and cause your computer to run slowly. This process may have to be done again in the future, so hang on to this e-mail.