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software to close background programs that i dont need?
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Smooshie
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5. January 2006 @ 04:52 |
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hi, i need to free up as much memory as possible out of my 384mb memory... and i was wondering if you could suggest any programs that could do this for me..
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Smooshie
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5. January 2006 @ 05:05 |
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sorry.. it doesn't matter i found one :D
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smokeatr5
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5. January 2006 @ 06:19 |
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Glad you got it figured out...I would be interested in the same question being answered as well. Smooshie, how about what you found?
Running in when others running out...
Asus P4P800-DX, 2.4 P4 800FSB, 512mb 400, ATI AIW9000 PRO, Samsung SM-352B CD-RW/DVD, NEC 3500A , 120gig SATA, Samsung 17" flat screen.
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5. January 2006 @ 07:34 |
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First thing you can do before installing additional programs to do what you want, is to go to Start, Run, type in msconfig and uncheck all the unnecessary programs that are starting up with the system.
All you need really are:
vid drivers (but not their help programs)
sound (again, but not their help programs)
firewall
av program
theming software (if you use them)
other must have programs
Help programs, update programs, media players, instant messengers, AnyDVD, P2P, Adobe, MS Office...or any others like them don't need to be running at startup. All of those programs run just fine when you launch them normally.
Keep in mind, that most if not all, messenger clients need to be logged in, in order to uncheck their 'startup with windows' option.
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smokeatr5
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6. January 2006 @ 04:43 |
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Thanks Morph. I was able to disable some of the basic apps that were straight forward, but I wonder about all the other 'stuff' that I'm not familiar with.
Is there some sort of list somewhere that describes the functions of the different windows apps etc, and what all the names represent?
Basically, I don't want to shutdown something that is critical and going to casue problems.
Thanks.
Running in when others running out...
Asus P4P800-DX, 2.4 P4 800FSB, 512mb 400, ATI AIW9000 PRO, Samsung SM-352B CD-RW/DVD, NEC 3500A , 120gig SATA, Samsung 17" flat screen.
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6. January 2006 @ 05:41 |
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Jeanc1
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6. January 2006 @ 06:28 |
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6. January 2006 @ 13:35 |
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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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Jeanc1
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6. January 2006 @ 14:13 |
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Thanks for making me aware this link is now useless -- I have taken yours to replace it in my Little Tools Text File.
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6. January 2006 @ 14:30 |
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Looks like Smooshie is unwilling to help you here smokeatr5! Don't you just love it when people do that?
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6. January 2006 @ 14:34 |
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YW Jean. Thanks for you help. See one hand washes the other..lol!:>
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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6. January 2006 @ 14:46 |
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YW, does that mean "you're welcome" in text speak?
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6. January 2006 @ 14:48 |
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Yes its short for your welcome. Learned it chatting. ttfn= tata tat for now....gb=goodbye...so on. I cant help it. I watch my girlfriend chat sometimes and pick it up. Lol!
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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6. January 2006 @ 15:09 |
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TTFN was said over 20 years ago, well before texting & mobile phones! I should know, I am 40!
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6. January 2006 @ 15:21 |
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Ha Ha..lol. Yeah true. Just showing some examples is all. :>
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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Smooshie
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7. January 2006 @ 00:40 |
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oh.. sorry i didn't reply i havn't used my computer in a few days.. i didn't think anyone would reply because i said i sorted it out... although it turnes out that the program i got did't do exactly what i wanted it to... i got 'Pc onpoint' it just sorted my computer out and fixed all the errors.. which suprisingly made my computer speed up a fair bit.. i had 534 errors tho which is quite alot i supose... i'm going to check out some of those programs you linked today to see if they help me play 'World of Warcraft'.. thanks for replying too :D
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smokeatr5
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9. January 2006 @ 04:20 |
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Thanks for all the input on apps to try. I did try as Morph suggested through MSCONFIG, but ran into at least one issue. I was 'unchecking' some of the items that looked reasonably safe to do so. From that point on, I could not log on to my financial websites for banking etc. Any website that was set up for password admittance. Ex: Main bank page OK, but SIGN IN page 'not found' for all I deal with. They worked fine on other machines, and when I reverted back to 'normal' starup, they are working again. So, goes to show how uninformed I am about what's safe & ok to remove from startup.
Any thoughts?
Running in when others running out...
Asus P4P800-DX, 2.4 P4 800FSB, 512mb 400, ATI AIW9000 PRO, Samsung SM-352B CD-RW/DVD, NEC 3500A , 120gig SATA, Samsung 17" flat screen.
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9. January 2006 @ 05:14 |
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I will say it once again. Go up this post to find a link I posted for hijack this. Create a report wiht the proggy and post it. I can tell yeah what to delete via hijack this.:>
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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Smooshie
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10. January 2006 @ 02:07 |
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i think i have figured it out.. i spent a good hour or so going over whats running and doing some research.. i managed to get my total page file usage down to 182 with everything i need. and opposed to 229... the rest of the programs i'm sure are critical processes... and networking..AV etc. ..so i think this is the quickest i can get my pc running... i've scanned with Anti virus, used add aware.. fixed 500+ problems with my pc using Pc onpoint... closed all useless processes.. defragmented my hard drive, checked the volume for errors.. and downloaded all new updates for everything... the only thing that i could do now is delete alot of usless files off my hard drive but i'll only do this if i'm sure that it will improve the overall performane to run a game... i know that for opening programs like 'M word' etc. it will open faster with only a small amount of disk space taken up... but i'm not sure if there will be an inprovment when running the game.. which by the way is installed to my hard drive.. not running from a disk. if you could give me some advise about this it would be great.. and also if i missed anything out which can increase performance that would be great too :D
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