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Old 04-26-2008, 04:30 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Dell usually gives you alotta crapware with the OS. Uninstall those and get more speed.
What are they? I don't know what the crapware is that needs to be removed.
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Eh.... free "games", internet providers (AOL, ect), unneeded antiviruses (Norton = system hogger)... ect.
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Eh.... free "games", internet providers (AOL, ect), unneeded antiviruses (Norton = system hogger)... ect.
Agree - i have a friends vista laptop here next to me now and i'm getting updates for it and doing a few things to it and i think now i'm going to remove norton

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Old 04-27-2008, 12:10 AM   #14 (permalink)
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AVG and Avast Antivirus are both terrific programs, and they're free! And much less of a system hog. I think they even have real time scanning! I tried to open a random file, and Avast popped up about it be a trojan Without even me scanning!
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Eh.... free "games", internet providers (AOL, ect), unneeded antiviruses (Norton = system hogger)... ect.
The only antivirus program I have installed is AVG. Norton or McAfee are not on my computer. I also didn't install AOL, MSN or any other internet providers except the one I use. I do have the typical games (Freecell, Solitaire, Mindsweeper, etc.) but I'm not sure how to delete them.

The thing is, all these things were installed on my computer before the reinstall (Mcafee, AOL, games, and much more) and yet the computer was not this slow.
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How are you judging that it is slow?
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How are you judging that it is slow?
could be luggy....

on a friends vista laptop i just removed Norton and now it is going heaps faster!
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No like how is he figgering it's slower? I know that you might "lag" a window without GFX drivers installed
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How are you judging that it is slow?
Often, not always, when I go to open a program or switch between programs it can take 15-30 seconds (which is longer than it used to take).
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OK, I did that and I unchecked the following:

Photoshop Elements 6.0
HP Software Update
iTunes Helper
Microsoft LifeCam
Windows Live Messenger
HP Digital Imaging
MS Office
Adobe Reader

The others I was not sure what they were or if I should remove them. Can someone look at the rest of the startup items and let me know if any should be removed. Also, after removing the above items I restarted my computer and got the following message:

"You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows starts. The Sys Config Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to display and the utility to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made to the Sys Config Utility."

Is this a problem? Do I need to undo what I unchecked in the startup area?
Ok, let me help u out a bit.

you have used the...

this is completely normal. just check the box so it doesnt pop up again and your good. If you would post up a screen shot/ list of the startup items in the msconfig utility startup tab, i would gladly offer assistance in what program is what u need, and some that are just bringing you down.
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