Rick, > Thanks for that. Will try Memtest86 but if no fault is found what is > slowing down the start up of each program? As I said, once started and > closed, re-starting of any program is more or less instantaneous. The > machine boots up with XP as normal.
PC slowdown cand be caused be a number of things. defective memory is not one of them. Meimory problems will either be not noticed by the computer or will cause severe lockups. Slowdows that occur with time are often caused by junk starting when the computer starts up. Here's a site that has informaton on which startup programs are necessary vs. those which are not. http://startup.networktechs.com/ There is also a pair of files in this group site files section. It's called startup.zip. It has two .html files which also list most startup programs. To view which programs are running when you start up go to: Start, run, then type 'msconfig' and hit enter. On the far right will be a tab marked startup. Uncheck any file that you don't want to run on startup. You can experiment with them or use the above tools to determine which ones to uncheck. Jim ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
