RE: off topic

[Jeff]

Kris,   click start run type in msconfig or msconfig.exe click on the right hand start up tab untick anything that you dont want to start when the pc starts eg adobe msoffice quicktime etc. should reduce your system resources usage a bit.   cheers Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of KRISTIAN WALSHAM Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:51 PM To: membersozdat@datascribe.com.au Subject: Re: off topic Hi Antony,                 No noise from the hard drive but programs seem to take longer to load, swapping between windows sometimes leaves bits of the previous one up for a bit, bits of the XP tool bar near the clock are missing icons sometimes when i start up and next time i start up they are back etc.   When i first start up until i can open Outlook Express up is about 4 mins.   Had trouble when i switched to a different user the toolbar and desktop icons didn`t appear, just a pix from my documents. Took 3 attempts to log on with a different user before it worked.   Talked to a young bloke at work and he said the HD is slowly dying but couldn`t explain why.   The computer is 4 years old and it has Intel M/board, P4 1.6ghz, 40gb HD. Running Z/A Security Suite V6 (got rid of NIS 2005), various anti-spyware programs etc..   Any help is greatly appreciated.   Please feel free to contact me off list.   Cheers,                 Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: Antony Maina To: membersozdat@datascribe.com.au Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:17 PM Subject: Re: off topic lots of them, check these sites for help, but most important is abnormal clicking sound from the harddrive. What brand is your computer? some manufacturers (HP) have a testing tool in the bios setup.   http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2012p210id105869.htm   http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1583&page=4   Antony KRISTIAN WALSHAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All,           Sorry for the off topic question, but are there signs related to hard drives starting to fail?   Cheers,             Kris. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005 Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/2005 --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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