Kris, What happened?
Antony --- KRISTIAN WALSHAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jeff, i will give it a go. > > Cheers, > Kris. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:49 AM > Subject: RE: off topic > > > 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] > Behalf Of KRISTIAN WALSHAM > Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:51 PM > To: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > 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/[email protected]/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------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! 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