Easy way to check startup values is to use 'msconfig' and check what is starting
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 on the malware check, look in the RUN keys in the registry for unwanted > processes > Also, check the NIC, are they all the same, all hardcoded to duplex 100mbs, > or are they autodetect, or a mix... and same for the switches ... same > model/make/configuration of the switches and their ports ? > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Murray Freeman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> From time to time, staff members complain that their workstations seem >> to be running slower. Many times, something as simple as defragmentation >> results in improvement, but not always. And of course I try to determine if >> the slowness is accessing the internet, or just accessing files on our >> servers. We're working on those issues. What concerns me is that as I move >> around doing updates from time to time, is the fact that while all our >> workstations are virtually identical configurations, they all do not seem to >> move equally fast when I do an upgrade locally. This is a small shop, so I >> am able to remember that it seems that it's usually the same machines that >> seem to move slower than others, and some even much faster than others when >> running local updates. Does anyone know of some software that might help me >> to determine what if any "issues" are slowing down certain machines? If >> anyone has suggestions as to possible causes and fixes, I'd sure like to >> have them. >> >> >> *Murray* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
