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Laptop - Its Time For You To Shape Up Or Ship Out

Fix your slow computer and get in shape for the tasks ahead. Don't put up with an out of shape computer any longer. The following tips might help get your pc back into form!

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Disable Programs at XP Start Up

1. Click on Start->Run
2. Type "msconfig" and click OK. (This will bring up System Configuration Utility.)
3. In the System Configuration Utility, Click the tab called Startup.
4. Now you can uncheck any programs that you do not want running at Windows XP startup.
5. Once you are done unchecking programs, Click Okay. You will be prompted to restart your computer at this point.

Have a nosy at google to find out what on earth some of these programs are before you disable ones you are not sure of for example I disabled aim6(aol instant messenger), steam (games application), and iTunesHelper.

Disk Defragmentation
Fragmentation occurs when the operating system cannot or will not allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit, but instead puts parts of it in gaps between other files . This fragmentation causes your hard drive to run slower and fragmentation will build after time.

It is a good idea to regularly run the disk defragmentation on your computer to fix a slow computer and make sure your system is running properly. To do this open up "My Computer", Right Click on C:, Click properties, Click the "Tools" Tab, Click "Defragment Now", Click Defragment, click ok.

Stop those unnecessary Windows Services
Here are some services we found could be disabled in most common home computers:
• Automatic Updates
• Computer Browser
• Error Reporting Service
• Help and Support
• Indexing Service
• Messenger
• NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
• Performance Logs and Alerts
• Protected storage (this service stores passwords and enables auto-complete for web forms)
• Remote Registry (this service allows remote access to your registry)
• Routing and Remote Access (this service enables dial-in routing to your computer if you use this)
• Secondary Logon
• Task Scheduler
However, you should note that this is a more advanced tip and you need to be careful that you don’t remove items that you actually need.

Services are programs that are continuously running in the background of Windows and are doing different tasks that Windows needs done. Their are a lot of these services and they can use a lot of resources. The good news is that a lot of these services are expendable and can be turned off without any problems. You can go through the list and read the descriptions Windows gives to decide which services you need. You can always turn the service back on if need it later in time. The following steps show you how to turn off services.

1. Go to Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Services. You can also go to START -> Run -> and type services.msc.
2. Left-click on a service.
3. Read the description of the service just to make sure you don't think you will need the service.
4. If you decide you want to disable the service, Right-click -> Properties -> Change the "Startup Type" to "Manual" and then stop the service. The next time you reboot Windows the service will not start.

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