My sister who lives about 900 km from me, has a problem with her older computer running XP.
The problem is, it is very slow starting up. I have never used XP as I went straight from Windows 95 to Vista, then 7 so I missed XP on the way. How do I find System Configuration in XP to be able to remove a heap of start up items that are probably slowing her computer start up.
Any help would be appreciated.
type msconfig in the search box just as you would for windows 7 :)
On the startup tab, uncheck everything but the anti-virus program, click apply and ok and restart, see if it helps.
Thanks AddRam & MilesAhead for your replies, they we very helpful to me at least. However, as I mentioned she is 900 km away & she was very reluctant to make any changes herself & is quite happy to live it.
Do you know in fact a lot of startups is the cause of the bog? Chances are she hasn't done disk cleanup or defrag. CCleaner is probably a good one for not being scary to use. Auslogics defrag likewise. Just the quick basic defrag may help.
Maybe if you made a demo video or a couple of screen shots how to do the defrag. Once she tried it she would probably enjoy doing it. An easy Gui to understand even even basic uses.
Thanks MilesAhead. You are exactly correct & if it was me I would have my system all lean & cleaned up. But I have learned through some bitter experiences that changing a females mind can be exasperating & God help you if your advice causes a problem. :)
Thanks anyway. Perhaps when I visit them next I may be able to fix her computer & get it running better. Another problem is of course that it is an old computer, running XP which will be a problem after April 2014.
If you want to sidestep the blame give her a gift certificate for a tune up at Best Buy, PC Professor, or whatever. Then you can blame the tech there if it hits the fan. :)
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