Any ideas to keep the slowdown down on a Windows XP computer?

[dcpsoguy]

It seems that if I have more than two users logged in, it's laggy as anything. I have 512MB of RAM, and I don't think it should be going this slow.

Also, any good programs to make your computer, or each user load up faster?

BTW, how come a file still loads even after I take it out of the startup using msconfig?

Also, my account is not the main one, my fathers is the main one.

 

[NogginBoink]

These questions all belong on the Operating Systems forum.

If you think your computer is going too slow, do a perfmon and find out what's causing the slowdown.

If a file is loading after you remove it from startup, obviously something else is loading it. I left my magic wand at home today, so I can't tell right now exactly what is causing this to happen in your particular case.

 

[conjur]

look in the Run key in local_machine and current_user

 

[candacomputers]

If you're looking to speed up XP a lot go buy Maximum PC's May 2003 Issue. Really good article in there about it!

 

[dcpsoguy]

Any other tips? I heard there was this program callled Vis something that helped you speed the startup?

 

[firewall]

BootVis.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/BTV/1.0/WXP/EN-US/BootVis-Tool.exe

 

[dcpsoguy]

bump, Anybody know of a website that has good tips to speed up XP?

 

[JellyBaby]

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/

http://www.winoscentral.com

http://www.ntcompatible.com/

http://www.activewin.com