Booting SLOW! & SHuttin down slow

[Greg]

Disable start-up programs except antivirus, firewall, and
sound. START > RUN > Type MSCONFIG > Click OK

Click the "Start Up" tab. Uncheck all other items running
in the background. Click "Apply" and "OK". Restart the
computer. Check the box that pops up to not show anymore
during boot-up.

Delete the files in your C:\Windows\Prefetch\ folder.
They preload files and programs you frequently use and
slow start up. Reboot again.

Details on all of this are at the link below. Make sure
you follow the guidelines for XP. Not the older operating
systems.

http://members.aol.com/dodibydesign/Instruction/computer.h
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Greg









>-----Original Message-----
>ive had xp for a while and i got a 1.7 gig pent 4 pross.
>with 512 mb ram
>
>when i boot my computer it takes a while to load all my
>programs that start when i turn it on (around 10-20
>progs) i would like any way to speed this up
>
>also when i turn it off it takes a while to turn off! i
>would also like a way to speed up this
rebooting/shutdown
>process
>
>thx in advance for ur help
>.
>