many questions

[tigerfish]

if your wife is downloading something on her account, and
you are surfing the net on your account, your pages will
load very slowly. also, when you are logged on, try using
task manager to log her off, to speed up your account.
>-----Original Message-----
>(1) When I click on "scan for new updates" in windows
>update, it stays at 0% complete, what's wrong ? I already
>tried to repair internet explorer, and downloaded the
>newest script.
>(2) I have 2 accounts set-up on win xp, the internet runs
>so slow on my account, but my spouses internet runs fast.
>What would cause this ? All options are the same.
>(3) My computer runs slow in loading programs, someone
>meantioned I have to many programs running in the
>background and to use ms config to get rid of unused
>ones. But which programs should I stop running, I don't
>know which programs are needed ? (I have 37.2 GB on my C
>drive and I'm only using 6.09 GB)
>(4) I find some programs run faster than others. Is there
>anyway of moving files I use alot around so they load and
>run faster then programs I use every now and then ?
>Lastly (5) I have 250 MB total physical mem, 75.25 MB are
>available phsyical mem. I am thinking of getting 250 MB
>more memory, is it easy to install or should I get a
>professional to do so ? also would it help my computer
>run faster ?
>
>Thank you in advance, for your help
>.
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