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f.montoya · 12-07-2004, 04:40 AM

***Ummmm....errr..... If the program is installed but NOT in your task list, what would removing it from your computer have to do with this?

The Startup list and task list are two very different things. In my hasty typing I mixed advice about one with the other. I've amended it above (step 2 & 10). Startup is just that, programs that launch at startup. Tasks are what's running in the background waiting or doing what an application asks it to do. A lot of them are just waiting but taking up RAM. Removing unwanted programs will remove the background tasks and services that came with them. Thus freeing up some RAM. Removing programs you are not using will also free up hard drive space and if (and there are some people out there who need this) your virtual memory setting exceeds your available hard drive space you will be slowed down.

***Oh, and for the kids, don't uninstall programs from your dad's computer

Excellent point!!

***$50 for a disk defragger? Pfft! Shah! As if! Do you work for them or something?

it's actually $40(http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/...ItemTitleID=59) and only for those with jobs and who value pc performance. Actually the Windows disk defragger, while adequate, does not have the ability to organize according to usage while Perfect disk will do this and will move file types that the Windows defragger can't. I do not work for them but I am a performance freak who does a lot of product testing for the purpose of gaming and this is one of the better products out there.

***Personally, I like System Restore... The one time I've used it, it's worked great.

Yes. Everything about your computer depends on your personal preference. I DO hope that I dropped enough options in my post above that might be something some of you haven't tried yet. System Restore is a feature that can be used effectively, mostly by people who keep a log of what they do to thier computer because sometimes the restore point will remove with it settings that you forgot you had made and when and how you made them. It can be a mess for people who don't write down things. I think System Restore is one way to troubleshoot pc problems but it can bring with it new problems. I'm not a computer expert but I've found that keeping a well oiled machine has kept all of my computers 100% problem free. Thus, my preference against keeping System Restore running in the background taking up RAM while I have no intention of using it. There are others out there who don't even know what it is! For now, just shut it down. Use it if and when you learn how to prepare to run it, otherwise there is no need.

Fidel

12-07-2004, 04:40 AM	#5
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	*Ummmm....errr..... If the program is installed but NOT in your task list, what would removing it from your computer have to do with this? The Startup list and task list are two very different things. In my hasty typing I mixed advice about one with the other. I've amended it above (step 2 & 10). Startup** is just that, programs that launch at startup. Tasks are what's running in the background waiting or doing what an application asks it to do. A lot of them are just waiting but taking up RAM. Removing unwanted programs will remove the background tasks and services that came with them. Thus freeing up some RAM. Removing programs you are not using will also free up hard drive space and if (and there are some people out there who need this) your virtual memory setting exceeds your available hard drive space you will be slowed down. ***Oh, and for the kids, don't uninstall programs from your dad's computer Excellent point!! **$50 for a disk defragger? Pfft! Shah! As if! Do you work for them or something? it's actually $40(http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/...ItemTitleID=59) and only for those with jobs and who value pc performance. Actually the Windows disk defragger, while adequate, does not have the ability to organize according to usage while Perfect disk will do this and* will move file types that the Windows defragger can't. I do not work for them but I am a performance freak who does a lot of product testing for the purpose of gaming and this is one of the better products out there. ***Personally, I like System Restore... The one time I've used it, it's worked great. Yes. Everything about your computer depends on your personal preference. I DO hope that I dropped enough options in my post above that might be something some of you haven't tried yet. System Restore is a feature that can be used effectively, mostly by people who keep a log of what they do to thier computer because sometimes the restore point will remove with it settings that you forgot you had made and when and how you made them. It can be a mess for people who don't write down things. I think System Restore is one way to troubleshoot pc problems but it can bring with it new problems. I'm not a computer expert but I've found that keeping a well oiled machine has kept all of my computers 100% problem free. Thus, my preference against keeping System Restore running in the background taking up RAM while I have no intention of using it. There are others out there who don't even know what it is! For now, just shut it down. Use it if and when you learn how to prepare to run it, otherwise there is no need. Fidel Last edited by f.montoya; 12-07-2004 at 06:30 AM.