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re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup'
Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jacqueline
(1 messages posted)
Phew! So it isn't just me then? I recently installed McAfee Security suite on my
PC - it's been a pain in the bum ever since. The system is painfully slow all the
time - is this usual? I keep it squeaky clean - always running spybot/spyware blaster
and diskclean and defrag etc. Is it just me, or is this latest work of art from McAfee
a major pain to others too?
On Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 8:38 am, Mike wrote:
>Also, remember to go through MSCONFIG and turn off unnecessary startup programs.
> The only thing you really need is antivirus software. If you are using McAfee
Security
>Suite or Norton Security Suite they can really bogged down a system. A celeron
processor
>is not known for being a work horse, so you can't push it very hard without the
system
>slowing down. When increasing performance, it's not just one thing like memory,
>it is also processor, hard drive type (ATA or SATA, etc.), Front Side Bus on MainBoard,
>and so on. So, if you are having trouble at start-up the BEST quick fix is going
>to start\run\msconfig and adjust the startup tab. Go ahead and turn off everything
>and do a quick reboot and see if that helps. Also do a pc tune-up, like running
>Adaware or Spybot, Disk Clean-Up, and Disk Defrag. Hope this helps. Oh, as far
>as the memory thing goes, the guys before were right, it all depends on the board
>and manufacture settings. I doubt your celeron board can handle 1gb of ram. Cheers,
>- Mike
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