Use Msconfig To Turn Off Unwanted Start Up Programs To Make Your Computer Run Faster.

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Using MSCONFIG To Toggle Off Start Up Programs

Using MSCONFIG will empower you to close all applications that are booting up when you start up your machine. Most of applications take it upon themselves to believe that they require to be taking up space in the background even when they are not being taking advantage of. A lot we might want to keep running such as our anti viruses, but a most of them we don't really need. A perfect example is MSN Messenger. When you download and use this application, it will automatically use up RAM when you your pc, you don't want that.. I will teach you now how to stop pesky applications at start up time to make a computer run faster.

1. Navigate to your start button, press it and go to "Run". It should be directly right on "all programs".

2. A box will appear labeled "Open:" Type MSCONFIG in the field and hit enter or press OK.

3. You will now see the System Configuration Utility. Hit the "startup" button to the right

4. You will go to to a list of all the "startup"programs.

In Windows XP, all of Windows' necessary programs are booted up through a service known as "Windows Services." This means that most of the start up programs you look at in XP are mostly optional and toggled off. However, a good rule of thumb is to turn off just those applications that you know and don't need to have running while your computer is on. When in doubt, leave it on.

5. Click the Ok tab. You are going to a prompt that prompt you to your PC before you make any changes. Press restart and your PC will go ahead and restart and your changes will be ready to go. You will now have a much faster start up time and your computer now will be able to move speedier without all those applications using RAM in the background.

Getting rid of all those RAM using programs is a fantastic way on how to make your computer run faster.

By: Compwiz

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