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I have an older computer I use once in a while that has Windows XP.

There seems to be a lot of stuff run in the background, judging by how long it take to load up and be ready to run.

Is there an easy way to see a list of what it's turning on at start up?

Don't use this computer enough to do anything major to it. (upgrades, different operating system, etc.)
 
Hey roadtripboy!

Yes, you can use "msconfig" as a quick and dirty way to see what's loaded in Startup as well as services. Check out the instructions here. There are 3rd-party programs that show you, and let you manage, the same information, but this is a basic way to do it. Just make sure you don't uncheck anything vital - if in doubt as to the name of what's running, see what path it's being called from as a clue, or Google the process/executable name.

You could also try a good disk defrag. On a much older machine it can help. Mileage may very with "Registry cleaners" and the like and sometimes they can do more harm. Also check out CCleaner, but I run it in the mode where I approve all potential changes and only with the types of items I want to scan.
 
Also, even if you're computers nice and tidy, even alot of antivirus and anti spyware software can bring your system to a snail's pace. If you have less than 1gb of memory, I would not recommend having Norton, AdAware, AVG or pretty much most of the mainstream popular apps. Though good AV software is important. I'd recommend installing Microsoft Security Essentials (lightweight, efficient, free!) or AVG Free with the real-time protection features disabled.
 
My cable company (Charter) gives me F Secure for free. I've been using that. I suspect you're right, because it seems to gotten slower since I installed it.
 
Yeah, I mean AV software's good to have, don't get em wrong but the more you know about the computer (just click around wikipedia awhile or if you have a spare computer, boot it and learn stuff by trial and error; professional courses in computers teach us no more than what we could figure out ourselves) , the less you rely on that software (and the more of it's features you can disable) and thus the less it has to do for you resulting in the software not taking as much memory and cpu cycles. Even with the best of AV apps, it's still a matter of either you keep the computer safe or it does and for it to do it's job, it requires computing power.
 
c750dt said:
Yeah, I mean AV software's good to have, don't get em wrong but the more you know about the computer (just click around wikipedia awhile or if you have a spare computer, boot it and learn stuff by trial and error; professional courses in computers teach us no more than what we could figure out ourselves) , the less you rely on that software (and the more of it's features you can disable) and thus the less it has to do for you resulting in the software not taking as much memory and cpu cycles. Even with the best of AV apps, it's still a matter of either you keep the computer safe or it does and for it to do it's job, it requires computing power.
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If you do not want the system to chew up resources on anti-viral software, then you should be running an OS that doesn't require anti-viral software (i.e., Mac, Linux, or BSD). Then, you won't have to protect the computer by avoiding whatever sites might contain malware (which is all of them). Your computer will protect you.

Click wherever you goddamn want. They can't hurt you. And no anti-viral software.
 
^This is why I almost didn't ask this question.

I knew it would turn into a thread about which OS is best.

Not trying to be rude, but I did make it clear I wasn't interested in spending the time changing this computer over to a new OS.
 
^ It's not an OS war. If you run Windows, you are foolish not to run anti-viral software.

But Windows is the only OS that requires this. So, if system resources are important to you, then you should think about running an OS that doesn't chew up system resources. Period.

This isn't rocket science. If you want high mileage, don't drive a truck.

And if you insist that you simply must drive a truck, expect that people will recommend a more efficient vehicle when you complain that your fuel costs are too high. That is actually good advice.
 
^I didn't say it wasn't good advice.

I said it wasn't the advice I asked for.

Reply if you like, but I won't see it until the morning as I am going to bed now.

Oh, by the way the last time I had a virus on my computer was on first computer. It ran Windows 98.
 
roadtripboy said:
^I didn't say it wasn't good advice.

I said it wasn't the advice I asked for.
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The advice wasn't directed at you.

It was a response to c750dt's concerns about Windows anti-malware consuming system resources.
 
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