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im still having problems because i dont know the first things about
computers. Now do i delete programs or what do i do to get my computer to
start up faster and open windows faster. I have Windows XP Professonal. I
would like a step by step on what to do and i can handle it.Anyone? Please?
Thank You, Slowly But Surely.

Andre
Thu May 19 14:36:47 CDT 2005

Lots of things, you can empty your temporary files (Disk Cleanup), defrag
your computer.

How to Defrag your hard disk:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314848

Disk Cleanup tool in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312


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"slowly bet surely" <slowlybetsurely@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> im still having problems because i dont know the first things about
> computers. Now do i delete programs or what do i do to get my computer to
> start up faster and open windows faster. I have Windows XP Professonal. I
> would like a step by step on what to do and i can handle it.Anyone?
> Please?
> Thank You, Slowly But Surely.

Patrick
Thu May 19 17:55:56 CDT 2005

First off you are posting on a newsgroup that is specific to the 64 bit
edition of windows.
Being, as you said : "i dont know the first things about computers."
It would be good if we knew for sure which XP you are asking about.

Secondly, since you are a beginner you have probably chosen and installed
numerous
flavors of software (much of it "Free") based on what the software promised
to do -
without really knowing all that it does...that it "did not tell you about."
Like 'starting with windows' -
Even many legitimate software programs unfortunately can have 5 or six
components
that start with windows (Like HP Printer software) and can slow startup.

How about a list of what you have?




"slowly bet surely" <slowlybetsurely@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:DCBBB518-413B-41B9-AC94-7431F337E63E@microsoft.com...
> im still having problems because i dont know the first things about
> computers. Now do i delete programs or what do i do to get my computer to
> start up faster and open windows faster. I have Windows XP Professonal. I
> would like a step by step on what to do and i can handle it.Anyone?
Please?
> Thank You, Slowly But Surely.

Andre
Thu May 19 18:38:16 CDT 2005

Yes, I forgot to mention the correct group for posting 32 bit XP questions
to:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Andre
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"slowly bet surely" <slowlybetsurely@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:DCBBB518-413B-41B9-AC94-7431F337E63E@microsoft.com...
> im still having problems because i dont know the first things about
> computers. Now do i delete programs or what do i do to get my computer to
> start up faster and open windows faster. I have Windows XP Professonal. I
> would like a step by step on what to do and i can handle it.Anyone?
> Please?
> Thank You, Slowly But Surely.