Thanks for the update. :) Hopefully this issue has now been resolved.
It really depends on what you use your computer for. If your computer can handle 4 GB's of RAM then upgrading to more RAM will help with the...
Open Task Manager when you first boot up the computer and that will give you a better time as to whether a process is using a high amount of CPU...
Have you looked in Task Manager to see if there is any process that is using a high amount of CPU usage?
Or you could even just type Services in the start menu search box and hit enter. That works too.
Hi wazari93, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) It looks like the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service is not running. To start it click...
I do install most optional updates except for hardware drivers, Microsoft Silverlight and Bing desktop from Windows Update. Wow I did not know...
I guess the versions of .Net Framework vary from system to system because on some fully patched Windows XP machines I have seen all of those...
It makes perfect sense. No problem. I recently had to deal with a computer that was very slow and the only way that I was able to fix it...
Thanks for the screenshot. You can remove the following entries from startup as they are not needed. NvCplDaemon NvMediaCenter Microsoft...
Can you post a screenshot of the Autoruns Logon Tab so I can double check the startup items? Is the Print Spooler service running? Click...
Running Autoruns will definitely help show you what items are starting up with your system. I would still recommend you run Autoruns and remove...
Hi wyethabel, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) I would first make sure that there aren't any programs that are interfering with your system causing it...
Hi Spanner. Every computer has a different set of so called minimum programs that are necessary for the machine to work properly. The list of...
Thanks for the update. :)
Remove all versions of .Net Framework by running the .Net Framework cleanup tool which is located here, .NET Framework Cleanup Tool. Once all...
You can also perform the tweaks in this link to help make the shutdown process faster, Make Windows Shut Down Faster. I know that the article...
Ahh my mistake Arie. Whenever I run a command from Command Prompt I always run Command Prompt as an administrator out of habit so I thought that...
Hi JAK. It looks like the computer is infected with malware. Please read this and post a new thread in the Malware and Virus Removal Forum.
When you run the command from Command Prompt, the Command Prompt window will stay open until the process finishes. You also need to run Command...
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