I think at startup I have to wait untill theses programs load. I have winXP. I have Norton, and adware.
Since I installed Norton my pc has slowed down about half
Thanks
2006-11-25 00:48:14 · 11 answers · asked by philcay 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can try to disable start up items by going to run, msconfig and then to the start up tab. DONOT DISABLE ANYTHING IF YOU'RE NOT 100% SURE OF WHAT IT IS!
2006-11-25 00:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by E B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton Antivirus slows down your pc anyway. But shutting down some programs might help you. At first right click on your taskbar and select "Task Manager". Go to the secont tab to see background programs. If "MDM.EXE" is running, end the task. Else, close any program you dont need. You can stop your anti-virus while you are not connected to the Internet. It helps you too. Also defrag your hard disk, however it takes a long time.
2006-11-25 08:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Control - Alt - Delete will open a list of running programs and processes. BTW - When you say you have adware, do you mean Adaware? Adware is not a good thing, but malicious and annoying software. But to improve your system:
Take Norton out NOW!
1) Its known to use cloaking technology that spyware and other manufacturers can use to cloak their malicious software from you... AND Norton.
2) It is VERY memory intensive.
3) It's not free.
Try either of these FREE antivirus applications. AVG or Avast!
2006-11-25 08:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by brmwk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an expert, and I was gonna type out the answers, but the first four answerers already did that. So I won't bother. The only other option I can think of is to check your size, to see if your system can handle your needs. You need 1gig for storage, memory, and at least an 80gig hard drive. Good luck
2006-11-25 09:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can open Task Manager by press ctrl-alt-del , which shows all the processes goin on in ur ur computer...u can simply end some xtra processes..ya Norton satrts at evry startup..but dont disable it ...let it go..just simply stop other useless programs srom startup...by typing msconfig in run command.
2006-11-25 08:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by sneha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a guess of the background programs running using the Taskmanger. Also you can use msconfig to remove unwanted programs running during startup.
2006-11-25 08:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Ding D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Press Crtl + Alt + Delete, u will be directed to the task manager, when so, press on 'Processes'.. u will then get a list of all programs and tasks running on ur computer.
2006-11-25 09:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by GucciRush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for windows xp hold down ctrl alt and del keys and select processess or applications. processes is normally better as a lot of time apps dont show up on the first tab. you can then click on the cpu heading to sort by usage ;)
2006-11-25 08:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by Alec Oddly IV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ctrl-alt-delete all at the same time will bring up task manager.
You can see what programs are running if you click the tab that says processes.
2006-11-25 08:51:26 · answer #9 · answered by Casey N. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
click start-run,type msconfig-ok..startup tab -uncheck norton box-apply-ok and restart pc..this will stop it from loading at start..good luck
2006-11-25 09:02:28 · answer #10 · answered by afan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋