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jessiesmom
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May 16th, 2004 22:00
start up
Don't know if this is a Microsoft or a Dell question. When I turn on my Inspiron 5150, it takes nearly two minutes to go through whatever it goes through before I get the Windows screen. Would System restore fix this? Would system restore do anything to my sasser virus patch, recently installed? Is there another solution? Thanks.
jessiesmom
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Posted May 16th, 2004 23:00
thanks, Joe. I'll reviewjessiesmom
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Posted May 17th, 2004 00:00
Joe, I took a look at task manager and haven't a clue about what should stay open or be closed. I had a chat with an MSN tech a week back and he/she had me end a bunch of tasks - anything ending with_up.exe, any starting with avserve or avserve2, skynetave and a bunch of others. I'm semi computer literate, i.e., I can find things, know what they are called (sometimes) but don't know what they mean - like everything listed in task manager. I see a call to Dell in my futureomniswitch250
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Posted May 17th, 2004 00:00
Try this site www.blackviper.com it will show you how and what you can safely shut down, most people have way to much stuff on there system slowing it down on startup and otherwise. How many processes does task manager say your running (bottom left corner)? Joe
Navin kurian
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Posted May 17th, 2004 02:00
1a. Download spybot 1.3!!
http://kujoe.com/freeware/spybot.php
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html1b.Download and run cwshredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html2. Download hijackthis
links below courtesy ChrisRLG (Classroom Coordinator at TomCoyotes, Trusted Advisor Spywareinfo)
If you have Malware (Spyware, Adware or Virus) that your Anti-Virus will not cure.
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_sysperf&message.id=1631
HijackThis From Here
or one of these other links:-
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/tools/hijackthis.zip
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/HijackThis Log Tutorial
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htmTo Check out what each item in the Hijack list relates to
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.phplinks below courtesy (Russell Smith • Educational Technology Consultant • Spyware Fighter at Wildersecurity)
why use hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/safetyfaq.htmFrequently Asked Questions About Hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/faqhijackthis.htmand Post the log here >>>>>
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_virus <<<Note :- do not post the hijackthis log before running Spybot and cwshredder!!
omniswitch250
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Posted May 16th, 2004 22:00
More of a software question, but anyway how many programs are you launching at startup...you should try to minimize this to as few as possible. Also check task manager(ctrl+alt+del) to see how many processes you have running and try to wittle those down as well, using extreme caution of course. I have the boot time on my 5150 to just under a minute. Joe
I5150 mobile P4 3.06ghz non H/T
768mb pc2700 ram
60gb@7200rpm 7k60 HD
uxga ultrasharp display
Ati mobility 9000 64mb *Omega Drivers*
dvd/cdrw combo drive
bios A33