click start go to run, type in MSCONFIG, select startup
Uncheck everything but systemtray
Reboot
That should solve your problem
-- Gary Hedlin "The Crazy Quadraplegic" ghedlin@theramp.net (business) ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) **Also Webmaster For** http://garyhedlin.com http://socaldakota.com http://scsilverdak.com http://assistivetechnologies.com ...And Many More!<JAMEPC@aol.com> wrote in message news:60.2163fe55.2a3d44b1@aol.com... > > No, not my Dakota's, but I noticed some people on the list with extensive > personal computer knowledge! > I'm at my inlaws for "vacation" and their computer is extremly slow and > freezes sometimes. I had to ctrl-alt-delete it several times. When I did, I > noticed 19 programs running in the background. I searched the files and most > of them are Dell help programs, Dell tech support and other things that need > not run. How do I stop them from loading!!?? > I know it's off topic, but I'm sure it won't be an ongoing topic! > Thanks for all the help.
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