col93saphcos

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hi,
i know nothing about computers,
laptop running real slow,think ive deleted all unnessisary stuff,but still slow,
read about going ito safe mode then running anti virus,
how do i get laptop into safe mode?
toshiba satellite pro with windows xp i think,
any help much appreciated,
thanks colin

craigybaby

when u start up your pc keep pressing f8 i think and that brings up a menu then just select safe mode

col93saphcos

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thanks,did try that and nothing happened,will try again,

cheers colin

24vcossiemat

i heard if you keep your fingers on ctrl, alt and delete when you start up

cozmeister

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Between seeing the bid reg Toshiba logo and the Windows XP logo on startup is when you need to press F8 - ie, immedately after the Toshiba logo disappears.

Performance could be down to several things, usually insufficient memory (RAM). If you've only got 256MB for example, you'll struggle to run Windows XP with anti-virus, the two together can easily top up to 300MB, along with all the other little programs that run at startup pushing that up to 400MB. Upgrading memory's cheap at the moment, so it may be worth spending 50 quid on some additional memory.

martysmartie

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What he ^^ said, running anti virus in safe mode will make no difference if no virus are being detected when run, the only time it is useful is if a virus cannot be removed as the process is running normally.


Martin

col93saphcos

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ok,dont know what ram etc it is,just dont think i was usally so slow,
should i delete all programs that i dont use?like photo/video things,
i usually just put my pics on it and e mail,
just noticed its got a bit on it saying designed for windows xp,so should it be ok?

thanks colin

martysmartie

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To find out memory do the following, click start right click 'My Computer' and then properties (At the bottom of the context menu) as said you want 512MB as the minimum really.

Removing programs does nothing, unless your hard drive is at capacity, the same applies to pics/vids, it's the programs/processes running you need to look at.

Before anything I would first find out the memory as said, it may be if it's low it's just slowed down over time with all the updates etc.

I guess it's a few years old now, and yes you most likely will be running XP Home Edition.

Martin

Mk1-stu

go into msconfig>startup tab and turn off everything except your anti-virus.

hp software, msoffice stuff, even adobe products all run in the background even when not being used. turn everything apart from the necessary off and you should <-- should notice a different.

**edit** to access msconfig, go to Start>run then type in msconfig and press enter.