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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 29, 2008 20:40:09 GMT -5
So it looks like I'm finally getting a job on campus, I just interviewed for a position as a computer consultant for those few hours I have between classes. Pays $9.00 an hour.
Ohh and Mansmith your mobo is on its way back to Foxconn. Or rather will be once I get that heatsink mount, did you have it in the mobo box or did I hold on to it for you? All I know is that I don't have it in Ann Arbor. They gave me a bit of a run around so we'll see if they actually fix the damn thing.... lol
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Post by derf87 on Jan 30, 2008 10:11:44 GMT -5
That could be fun, so for a first job, why does my moms computer take like 5 minutes to start up?
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 30, 2008 12:05:29 GMT -5
Still? You mean your old computer or the Dell? If it's yours that just proves it's that hard drive slowing everything down.
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 30, 2008 12:17:31 GMT -5
she has to many programs starting up at start-up, there's spyware filling up your processes...(task manager, see how many processes are running after everything is started up...)being a consumer machine, I'd say if there's more than 30-35 processes then there is way to much stuff starting up. That's the first thing....other than that, hardware issues  PS: Good luck on the job! wish I would have had something like that when I was in college...much more fun than doing the same in High school..... :\ |
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Post by derf87 on Jan 30, 2008 14:38:11 GMT -5
Her new one/my old one. It just started doing this. Its not the hdd, not too many startup programs. not spyware, its barley been on the internet. i do most of that on my laptop. The hard drive the 320 that i just got from you. she bought it off of me than i bought a 500. So yea, i dunno what the deal is.
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 30, 2008 14:56:27 GMT -5
REFORMAT.
So it looks like I got the job $9.80 an hour before class everyday. Get this it's actually enough to pay my rent! It's the first time I've been able to balance my budget while in college. lol
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Post by derf87 on Jan 30, 2008 15:25:41 GMT -5
ALREADY??
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 30, 2008 16:20:18 GMT -5
I could take a look at it but who knows when I'll be home again. You have to think what was installed or done that caused it to slow down. I'd try running selective startup and deleting some programs. I imagine you already thought of installing antivirus and antispyware, but honestly those can slow thing down too so you want to check your default settings. You should also check the "startup" folder in the start-program files area and make sure nothing is hiding out there.
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