[Tams]

is your computer driving you crazy?

don't trash your computer yet...

maybe all it need is a minor adjustment,
or a small upgrade.

[Tams]

if your computer is running slow...

you might need more memory.

1. call up your Task Manager... and check your memory usage.

[Tams]

you can see which program is hogging your CPU

[Bear Mtn.]

Good posts Tams. I particularly recommend checking the Processes tab as there will often be memory-hogs in there which are slowing stuff up and you don't really need (when you are supposed to be concentrating on trading, right?).

Just be careful not to shut any System or other important processes when you're weeding and with a bit of care you'll hopefully make a difference to how smoothly the important things are running...

[atto]

I saw this yesterday, most are pretty good tips.

21 Essential Steps to Make Your PC Better/Faster/Stronger | Maximum PC

[diablo272]

Ending processes in the task manager is a first step, and a way of identifying potential "problems". But the problem is when you end processes from the task manager, they may start up again the next time you boot into Windows. Once you've identified problem processes, you can stop them from running at startup by going to Start > Run > msconfig. Go to the Startup tab, and uncheck any processes you don't want to run at startup. It also may be worthwhile to go to the "Services" tab and uncheck any unnecessary processes there. Of course, make sure you actually know what you're doing before you keep something from running at startup.

[ochie]

There is a good freeware program to control startup programs called Autoruns that includes a line description of the entries and tabs according to entry type for easy selection.

[nkhoi]

waiting for the arrival of a used computer from compusa but it still got more power than what I have. My current one is so old 512K of memory is all it can handle.