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When you startup your computer a whole host of programs and processes start up at the same time. Some of these are important, and others, often installed programs, startup features that reallty aren't necessary to use your computer and can have the effect of slowing your PC down. The area of your Windows screen in the bottom right corner is called the System Tray. It shows you some of the programs that are running on your computer, usually in the background. This can include things like anti-virus programs, MSN Messenger, Skype, printer status windows etc. Some of these programs you are unable to remove from the system tray, others you shouldn’t remove (like your anti-virus). But others are just using up your computers resources and slowing it down and unless you use them they should be disabled. To disable them, firstly open the program itself and see if it has an option in its settings to not run the program at startup. Programs like Windows and MSN Messenger have this option. Secondly, check the Startup Folder. Click Start, All Programs, Startup and if the program is in there you can delete it. This won’t delete the program itself, it will just stop it starting up when the PC starts. If the program isn’t in here, then you need to try it the manual way. Click Start, Run, then type “msconfig” and click ok. Click the Startup tab for a list of most of the programs and processes that run when the computer starts. You can remove the tick from any of these to stop them starting up. Be careful though, some of them are important. If you’re not sure what it is, you should leave it - msconfig is an advanced area of Windows and you need to be careful. Once you’re done, click OK and then restart the PC. nathan
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