"Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>
>>> I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use the
>>> System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead, use
>>> Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
>>> uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either msconfig
>>> or autoruns?
>>
>> Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
>> the
>> taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you to
>> not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use whichever
>> tool you like.
>
>>> I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
>>> live
>>> in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the Geek
>>> Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
>>> does
>>> computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
>>> the
>>> company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many of
>>> the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do. They've
>>> screwed up several times with a friend's computer.
>>
>> Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts". I
>> hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
>> didn't
>> mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
>> better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> MS-MVP
>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>
>
> Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
> yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
> taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
> next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
> box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
> and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.
>
> Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
> infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the 22
> years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
> megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
> Google for information before asking here.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jo-Anne
>
>
>
No, it was a DOS computer--the Kaypro 286I--and cost a bundle (I still have
the receipt): over $4,200, not including the printer.
Jo-Anne
"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23ucx7v$IJHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>A Kaypro with CPM Operating System by any chance?
>
> JS
>
> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
> news:usLzJi$IJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ufBUE%23%23IJHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>
>>>> I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use the
>>>> System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead, use
>>>> Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
>>>> uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either
>>>> msconfig
>>>> or autoruns?
>>>
>>> Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
>>> the
>>> taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you
>>> to
>>> not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use
>>> whichever
>>> tool you like.
>>
>>>> I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
>>>> live
>>>> in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the Geek
>>>> Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
>>>> does
>>>> computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
>>>> the
>>>> company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many
>>>> of
>>>> the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do.
>>>> They've
>>>> screwed up several times with a friend's computer.
>>>
>>> Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts".
>>> I
>>> hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
>>> didn't
>>> mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
>>> better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.
>>>
>>> Malke
>>> --
>>> MS-MVP
>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>
>>
>> Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
>> yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
>> taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
>> next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
>> box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
>> and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.
>>
>> Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
>> infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the
>> 22 years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
>> megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
>> Google for information before asking here.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>>
>>
>
>
Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
> yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
> taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
> next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
> box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
> and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.
>
> Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
> infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the 22
> years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
> megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
> Google for information before asking here.
Super, super! So you learned a bunch of stuff *and* fixed the original
problem! Excellent.
Yep, we bought about ten Kaypro computers with CPM and a couple more with
DOS for use with automated software/hardware test systems years ago.
JS
"Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
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> No, it was a DOS computer--the Kaypro 286I--and cost a bundle (I still
> have the receipt): over $4,200, not including the printer.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23ucx7v$IJHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>A Kaypro with CPM Operating System by any chance?
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:usLzJi$IJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:ufBUE%23%23IJHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use
>>>>> the
>>>>> System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead,
>>>>> use
>>>>> Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
>>>>> uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either
>>>>> msconfig
>>>>> or autoruns?
>>>>
>>>> Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
>>>> the
>>>> taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you
>>>> to
>>>> not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use
>>>> whichever
>>>> tool you like.
>>>
>>>>> I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
>>>>> live
>>>>> in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the
>>>>> Geek
>>>>> Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
>>>>> does
>>>>> computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
>>>>> the
>>>>> company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many
>>>>> of
>>>>> the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do.
>>>>> They've
>>>>> screwed up several times with a friend's computer.
>>>>
>>>> Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts".
>>>> I
>>>> hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
>>>> didn't
>>>> mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
>>>> better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.
>>>>
>>>> Malke
>>>> --
>>>> MS-MVP
>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
>>> yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
>>> taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
>>> next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
>>> box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
>>> and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.
>>>
>>> Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
>>> infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the
>>> 22 years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
>>> megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
>>> Google for information before asking here.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
You didn't specify which machine you were posting about! <eg>
Jo-Anne wrote:
> Thank you, Robear--but you brought up NIS...
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eepALr9IJHA.4716@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> In reply to your entirely OT question: Yes.
>>
>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>> I've printed it, Robear, and will go through it ASAP. Thank you.
>>>
>>> NIS isn't running on my new computer; I just haven't had the nerve yet
>>> to
>>> get it off the old one. Since I AM planning to do it, maybe I should
>>> hold
>>> off on installing Windows Defender on that computer until it's gone. I
>>> checked Add/Remove Programs, and it looks like there are three Symantec
>>> programs that can be removed: Live Update, NIS, and Symantec Technical
>>> Support Web Controls. I assume I should remove all three?
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OqN5GW1IJHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> See http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm (and get rid of NIS already!)
>>>>
>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>> Several people kindly informed me that the stuttering sound at Windows
>>>>> opening on my WinXP SP3 notebook computer was probably caused by too
>>>>> many
>>>>> programs running at Startup. In the back-and-forthing about that
>>>>> issue,
>>>>> I
>>>>> was told that I could stop some programs from running when the
>>>>> computer
>>>>> starts. Some said they could be deleted from Autoruns and some talked
>>>>> about
>>>>> unchecking them in msconfig. Questions: If all I want to do is keep
>>>>> them
>>>>> from running, am I best off just unchecking them in msconfig? Is there
>>>>> a
>>>>> point where they should be deleted from Autoruns? In both cases, I'm
>>>>> guessing that the programs still exist on the computer; they just
>>>>> don't
>>>>> run
>>>>> automatically at Startup--right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
Malke wrote:
<snip>
> Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in the
> taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you to
> not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use whichever
> tool you like.
Jo-Anne wrote:
>
> Several people kindly informed me that the stuttering sound at Windows
> opening on my WinXP SP3 notebook computer was probably caused by too many
> programs running at Startup. In the back-and-forthing about that issue, I
> was told that I could stop some programs from running when the computer
> starts. Some said they could be deleted from Autoruns and some talked about
> unchecking them in msconfig. Questions: If all I want to do is keep them
> from running, am I best off just unchecking them in msconfig? Is there a
"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>
>> Several people kindly informed me that the stuttering sound at Windows
>> opening on my WinXP SP3 notebook computer was probably caused by too many
>> programs running at Startup. In the back-and-forthing about that issue, I
>> was told that I could stop some programs from running when the computer
>> starts. Some said they could be deleted from Autoruns and some talked
>> about
>> unchecking them in msconfig. Questions: If all I want to do is keep them
>> from running, am I best off just unchecking them in msconfig? Is there a
>
> Yes
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
>
Thank you, Plato!
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