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Table 7-1 Solving General Problems (continued)
Poor performance.
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Virus resident on the hard drive. | Run virus protection program. | ||
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Too many applications running. | Windows 7: | ||
| 1. | Close unnecessary applications to free up memory. | |
| 2. | Add more memory. | |
| 3. | Some applications run in the background and can be | |
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| closed by | |
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| the task tray. To prevent these applications from | |
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| launching at startup: | |
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| a. | Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run |
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| b. | Type msconfig, and then press Enter. |
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| c. | On the Startup tab of the System Configuration |
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| Utility, clear applications that you do not want to |
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| launch automatically, and the click OK. |
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| In Windows 8: | |
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| a. | On the Start screen, |
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| All apps icon. |
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| b. Under Windows System, click Run. | |
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| c. | Type msconfig, and then press Enter. |
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| d. | On the Startup tab of the System Configuration |
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| Utility, clear applications that you do not want to |
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| launch automatically, and the click OK. |
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Some software applications, especially games, are stressful | 1. | Lower the display resolution for the current application | |
on the graphics subsystem. |
| or consult the documentation that came with the | |
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| application for suggestions on how to improve | |
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| performance by adjusting parameters in the application. | |
| 2. | Add more memory. | |
| 3. | Upgrade the graphics solution. | |
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Cause unknown. | Restart the computer. | ||
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