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Poor disk performance with ASUS EEE BOX
I have an ASUS EEE BOX and I am experiencing really poor disk performance.
How can I debug and fix it?
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Product or method that will allow me to schedule all heavy background tasks (updates, scans, etc)?
So, frequently I notice my computer is running like a dog and check task manager to find out that google desktop is indexing, virus scan is running, windows update is downloading stuff, other programs ...
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Which windows XP services can I disable without major consequence? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What Windows services can I safely disable?
I want to disable some Windows XP services to make PC run faster.
I am not going to be using the PC for anything complex, but will ...
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Bad videocard performance in portrait mode
Since I develop software for a living, I really cannot have enough vertical space, so I have started using my work monitors in portrait mode. I am very happy with the way this works out from a general ...
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Why does my computer slow down so much when attaching Bluetooth dongle?
I have a Bluetooth dongle and I plugged it into my work laptop (a Dell Latitude D830). Windows detects the Generic Bluetooth USB or similar and then proceeds to go incredibly slow with a process, avp....
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what Steps you follow and recommend to make windows xp work faster?
after some months from running my windows xp i feel its getting old and slower.
i always hear about tools and applications that can make the windows faster, such as registry cleaners, but i am always ...
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What can I turn off on windows XP to free up memory without breaking everything
I seem to have a lot of services that start up on windows, many of which I have no use of (to my knowledge). are there any services which are on by default which I won't really miss and which will ...