beware xp users

[hoggy952]

Following the revelations about Windows XP Help & Support system having a problem that leaves it vulnerable to attacks, until Microsoft can come up with a fix, it is advisable to turn off the Help & Support part of Windows XP.
Most users have hardly ever used it so it will not be missed until a fix is available.

To turn off (disable) Help & Support and stop it from starting at boot up:

Click Start -> Run -> in the box type services.msc -> OK

The Services window will open, click to maximize it if you want to see it all.

Scroll down to Help and Support.

Double click Help and Support.

In the window, click STOP. Then click the Start up Type -> select Disable

Then click Apply or OK and close the windows.

Reboot. You may get an error message after bootup:

?Windows cannot open the Help & Support . . . etc.? If so just click OK or close it.

[patkins]

Thanks hoggy but a short time ago I installed an add on called Winpatrol free edition and when I opened it I was informed by ~Scottie(small black scottish terrier logo) that on start up I had about 8 programmes running which were slowing down start up. I disabled each one having carefully looked at them and ever since my pc starts up quicker. The point I`1m making is that all of the above that you describe in your post has been done for me when I checked.

[joneshomebody]

CAn u recommend a clean download site for winpatrol, my startup takes far too long but everything else runs at decent speeds.

[patkins]

CAn u recommend a clean download site for winpatrol, my startup takes far too long but everything else runs at decent speeds.

If you google winpatrol and go to first site winpatrol.com and download the free version.

[racin-snake]

tuneup utilities gives you this option to turn off stuff at bootup
theres aversion in the software section here