Removing Start-up items from your Windows Registry
Over all my years as a computer tech I have found that the most common factor affecting Windows performance has been too many items loading at start up. There are a surprising amount of programs that set themselves to load at startup when they are originally installed. There more programs you are running the potential ly slower your computer will operate. With that said I can just about guarantee you that after completing this Chapter you will notice (after a reboot) an instant boost in your performance.
Don’t forget to create a system restore point and export a copy of your registry if you haven’t yet. See chapter 1 for help.A Quick note on the RegistryNow don’t let yourself get intimidated here. The registry is a huge directory so it can be easy to get lost but at the same time it’s well organized. On the Left is the directory structure which in most cases is broken up into 5 folders called hive keys. There are some folders that could be open so if this is the case scroll up to the top and close the open folder.