Also, programs such as real player and antyvirus software slow things down a
lot.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: System Slowdowns
> Yes, I had system slowdown after installing Jaws 3.3. I think it just
> takes up more room and more memory.
>
> Some things you might do to free up more memory: The thing that helped me
> the most was getting rid of stuff in the startup menu. I don't mean the
> start menu that you get when you press the Windows logo key. I mean the
> one where you go from the start menu to programs and you select startup
> from within programs. When you get there, enter on it. If it isn't
empty,
> you are probably safe deleting everything in the list, especially if you
> have never heard of it, but if you aren't comfortable, ask someone.
> Windows fast-find is a big memory hog, and you will probably never use it
> with speech, but even if you do, it doesn't have to run automatically.
>
> Since I did this, my computer is behaving like a computer with problems,
> but it doesn't threaten to crash on me three times an hour. I don't just
> lose focus in the middle of a task like I used to.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Many thanks to Chris at JFW support for the tip on system slow-down!
>
>
> Mary Ward & Blossom
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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