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Appendix B Computer Issues 229
GENERAL PERFORMANCE The performance of a PC is often degraded by numerous small programs and
services running in the background. Such programs consume considerable
system resources, and may serve no purpose on a WATCHOUT display
computer. You can enhance performance by identifying and removing, or
disabling, such programs.
Identifying Background Programs To identify any unwanted background applications or services, first close all
open windows then click the Start button and choose Programs > Accessories >
System Tools > System Information. Select “Software Environment, Running
Tasks” in the list to the left. The list to the right displays all currently running
programs (see illustration on page 230). Look specifically for tasks whose path
is anything but “c:\windows\system...”.
To see which programs that are automatically started, choose “Software
Environment, Startup Programs” in the list to the left.