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692249 2008-07-26 00:53:00 OK I kinda get it but where can I locate it??

Right-click My Computer>Properties>Support Info

OR

On a sticker on your machine somewhere.
jwil1 (65)
692250 2008-07-26 00:53:00 can u grive me a reason why to get rid of teatimer?
What does it do ( i kno its from S&D) why is it needed?
justinsg (11165)
692251 2008-07-26 00:54:00 Teatimer can screw things up, it runs in the background. And its annoying.

All you're doing is disabling it. You dont need it, thats why you're disabling it

And it probably wont help, if you've only got 128 mb
Speedy Gonzales (78)
692252 2008-07-26 00:55:00 jwil1: nothing under 'my computer' but sticker on back of case with barcode saying: 89K921S justinsg (11165)
692253 2008-07-26 00:58:00 OK teatimer has been disabled.
Is there anything else that I can get rid of to speed the system up?
justinsg (11165)
692254 2008-07-26 00:58:00 Thanks, looks like Win 98 can run on it. Do you have a Windows 98 CD-ROM and product key? Link to driver page (support.dell.com) jwil1 (65)
692255 2008-07-26 00:59:00 Well after you tick what I posted, reboot Speedy Gonzales (78)
692256 2008-07-26 01:07:00 Don't let uTorrent run in the background. Your internet usage will disappear very quickly :)

Have you thought about backing up all your data and reinstalling Windows??

Very drastic step - ONLY do if what Speedy posted doesn't make it faster.
jwil1 (65)
692257 2008-07-26 01:29:00 www.blackviper.com

Read carefully before you do anything or you may stuff your computer, use SAFE settings.
zqwerty (97)
692258 2008-07-26 01:30:00 Sorry missed your post Speedy. I have "fixed" those options and rebooted. The system didn't noticeably run faster. There may have been a small 10 second change but it's hard to tellw hen it's compltetely ready.

uTorrent doesn't bother me. I'm on dial up and it's set to only use 3kbps download and 1 upload (YEA I KNOW i can only download at 5.7 anyway). I only use it for small things.... but forum rules - enough said.

I don't have a win2k disc which is kinda a giant problem. You may have seen when you looked the system up online and saw that it comes preinstalled with Windows ME. This was a horrible operating system and caused problems with the video card I was supplied with so it got upgraded to win2k by a comptuer geekishy person who never gave us a win2k cd. All I have in OS cds is Windows XP Home (no product key... but is poss to activate and use) and a disc from Dell called "For the Reinstallaion of Windows Millenuim Edition onto Dell systems" which also says it includes NO drivers. I don't want to have to go through the hassle of reinstalling and because I'm not the only one who uses this PC, I can't really upgrade to XP.

Thanks for all the help. If possible more speed tweaks would be good
Justinsg
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