I should note that you asked how many I have running at a given moment: typically, I will go with between 4 and 5 at a time. If I disable the majority of these startup applications, can their function be returned by 'opening' the file? For example, google drive syncs a lot of my documents online disabling this at startup will remove that synchronization function, right? Or can I just access my drive through my computer and it will automatically sync. I am not really sure where to go from here should I get rid of antivirus? I regularly use GIMP, Office, and a few of the other things. Nik Collection (I guess I could get rid of this since i cannot figure out how to integrate it into Gimp) ResearchSoft Direct Export Helper (I think this is part of EndNote) Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 redistributable Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (I suppose this can be removed since I have powerpoint, but it is 2007 version)Ĭitrix Receiver (required for work related programs) Microsoft OneDrive (Can I remove this, I don't have an account) Google Earth (flagged for removal, not needed) Can I do this? I don't know how or where to really find out the limits I can put into this computer. I'm also wondering if changing the 2 GB RAM stick for a 4 GB would help. I am not great with knowing how to go about doing these things, but I have read that steady state drives are immensely faster than mechanical drives, and safer. I have recently considered the option of doing some updates to the computer to sort of give it a boost.

However, these are relatively costly options, especially if I go the route of a Macbook. A part of me is interested in simply ditching this computer and getting a new machine, either a Macbook Pro or a Dell inspiron or xps. I am wavering between a few options here. I have also noticed issues with videos not playing that used to play, but will randomly begin working again. It takes a considerable amount of time to open a browser window, word document, or photo. I do not really game, I don't stream onto my computer, and I don't do hardcore video editing.Īs time has passed, the quality and speed of this computer has become an issue. writing reports, mild image editing) as well as personal use (e-mails, storage of family videos and photos). My primary use of this laptop is work related things (i.e. Windows 10 AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 2.3 GHZ 6 GB RAM divided as 4GB and 2 GB 750 GB Hard drive (HDD) I purchased an HP Envy M6 laptop in January 2013.

Hello all, I am not sure if this is the right place for sure, but I read the sidebar and thought I would give it a shot.

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