So, lil discarded netbook with a couple of borked motherboard connections (keyboard, mushpad–result of spilled liquid, IIRC) being used as a “nettop” with external monitor and wireless kbd/mouse combo. Works pretty well, except. . . *sigh* DEAD SLOW.
Hmmm. . . what could be causing this? Win7 Pro (an upgrade from the Win7 Basic that came on the lil thing) w/2GB RAM should at least run OK–not blazingly fast, but OK. Ah! A service to cut background noise from microphone use is eating processor cycles like crazy! Disabled that (since I don’t use the built-in mic) and. . . runs OK, MUCH better than before.
It’s the little things, definitely the little things.
Oh, using the lil netbook/nettop temporarily while waiting for a part for the computer usually attached to this monitor. All the data files I need are on an external drive, and all the apps I need (standard app installs here at twc) are on the lil device, so, I can limp along with “OK” instead of “nice and fast” for a while.
Oh, rabbit trail: EVERYONE should use Ninite Install and PC Decrapifier when setting up a Windows box of any kind, IMO. PC Decrapifier is great for removing unwanted, pre-installed crap from an off-the-shelf computer, and Ninite Installer is a great way to quickly and easily install one’s own custom suite of apps.