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how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup list? most of the
entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what they relate to.
kind regards to all
 
seanpaul99 said:
how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup list? most of the
entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what they relate to.
kind regards to all
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See "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560). Also you can feed an
Internet search engine with the names of the entries to find out more.
 
Thorsten said:
See "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560). Also you can feed an
Internet search engine with the names of the entries to find out more.
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Just to add to Mr. Matzner's good advice, here are some links where you
can look up what you find in Startup:

http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.blackviper.com/
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
http://www.processlibrary.com/results/
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

Malke
 
seanpaul99 said:
how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup list? most
of the entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what they
relate to.
Click to expand...


On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the
option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the
Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't
want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost
in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more information
about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
 
Ken, that's a VERY useful site! Thanks for your always
informative posts.

Pop


message : seanpaul99 wrote:
:
: > how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup
list? most
: > of the entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what
they
: > relate to.
:
:
: On each program you don't want to start automatically, check
its Options to
: see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually
choose the
: option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option).
Many can easily
: and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run
MSCONFIG from the
: Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs
you don't
: want to start automatically.
:
: However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose
of running
: the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell
you, you
: should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you
run, but
: *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others
have no
: effect on performance.
:
: Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you
should do is
: determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and
what the cost
: in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more
information
: about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you
can't find it
: there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.
:
: Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent
informed
: decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get
rid of.
:
: --
: Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
: Please reply to the newsgroup
:
:
 
Just FYI:

http://www.processlibrary.com/results/
Notice: Undefined index: key in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\www.processlibrary.com\results\index.php on
line 10

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent
by (output started at
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\www.processlibrary.com\results\index.php:10)
in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\www.processlibrary.com\results\index.php on
line 36


and
http://www.blackviper.com/ claims to be a "coming soon" web
site? Not sure where he's gone to - used to read him all the
time!

Regards,

Pop






: Thorsten Matzner wrote:
:
: >
: >>how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup
list? most
: >>of the entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what
they
: >>relate to. kind regards to all
: >
: > See "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in
Windows XP"
: > (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560). Also you can
feed an
: > Internet search engine with the names of the entries to find
out more.
:
: Just to add to Mr. Matzner's good advice, here are some links
where you
: can look up what you find in Startup:
:
: http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
: http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
: http://www.blackviper.com/
: http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
: http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
: http://www.processlibrary.com/results/
: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
:
: Malke
: --
: Elephant Boy Computers
: www.elephantboycomputers.com
: "Don't Panic!"
: MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
 
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:55:03 -0800 from seanpaul99 <seanpaul99
@discussions.microsoft.com>:
how can i find out which entries to remove from my startup list? most of the
entries are gobbledigook to me and i don't know what they relate to.
Click to expand...

Meaning no disrespect, the short answer is "if you don't understand
it, leave it alone". But it sounds like you want to learn about these
entries, which is a good thing.

I heartily recommend the free Autoruns utility from Sysinternals
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml>. It will
list everything that starts when your computer starts (or when the
current user logs in). A very nice feature is that you can right-
click and select "Google" to google automatically for an explanation
of any given process. You can then decide which ones to uncheck.
 
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