start-up items

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rosie

could anyone give me an idea of exactly what should be in the start-up
listing in msconfig.exe?? i checked the listing in mine and there are
around 20.... which i think is very unreasonable...

have HP desktop with xp home SP3, intel, zone alarm security
 
Depends upon what you have installed etc?

All about disabling programs at startup
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx
and
www.dougknox.com
Win XP Utilities, Startup Programs Tracker. This utility tracks the common startup vectors
and will show you what is loading at startup and from where. The included Help gives a
brief tutorial with some good information on removing the entries that the program finds.

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| could anyone give me an idea of exactly what should be in the start-up
| listing in msconfig.exe?? i checked the listing in mine and there are
| around 20.... which i think is very unreasonable...
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| have HP desktop with xp home SP3, intel, zone alarm security
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