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What do I absolutly need in my systems tray, and how can
I get rid of the rest of them. I'm trying to speed up my
startup. What elsa will help.
Thanks
Mike C.
 
Hi Mike,

You don't "absolutely" need anything in the SysTray. It is best to go to the
program and see if it has a preferences choice that will allow you to not
start at boot. If there is no option, click Start, Run, type in "msconfig"
(no quotes), click the startup tab and un-check any programs you don't want
to start at boot. Note, no programs have to start at boot. You should allow
your AV program to run, anything else is optional.

Aside from that, run "Disk Cleanup" and "Disk Defragmenter" from the
"Accessories", "System Tools" menu. Download and run a "spyware" program
such as SpyBot, the link below will hook you up.
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download

Don't freak out, it is free and works well.

LOL, JAX
 
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What do I absolutly need in my systems tray, and how can
I get rid of the rest of them. I'm trying to speed up my
startup. What elsa will help.
Thanks
Mike C.
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i remember seeing that in an xp tutorial,, it will
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explain it , if you using xp that is
 
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Mike C said:
What do I absolutly need in my systems tray,
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Windows needs nothing. What *you* need is up to you. You should
have what's useful to *you*, and nobody else can tell you what
that is.

and how can
I get rid of the rest of them.
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On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start. 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.


I'm trying to speed up my
startup.
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Personally I think it would be foolish to get rid of anything you
find at all useful to speed up your startup. Most of us start our
computer no more than once a day, and it shouldn't be terribly
important if it takes an extra two or three minutes. I start my
computer when I get up in the morning and go get my coffee. When
I come back, it's finished booting. I don't know how long it
takes to boot and I don't care.
 
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