too many programs loading on the start up ...need to edit

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my daughter has loaded too many programs to be constantly running the
background....how do I edit these so the performance of my computer will
improve?
 
jrome said:
my daughter has loaded too many programs to be constantly running the
background....how do I edit these so the performance of my computer
will improve?
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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 (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.
 
Go to start-run and type in msconfig. Hit ok and then go to the startup tab
on the window that pops up. Uncheck anything you don't want to load - just be
sure it's not something that's needed. The next time you reboot you will get
a window that says you have elected to use selective startup... Put a check
in the "don't show this again.."
Here's a free little program that does the same thing and works good:
http://www.windowsstartup.com/
Jim
 
jrome said:
my daughter has loaded too many programs to be constantly running the
background....how do I edit these so the performance of my computer will
improve?
Click to expand...


In most cases, with "well-mannered," properly designed
applications, it's usually as simple as opening the undesired program
and deselecting the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to
"start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in
the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.


How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


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Ken

Daughter's need to be consulted? Where does that figure in your
suggestions?

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If you log on as a different user, surely your "profile" will only load the
progs you need/want? therefore all the background stuff your daughter uses
won't load under your log in.
 
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