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  • September 11, 2003 at 8:34 am #2298219

    Start Up Programs

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    by hedwig · about 18 years, 8 months ago

    I know how to find what programs are in the Start up folder. However, I have no idea what most of them are or what they are intended to do. It would be helpful to have a general list of such programs, particularly which ones could be done away with.

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    • September 11, 2003 at 8:44 am #2743639

      Reply To: Start Up Programs

      by jschein · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to Start Up Programs

      Please post which ones you are talking about… There are millions out there to list.

      If you are more specific, I am sure 10 people will have no problem telling you what to remove.

      General Rule…

      Q: If it is in the startup, does it need to be there?
      A: Only if the program needs it to be.

      Q: What about the trayicons?
      A: They use resources and are usually there for quick access but they start up automatically if you open a file requiring that program. – Remove them.

    • September 11, 2003 at 9:00 am #2743632

      Reply To: Start Up Programs

      by jennifer.gardner · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to Start Up Programs

      This website helped me immensely:
      http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
      They list hundreds of startup programs, what they do, and whether or not they’re necessary.

    • September 11, 2003 at 9:14 am #2743630

      Reply To: Start Up Programs

      by sgt_shultz · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to Start Up Programs

      Start/Run/msconfig/Startup
      make yourself a system restore point and play.
      you can pretty much figure out what stuff is by the pathname…
      just make notes about what you disable so you can put stuff back exactly the way it was before if you decide you want to…
      post any you can’t figure out and we will help if we can to figure out what they are…
      what problems are you having?
      another tool is Task Manager (ctl-alt-del) to see what applications and processes are running…

    • September 11, 2003 at 1:19 pm #2743544

      Reply To: Start Up Programs

      by thechas · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to Start Up Programs

      Whats necessary:

      Anti-virus software

      Firewall

      Some mouse and keyboard software

      Network software

      EVERYTHING else is your option.

      I am regularly shutting down startup links for Real Player and a number of other software packages that believe they need to run all the time.

      One way to check what you need, is to mouse-over the icons in the system tray.
      Those that you use / need, you want to keep in the start menu.
      Others, you want to disable.

      Chas

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