opening sound corrupted?

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

The date and time was 9/30/2008 1:28 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

out on the keyboard:

> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

> news:eFljwXwIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> The date and time was 9/29/2008 8:27 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

>> out on the keyboard:

>>

>>>> Jo-Anne,

>>>>

>>>> As long as you're sure it has a fast drive, that's good. I've seen to

>>>> many laptop manufacturers put in VERY slow drives (4,200 rpm). 5400 rpm

>>>> to me is still too slow. I've been replacing all the laptop drives on

>>>> one network I admin with 7,200 rpm drives and the performance increase

>>>> is very evident. That speed makes a huge difference on how fast things

>>>> get loaded, especially on startup.

>>>>

>>>> Since you are mainly interested in what loads at startup, you may want

>>>> to click on the Logon tab and do a ALT-Printscreen of that for a

>>>> printout. You may be able to get everything on one screen depending on

>>>> the resolution of your display.

>>>>

>>>> Most laptops come with a lot of junk from the manufacturer. You most

>>>> likely can disable anything listed that references a manufacturers

>>>> folder (like Dell, HP, etc). If you find it's something you want, it's

>>>> easy to enable using Autoruns just by re-checking it and rebooting.

>>>>

>>> Thank you again, Terry! Yes, I spent extra for a 7200 rpm drive, and

>>> actually the computer boots very quickly--but there's still that sound

>>> break-up. And I did notice at least one thing from Dell--QuickSet, which

>>> I'm not sure about. It seems to supply a lot of information, but I'm not

>>> sure what it actually does. It includes Battery Meter, Power Management

>>> Wizard, Location Profiler, System Information, Hotkeys, Internal Network

>>> Power Management, and a bunch of other stuff. Not sure if it needs to be

>>> there at start-up.

>>>

>>> I guess I'll do some more checking on that one--and will now look at

>>> everything else in Startup. It includes two things from my Acronis True

>>> Image backup program and at least one from Adobe Reader. It'll be

>>> interesting to see what all goes on when Windows starts.

>> I usually remove Quickset from most laptops. While it *may* be a useful

>> utility, I've never seen a need for it and no one I know has ever used it.

>> All you have to do in Autoruns is uncheck it and it won't load any longer.

>> Unchecking it will also remove one more thing from startup to test your

>> sound issue. Not using it won't have any adverse effects.

>>

>> No need for Adobe in startup. Having it load part of itself on startup

>> just so you won't notice how much of a bloated program it is in my opinion

>> is a poor fix.

>>

>> You can always try other sounds also. Many are much shorter and that

>> might allow the sound to complete before stuttering.

>>

>

> Thank you, Terry! You and Malke agree about Quickset and Adobe, and I'll

> remove them both.

>

>

 

You're welcome Jo-Anne. Report back if any of this clears up your sound

issue.

 

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[Guest Jo-Anne]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

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> Jo-Anne wrote:

>

>> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>> news:gbt70t$5n1$1@aioe.org...

>>

>>>Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in message

>>>>news:%23CYs1wjIJHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:10:04 -0500, Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Thank you, Malke! I just checked msconfig, and it turns out there are

>>>>>>far

>>>>>>more programs at startup on my new computer than on my old one (24

>>>>>>versus

>>>>>>17). Of course, at this point I don't know what is safe to uncheck. Is

>>>>>>there

>>>>>>a list somewhere of what is/isn't needed at startup?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>I also have Autoruns on my old computer and just downloaded it to the

>>>>>>notebook. I haven't used it before. What category should I be looking

>>>>>>at in

>>>>>>it? (The default seems to be Everything.)

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>Trial and error. Autoruns is very safe to use, any 'uncheck' can easily

>>>>>reversed ('checked'). Learn how to use Autoruns (info on the download

>>>>>page), Google for categories prior unchecking an item (righ-click the

>>>>>service and Google).

>>>>>Real-time AV/A-S apps. should not be unchecked. There are many software

>>>>>applications which when downloaded do not need to run at start-up. E.g.

>>>>>on-demand apps. such as SUPERAntiSpyware Free version, or WordWeb (a

>>>>>dictionary) etc....

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Thank you, Kayman! I'll look at the Autoruns info, although msconfig is

>>>>easier to read (but neither file seems to allow itself to be printed.

>>>>I'd really like to just print out the file and be able to check things

>>>>against the information lists online.

>>>

>>>At a Command Prompt issue the following commands, pressing enter after

>>>each:

>>>

>>>net start >C:\Startlist.txt

>>>tasklist /svc >>C:\Startlist.txt

>>>

>>>Note the single redirector ">" in the first command and the double one

>>>">>" in the second command. After you run the commands find the

>>>Startlist.txt file and have a look at it.

>>>

>>>John

>>>

>>

>>

>> Thank you, John! I must be doing something wrong, though. First, does it

>> matter that my command prompt is at C:\Documents and Settings\myname? do

>> I need to change it to C: before doing anything else? Second, the first

>> line (net start) seemed OK. When I hit ENTER, I was back at a command

>> prompt. When I typed in the second command and hit ENTER, however, I got

>> an error message: 'tasklist' is not recognized as an internet or external

>> command, operable program or batch file.

>

> The commands will run from the C:\Documents and Settings\YourName

> location. The reason the Tasklist command fails is because you are using

> Windows XP Home. XP Home doesn't include the Tasklist.exe utility, I

> can't figure out why Microsoft excludes this utility from the Home

> Edition, but you can download a copy of it here:

> http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm Put the utility in your

> Windows\System32 folder.

>

> John

 

Thank you, John! That did it. My fault too. I tried out the initial commands

on my old computer, which is running XP Home; and when they didn't work

there, I didn't try on the new computer, which is running XP Pro. Once I

did, the new one ended up working fine at showing all the services; and I

downloaded the program to the old computer, which is now able to do the

same. One more question, though: This list shows all the services. Is there

a way to show only those at Startup?

 

Thank you again,

 

Jo-Anne

[Guest Jo-Anne]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

Thank you again, Kelly!

 

Jo-Anne

 

"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

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> Most welcome, Jo-Anne. As per your question: this script will allow you

> to remove any of what is listed without having to do it manually via the

> registry.

>

> --

>

> All the Best,

> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>

> SupportSpace

> http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>

> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message

> news:evH57omIJHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Thank you, Kelly! I gather that the tweak from your website is simply

>> something to make the registry change below--without my having to go to

>> the registry to do it?

>>

>> Jo-Anne

>>

>> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23tPSG%23lIJHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> In addition:

>>>

>>> Tip:

>>>

>>> Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup and Selective Startup (Line

>>> 148)

>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>>

>>> Or...remove the runkeys from here: Start/Run/Regedit

>>>

>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

>>>

>>> Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs

>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

>>>

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> All the Best,

>>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>>>

>>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>>>

>>> SupportSpace

>>> http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>>>

>>> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:uhmtgpcIJHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> This is a trivial problem, but I wonder if there's something I can do

>>>>> to

>>>>> fix it. Ever since I received my new Dell notebook last month (WinXP,

>>>>> SP2

>>>>> then but SP3 now), the Start Windows sound begins OK but then has some

>>>>> hesitations in it toward the end. All the other sounds are normal. I'd

>>>>> be

>>>>> grateful for suggestions.

>>>>

>>>> It just means that lots of stuff is starting up with Windows and

>>>> perhaps

>>>> something is interfering. Streamline your startup programs/processes

>>>> and

>>>> see if that helps.

>>>>

>>>> Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

>>>>

>>>> This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup

>>>> tab and

>>>> find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and

>>>> OK

>>>> out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do

>>>> you'll

>>>> get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box that

>>>> says in

>>>> effect, "don't bother me about this again".

>>>>

>>>> Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop

>>>> processes.

>>>> Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter] and do not stop any

>>>> services

>>>> unless you really, really know what you're doing.

>>>>

>>>> How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -

>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

>>>> The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -

>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns

>>>>

>>>> Malke

>>>> --

>>>> MS-MVP

>>>> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

>>>> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Jo-Anne]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 9/30/2008 1:28 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

> out on the keyboard:

>

>> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

>> news:eFljwXwIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> The date and time was 9/29/2008 8:27 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

>>> out on the keyboard:

>>>

>>>>> Jo-Anne,

>>>>>

>>>>> As long as you're sure it has a fast drive, that's good. I've seen to

>>>>> many laptop manufacturers put in VERY slow drives (4,200 rpm). 5400

>>>>> rpm to me is still too slow. I've been replacing all the laptop

>>>>> drives on one network I admin with 7,200 rpm drives and the

>>>>> performance increase is very evident. That speed makes a huge

>>>>> difference on how fast things get loaded, especially on startup.

>>>>>

>>>>> Since you are mainly interested in what loads at startup, you may want

>>>>> to click on the Logon tab and do a ALT-Printscreen of that for a

>>>>> printout. You may be able to get everything on one screen depending on

>>>>> the resolution of your display.

>>>>>

>>>>> Most laptops come with a lot of junk from the manufacturer. You most

>>>>> likely can disable anything listed that references a manufacturers

>>>>> folder (like Dell, HP, etc). If you find it's something you want,

>>>>> it's easy to enable using Autoruns just by re-checking it and

>>>>> rebooting.

>>>>>

>>>> Thank you again, Terry! Yes, I spent extra for a 7200 rpm drive, and

>>>> actually the computer boots very quickly--but there's still that sound

>>>> break-up. And I did notice at least one thing from Dell--QuickSet,

>>>> which I'm not sure about. It seems to supply a lot of information, but

>>>> I'm not sure what it actually does. It includes Battery Meter, Power

>>>> Management Wizard, Location Profiler, System Information, Hotkeys,

>>>> Internal Network Power Management, and a bunch of other stuff. Not sure

>>>> if it needs to be there at start-up.

>>>>

>>>> I guess I'll do some more checking on that one--and will now look at

>>>> everything else in Startup. It includes two things from my Acronis True

>>>> Image backup program and at least one from Adobe Reader. It'll be

>>>> interesting to see what all goes on when Windows starts.

>>> I usually remove Quickset from most laptops. While it *may* be a useful

>>> utility, I've never seen a need for it and no one I know has ever used

>>> it. All you have to do in Autoruns is uncheck it and it won't load any

>>> longer. Unchecking it will also remove one more thing from startup to

>>> test your sound issue. Not using it won't have any adverse effects.

>>>

>>> No need for Adobe in startup. Having it load part of itself on startup

>>> just so you won't notice how much of a bloated program it is in my

>>> opinion is a poor fix.

>>>

>>> You can always try other sounds also. Many are much shorter and that

>>> might allow the sound to complete before stuttering.

>>>

>>

>> Thank you, Terry! You and Malke agree about Quickset and Adobe, and I'll

>> remove them both.

>

> You're welcome Jo-Anne. Report back if any of this clears up your sound

> issue.

>

> --

> Terry R.

>

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Will do, Terry! Before I start, though, I found one other program that

appears to be iffy in Startup (I've been checking each item as best I can

online). It's jusched, which I gather is a Java update scheduler that runs

once a month. Bleeping Computer called it "undesirable," although I don't

know if I should leave it or disable it. What do you think?

 

Thank you!

 

Jo-Anne

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

Jo-Anne wrote:

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:uR0SPP0IJHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>>Jo-Anne wrote:

>>

>>

>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>>>news:gbt70t$5n1$1@aioe.org...

>>>

>>>

>>>>Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in message

>>>>>news:%23CYs1wjIJHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:10:04 -0500, Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Thank you, Malke! I just checked msconfig, and it turns out there are

>>>>>>>far

>>>>>>>more programs at startup on my new computer than on my old one (24

>>>>>>>versus

>>>>>>>17). Of course, at this point I don't know what is safe to uncheck. Is

>>>>>>>there

>>>>>>>a list somewhere of what is/isn't needed at startup?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>I also have Autoruns on my old computer and just downloaded it to the

>>>>>>>notebook. I haven't used it before. What category should I be looking

>>>>>>>at in

>>>>>>>it? (The default seems to be Everything.)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Trial and error. Autoruns is very safe to use, any 'uncheck' can easily

>>>>>>reversed ('checked'). Learn how to use Autoruns (info on the download

>>>>>>page), Google for categories prior unchecking an item (righ-click the

>>>>>>service and Google).

>>>>>>Real-time AV/A-S apps. should not be unchecked. There are many software

>>>>>>applications which when downloaded do not need to run at start-up. E.g.

>>>>>>on-demand apps. such as SUPERAntiSpyware Free version, or WordWeb (a

>>>>>>dictionary) etc....

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>Thank you, Kayman! I'll look at the Autoruns info, although msconfig is

>>>>>easier to read (but neither file seems to allow itself to be printed.

>>>>>I'd really like to just print out the file and be able to check things

>>>>>against the information lists online.

>>>>

>>>>At a Command Prompt issue the following commands, pressing enter after

>>>>each:

>>>>

>>>>net start >C:\Startlist.txt

>>>>tasklist /svc >>C:\Startlist.txt

>>>>

>>>>Note the single redirector ">" in the first command and the double one

>>>>">>" in the second command. After you run the commands find the

>>>>Startlist.txt file and have a look at it.

>>>>

>>>>John

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>Thank you, John! I must be doing something wrong, though. First, does it

>>>matter that my command prompt is at C:\Documents and Settings\myname? do

>>>I need to change it to C: before doing anything else? Second, the first

>>>line (net start) seemed OK. When I hit ENTER, I was back at a command

>>>prompt. When I typed in the second command and hit ENTER, however, I got

>>>an error message: 'tasklist' is not recognized as an internet or external

>>>command, operable program or batch file.

>>

>>The commands will run from the C:\Documents and Settings\YourName

>>location. The reason the Tasklist command fails is because you are using

>>Windows XP Home. XP Home doesn't include the Tasklist.exe utility, I

>>can't figure out why Microsoft excludes this utility from the Home

>>Edition, but you can download a copy of it here:

>>http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm Put the utility in your

>>Windows\System32 folder.

>>

>>John

>

>

> Thank you, John! That did it. My fault too. I tried out the initial commands

> on my old computer, which is running XP Home; and when they didn't work

> there, I didn't try on the new computer, which is running XP Pro. Once I

> did, the new one ended up working fine at showing all the services; and I

> downloaded the program to the old computer, which is now able to do the

> same. One more question, though: This list shows all the services. Is there

> a way to show only those at Startup?

 

Run the commands just after you restart the computer.

 

John

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

The date and time was 10/1/2008 12:10 AM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

out on the keyboard:

> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

> news:O$YIHV0IJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> The date and time was 9/30/2008 1:28 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

>> out on the keyboard:

>>

>>> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

>>> news:eFljwXwIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> The date and time was 9/29/2008 8:27 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

>>>> out on the keyboard:

>>>>

>>>>>> Jo-Anne,

>>>>>>

>>>>>> As long as you're sure it has a fast drive, that's good. I've seen to

>>>>>> many laptop manufacturers put in VERY slow drives (4,200 rpm). 5400

>>>>>> rpm to me is still too slow. I've been replacing all the laptop

>>>>>> drives on one network I admin with 7,200 rpm drives and the

>>>>>> performance increase is very evident. That speed makes a huge

>>>>>> difference on how fast things get loaded, especially on startup.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Since you are mainly interested in what loads at startup, you may want

>>>>>> to click on the Logon tab and do a ALT-Printscreen of that for a

>>>>>> printout. You may be able to get everything on one screen depending on

>>>>>> the resolution of your display.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Most laptops come with a lot of junk from the manufacturer. You most

>>>>>> likely can disable anything listed that references a manufacturers

>>>>>> folder (like Dell, HP, etc). If you find it's something you want,

>>>>>> it's easy to enable using Autoruns just by re-checking it and

>>>>>> rebooting.

>>>>>>

>>>>> Thank you again, Terry! Yes, I spent extra for a 7200 rpm drive, and

>>>>> actually the computer boots very quickly--but there's still that sound

>>>>> break-up. And I did notice at least one thing from Dell--QuickSet,

>>>>> which I'm not sure about. It seems to supply a lot of information, but

>>>>> I'm not sure what it actually does. It includes Battery Meter, Power

>>>>> Management Wizard, Location Profiler, System Information, Hotkeys,

>>>>> Internal Network Power Management, and a bunch of other stuff. Not sure

>>>>> if it needs to be there at start-up.

>>>>>

>>>>> I guess I'll do some more checking on that one--and will now look at

>>>>> everything else in Startup. It includes two things from my Acronis True

>>>>> Image backup program and at least one from Adobe Reader. It'll be

>>>>> interesting to see what all goes on when Windows starts.

>>>> I usually remove Quickset from most laptops. While it *may* be a useful

>>>> utility, I've never seen a need for it and no one I know has ever used

>>>> it. All you have to do in Autoruns is uncheck it and it won't load any

>>>> longer. Unchecking it will also remove one more thing from startup to

>>>> test your sound issue. Not using it won't have any adverse effects.

>>>>

>>>> No need for Adobe in startup. Having it load part of itself on startup

>>>> just so you won't notice how much of a bloated program it is in my

>>>> opinion is a poor fix.

>>>>

>>>> You can always try other sounds also. Many are much shorter and that

>>>> might allow the sound to complete before stuttering.

>>>>

>>> Thank you, Terry! You and Malke agree about Quickset and Adobe, and I'll

>>> remove them both.

>> You're welcome Jo-Anne. Report back if any of this clears up your sound

>> issue.

>>

>

> Will do, Terry! Before I start, though, I found one other program that

> appears to be iffy in Startup (I've been checking each item as best I can

> online). It's jusched, which I gather is a Java update scheduler that runs

> once a month. Bleeping Computer called it "undesirable," although I don't

> know if I should leave it or disable it. What do you think?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Jo-Anne

>

>

 

I don't see any need to have programs always checking for updates. I

would disable it or remove the shortcut (by unchecking it in Autoruns-

unchecking doesn't delete, but just disables). Every time you update

Java it will be replaced, so you'll have to remember that also. Most

programs add back the updating service so you'll have to check now and

then to make sure they haven't been added back in.

 

Then check every so often on websites to see if there are updates (Java,

Apple for Quicktime, Adobe, etc). If so, you can download it and not

have their little program running on your computer all the time for nothing.

 

--

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"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

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> Jo-Anne wrote:

>

>> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>> news:uR0SPP0IJHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>>>>news:gbt70t$5n1$1@aioe.org...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>news:%23CYs1wjIJHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:10:04 -0500, Jo-Anne wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Thank you, Malke! I just checked msconfig, and it turns out there

>>>>>>>>are far

>>>>>>>>more programs at startup on my new computer than on my old one (24

>>>>>>>>versus

>>>>>>>>17). Of course, at this point I don't know what is safe to uncheck.

>>>>>>>>Is there

>>>>>>>>a list somewhere of what is/isn't needed at startup?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>I also have Autoruns on my old computer and just downloaded it to

>>>>>>>>the

>>>>>>>>notebook. I haven't used it before. What category should I be

>>>>>>>>looking at in

>>>>>>>>it? (The default seems to be Everything.)

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Trial and error. Autoruns is very safe to use, any 'uncheck' can

>>>>>>>easily

>>>>>>>reversed ('checked'). Learn how to use Autoruns (info on the download

>>>>>>>page), Google for categories prior unchecking an item (righ-click the

>>>>>>>service and Google).

>>>>>>>Real-time AV/A-S apps. should not be unchecked. There are many

>>>>>>>software

>>>>>>>applications which when downloaded do not need to run at start-up.

>>>>>>>E.g.

>>>>>>>on-demand apps. such as SUPERAntiSpyware Free version, or WordWeb (a

>>>>>>>dictionary) etc....

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Thank you, Kayman! I'll look at the Autoruns info, although msconfig

>>>>>>is easier to read (but neither file seems to allow itself to be

>>>>>>printed. I'd really like to just print out the file and be able to

>>>>>>check things against the information lists online.

>>>>>

>>>>>At a Command Prompt issue the following commands, pressing enter after

>>>>>each:

>>>>>

>>>>>net start >C:\Startlist.txt

>>>>>tasklist /svc >>C:\Startlist.txt

>>>>>

>>>>>Note the single redirector ">" in the first command and the double one

>>>>>">>" in the second command. After you run the commands find the

>>>>>Startlist.txt file and have a look at it.

>>>>>

>>>>>John

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Thank you, John! I must be doing something wrong, though. First, does it

>>>>matter that my command prompt is at C:\Documents and Settings\myname? do

>>>>I need to change it to C: before doing anything else? Second, the first

>>>>line (net start) seemed OK. When I hit ENTER, I was back at a command

>>>>prompt. When I typed in the second command and hit ENTER, however, I got

>>>>an error message: 'tasklist' is not recognized as an internet or

>>>>external command, operable program or batch file.

>>>

>>>The commands will run from the C:\Documents and Settings\YourName

>>>location. The reason the Tasklist command fails is because you are using

>>>Windows XP Home. XP Home doesn't include the Tasklist.exe utility, I

>>>can't figure out why Microsoft excludes this utility from the Home

>>>Edition, but you can download a copy of it here:

>>>http://www.computerhope.com/download/winxp.htm Put the utility in your

>>>Windows\System32 folder.

>>>

>>>John

>>

>>

>> Thank you, John! That did it. My fault too. I tried out the initial

>> commands on my old computer, which is running XP Home; and when they

>> didn't work there, I didn't try on the new computer, which is running XP

>> Pro. Once I did, the new one ended up working fine at showing all the

>> services; and I downloaded the program to the old computer, which is now

>> able to do the same. One more question, though: This list shows all the

>> services. Is there a way to show only those at Startup?

>

> Run the commands just after you restart the computer.

>

> John

 

Got it! Thank you again.

 

Jo-Anne

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Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 10/1/2008 12:10 AM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

> out on the keyboard:

>

>> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

>> news:O$YIHV0IJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> The date and time was 9/30/2008 1:28 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

>>> out on the keyboard:

>>>

>>>> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:eFljwXwIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> The date and time was 9/29/2008 8:27 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne

>>>>> pounded out on the keyboard:

>>>>>

>>>>>>> Jo-Anne,

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> As long as you're sure it has a fast drive, that's good. I've seen

>>>>>>> to many laptop manufacturers put in VERY slow drives (4,200 rpm).

>>>>>>> 5400 rpm to me is still too slow. I've been replacing all the

>>>>>>> laptop drives on one network I admin with 7,200 rpm drives and the

>>>>>>> performance increase is very evident. That speed makes a huge

>>>>>>> difference on how fast things get loaded, especially on startup.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Since you are mainly interested in what loads at startup, you may

>>>>>>> want to click on the Logon tab and do a ALT-Printscreen of that for

>>>>>>> a printout. You may be able to get everything on one screen

>>>>>>> depending on the resolution of your display.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Most laptops come with a lot of junk from the manufacturer. You

>>>>>>> most likely can disable anything listed that references a

>>>>>>> manufacturers folder (like Dell, HP, etc). If you find it's

>>>>>>> something you want, it's easy to enable using Autoruns just by

>>>>>>> re-checking it and rebooting.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>> Thank you again, Terry! Yes, I spent extra for a 7200 rpm drive, and

>>>>>> actually the computer boots very quickly--but there's still that

>>>>>> sound break-up. And I did notice at least one thing from

>>>>>> Dell--QuickSet, which I'm not sure about. It seems to supply a lot of

>>>>>> information, but I'm not sure what it actually does. It includes

>>>>>> Battery Meter, Power Management Wizard, Location Profiler, System

>>>>>> Information, Hotkeys, Internal Network Power Management, and a bunch

>>>>>> of other stuff. Not sure if it needs to be there at start-up.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I guess I'll do some more checking on that one--and will now look at

>>>>>> everything else in Startup. It includes two things from my Acronis

>>>>>> True Image backup program and at least one from Adobe Reader. It'll

>>>>>> be interesting to see what all goes on when Windows starts.

>>>>> I usually remove Quickset from most laptops. While it *may* be a

>>>>> useful utility, I've never seen a need for it and no one I know has

>>>>> ever used it. All you have to do in Autoruns is uncheck it and it

>>>>> won't load any longer. Unchecking it will also remove one more thing

>>>>> from startup to test your sound issue. Not using it won't have any

>>>>> adverse effects.

>>>>>

>>>>> No need for Adobe in startup. Having it load part of itself on

>>>>> startup just so you won't notice how much of a bloated program it is

>>>>> in my opinion is a poor fix.

>>>>>

>>>>> You can always try other sounds also. Many are much shorter and that

>>>>> might allow the sound to complete before stuttering.

>>>>>

>>>> Thank you, Terry! You and Malke agree about Quickset and Adobe, and

>>>> I'll remove them both.

>>> You're welcome Jo-Anne. Report back if any of this clears up your sound

>>> issue.

>>>

>

>>

>> Will do, Terry! Before I start, though, I found one other program that

>> appears to be iffy in Startup (I've been checking each item as best I can

>> online). It's jusched, which I gather is a Java update scheduler that

>> runs once a month. Bleeping Computer called it "undesirable," although I

>> don't know if I should leave it or disable it. What do you think?

>>

>> Thank you!

>>

>> Jo-Anne

>

> I don't see any need to have programs always checking for updates. I

> would disable it or remove the shortcut (by unchecking it in Autoruns-

> unchecking doesn't delete, but just disables). Every time you update Java

> it will be replaced, so you'll have to remember that also. Most programs

> add back the updating service so you'll have to check now and then to make

> sure they haven't been added back in.

>

> Then check every so often on websites to see if there are updates (Java,

> Apple for Quicktime, Adobe, etc). If so, you can download it and not have

> their little program running on your computer all the time for nothing.

>

> --

> Terry R.

>

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Thank you, Terry!

 

Jo-Anne

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Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

Just wanted to report that, with the help of this newsgroup, the problem is

solved. Disabling two programs at Startup did it.

 

Thank you, everyone!

 

Jo-Anne

 

"Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message

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> This is a trivial problem, but I wonder if there's something I can do to

> fix it. Ever since I received my new Dell notebook last month (WinXP, SP2

> then but SP3 now), the Start Windows sound begins OK but then has some

> hesitations in it toward the end. All the other sounds are normal. I'd be

> grateful for suggestions.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Jo-Anne

>

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: opening sound corrupted?

 

The date and time was 10/1/2008 2:39 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

out on the keyboard:

> Just wanted to report that, with the help of this newsgroup, the problem is

> solved. Disabling two programs at Startup did it.

>

> Thank you, everyone!

>

> Jo-Anne

>

> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message

> news:OTC2PfcIJHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> This is a trivial problem, but I wonder if there's something I can do to

>> fix it. Ever since I received my new Dell notebook last month (WinXP, SP2

>> then but SP3 now), the Start Windows sound begins OK but then has some

>> hesitations in it toward the end. All the other sounds are normal. I'd be

>> grateful for suggestions.

>>

>> Thank you!

>>

>> Jo-Anne

>>

>

>

 

You're welcome Jo-Anne.

 

Was it Adobe Reader & Quickset? Or two different ones?

 

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"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 10/1/2008 2:39 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded

> out on the keyboard:

>

>> Just wanted to report that, with the help of this newsgroup, the problem

>> is solved. Disabling two programs at Startup did it.

>>

>> Thank you, everyone!

>>

>> Jo-Anne

>>

>> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message

>> news:OTC2PfcIJHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> This is a trivial problem, but I wonder if there's something I can do to

>>> fix it. Ever since I received my new Dell notebook last month (WinXP,

>>> SP2 then but SP3 now), the Start Windows sound begins OK but then has

>>> some hesitations in it toward the end. All the other sounds are normal.

>>> I'd be grateful for suggestions.

>>>

>>> Thank you!

>>>

>>> Jo-Anne

>>>

>>

>>

>

> You're welcome Jo-Anne.

>

> Was it Adobe Reader & Quickset? Or two different ones?

>

> --

> Terry R.

>

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It was indeed Adobe Reader and Quickset. The funny thing is that I was

thinking of also disabling the Java Update Scheduler, when the Java update

icon appeared in my system tray. It does seem a bit silly to have the

updater check every time I turn on my computer, but then again I'm not real

likely to visit the website for updates on my own--and as long as the

problem is fixed, I'm happy.

 

Jo-Anne