stop load at startup

[Guest monteiro]

how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

[Guest Detlev Dreyer]

Re: stop load at startup

 

"monteiro" <monteiro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

 

1. Install software only if you *really* need that software.

2. Select "User defined" rather than "Default" during install.

3. Remove any resource consuming software like Norton or ZoneAlarm.

4. Double-click or right click the tray icons in order to access the

program settings and search for the option to disable the automatic

start. Sometimes, that option is hard to find.

5. If there is no such option, Start > Run: MSCONFIG > Startup tab.

6. Programs running in the background usually do not slow down the

system unless virulent or running on old/poor hardware.

7. Check the system for malware (viruses, worms, trojans, spyware).

 

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[Guest Daddio]

RE: stop load at startup

 

Go to start, go to run type in "msconfig" (without quotes. Hit enter, the

Microsoft Configuration utility will appear.

 

Go to the startup tab. In this area uncheck the the items you want out of

start up. I recommend you leave all items such as antivirus/firewalls. If you

see odd items unfamiliar to you (which you didn't install) take note of them

as they might be active trojan spyware mechanisms. Run your protective

software (antivirus/anti spyware) but also uncheck them.

 

This configuration utility requires a reboot after making these changes.

This will help somewhat.

 

Daddio

 

"monteiro" wrote:

> how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

[Guest monteiro]

Re: stop load at startup

 

 

i have this ccAPP in msconfig (norton anti-virus) but i remove this

anti-virus at 6 moths ago how to delete this from msconfig

"Detlev Dreyer" wrote:

> "monteiro" <monteiro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> > how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

>

> 1. Install software only if you *really* need that software.

> 2. Select "User defined" rather than "Default" during install.

> 3. Remove any resource consuming software like Norton or ZoneAlarm.

> 4. Double-click or right click the tray icons in order to access the

> program settings and search for the option to disable the automatic

> start. Sometimes, that option is hard to find.

> 5. If there is no such option, Start > Run: MSCONFIG > Startup tab.

> 6. Programs running in the background usually do not slow down the

> system unless virulent or running on old/poor hardware.

> 7. Check the system for malware (viruses, worms, trojans, spyware).

>

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> d-d

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[Guest Detlev Dreyer]

Re: stop load at startup

 

"monteiro" <monteiro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> i have this ccAPP in msconfig (norton anti-virus) but i remove

> this anti-virus at 6 moths ago how to delete this from msconfig

 

That removal process was not completed, apparently. You could

disable that entry in MSCONFIG, however, you might be better off

when running this particular Symantec removal tool in addition:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

 

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[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: stop load at startup

 

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:02:01 -0700, monteiro

<monteiro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> how i stop programs to load at star up

 

 

See below.

 

> this slow down my computer

 

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

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.

 

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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