Startup Items- slow startup performance

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:01:29 +0000, rmdl wrote:

My 'Startup Items' are 30. Ouch.

No, the number is not an issue. What they are may be an issue.

Here's my standard message on this subject:

First, note that you should be concerned with all programs that

start automatically, not just with those that go into the system tray.

Not all auto-starting programs manifest themselves by an icon in the

tray.

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 try

internet 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.

Ken Blake

I would leave some of the Dell stuff, but otherwise remove everything from startup.  Too many software vendors insist their programs run at startup and add updaters as well.  Many can be called malware.  Go to Start | Run and type msconfig and there you can disable any startup items and also any non-Microsoft services.

Its not so much what is installed on your system, as it is what is running, and if all those programs want to run at startup (when none of them need to (e.g. quicktime and realplayer)), then your system is going to be slow as molasses in Antarctica.

steve

"rmdl" wrote in message news:26b9596f-12b8-4f8e-b738-a2cd59aa36d1...

My 'Startup Items' are 30. Ouch. How can I discern what I really need for startup and what I do not need? Are there Startups listed below that I should delete totally? Are there ones listed that I should keep, but not have in my startup?

I'm assuming I go into Windows Defender - Tools - Software Explorer- Startup.  Since I have never done anything in Software Explorer- startup, I'm not certain how to 'delete permantly' vs. keeping, but changing out of startup.

If you have input to what I can delete or move out of startup, I would appreciate it. What I usually do on the computer is  internet  surfing, emailing, and simple gaming. I do work in Wordperfect occasionally. Also, alot of photographs are on the computer and I will soon be getting into photo editing.

Here are my "Startup Items": I know there are many listed here, but I'm hoping someone may have suggestions for  one of them. Hpefully more! Thanks.

 (I did not type in all of the endings at the end of the program name - e.g. exe., startup, splash,

C:\Program Files\Virtual Assistant\bin

C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfcmon\BRMFCWND.exe  (I'm assuming my printer)

C:\Program Files\Brother/Control Center

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office

C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak Easy Share Software

C:\Program Files\Dell Support

C:\Program Files\Windows Defender

C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\Default Manager

C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update

C:\Program Files\Rea;\Update

C:\Program Files\Adobe Reader 9.0

C:\Program Files\Dell Support Center\bin

C:\Program Files\Dell Support Center\gs

C:\Program Files\Embarq Online Security

C:\Program Files\MusicMatch Jukebox\mmtask

C:\Program Files\Jusicmatch\musicmatch jukebox\mm-tray

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Installshield\updateservice\

C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask

C:\Program Files\Cyberlink\powerdvd\dvd

C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\core

C:\Documemts amd Settings\All Users\Start Menu\programs\startup\microsoft Works Calendar Reminders. Ink

C:\Documents and Settings(my name)\my documents\my pictures\picasa2\picasa\mediadetector.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lgfxpers.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe

C:WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe

I am also posting a few other questions.