Programs at Windows startup

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 03:43 AM

Newbie here, having a small problem with startup and can't find any info on how to correct it. I have, I believe, too many programs starting and running at startup. There is a list of these programs like on msconfig etc. I would like to stop some of these programs from starting up but don't want to destroy my computer either. I know how to stop them, but don't know how critical they are. Can someone help me out, if I have to send them a list of these programs, I will. Thank you all in advance, Take Care, Ken

pelvis_3 · 29-01-2006, 05:40 AM

If you give us a list of what is starting up, we can then tell you what you can safely disable

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 05:56 AM

I will do that, will get the list together and send it to ya as soon as I can, thank you for the help

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pelvis_3

If you give us a list of what is starting up, we can then tell you what you can safely disable

These are the ones I don't know what they are, Hoping you do!

HPDJ taskbar utility
nvcpldaemon
nvcpl
ohitp
gcasserv
ctsysvol
mcvsshld
mscifapp
mpftray
mcagent
mcupdate
oasclnt
mcmnhdlr
hpztsb11

all but the first one are from the msconfig startup screen. If you need anymore info, please let me know, Thanks again, Ken

Addis · 29-01-2006, 10:45 AM

Thats not really a bad startup list, a lot of them are antivirus services, ms antispyware or driver software. What is your problem? Maybe its something unrelated to startup programs.

Waffle · 29-01-2006, 10:58 AM

If you go to Start>>Run>> and type in "msconfig" (no quotations), you will be able to choose specifically what is loaded when the computer boots...hit the startup tab, and you can safely disable anything in that list..obviously stuff like antivirus, wireless connection utilities etc etc will be necessary, but you can disable most of them. I myself have only 2 programs that load up with windows ~ AVG and Steam.

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waffle

If you go to Start>>Run>> and type in "msconfig" (no quotations), you will be able to choose specifically what is loaded when the computer boots...hit the startup tab, and you can safely disable anything in that list..obviously stuff like antivirus, wireless connection utilities etc etc will be necessary, but you can disable most of them. I myself have only 2 programs that load up with windows ~ AVG and Steam.

Thats what I'm after, programs that don't really need to be on that list. You say you only have 2 running, can you go through my list and tell me which one's I don't need at startup, Looking to make the procedure of me turning on the computer and be able to get going without waiting too awful long. Thats why I'm here on this forum to be able to get help from the one's who know what they are talking about. Any help from anybody would be greatly appreciated. I understand, that when you take these programs out of the startup, all you have to do is click on the icons to get them started again if you need them, correct? Thanks again and have a great day!

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Addis

Thats not really a bad startup list, a lot of them are antivirus services, ms antispyware or driver software. What is your problem? Maybe its something unrelated to startup programs.

Not really a problem, just trying to get the system going quicker with maybe cleaning up the startup. I think it's taking a lot of time from the time I turn it on til the time I can do what I have to do. I just sent a thread to waffle, if I can get some help getting some of that list off the startup, it might help to optimize the time. As long as I don't mess myself up with stopping needed programs at startup, I be okay. Thanks for any help! There is also a part of the ms antispy beta that has a "startup optimize" that also has a list. I'm going to wait on that one until I get the main startup taken care of.

megamaced · 29-01-2006, 04:32 PM

There are other ways to increase your system performance & startup times. You should defragment your hard disk for example.

Download and install this program: www.ccleaner.com. It's a registry cleaner & optimiser.

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 05:12 PM

Thanks, will try that, but still want to get these startup programs to a minimum, but really don't know what will happen when I do. Not familiar with the terms they use on these lists. Thank you for your help, take care, Ken

megamaced · 29-01-2006, 05:14 PM

What programs appear in your statup folder?

Start > All programs > Startup

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by megamaced

What programs appear in your statup folder?

Start > All programs > Startup

Strange enough it only shows one, for my 3 in 1 printer. However, when I run my PC Doc Pro, in the startup optimizer, it has a bunch of them. Really don't know what to do here. Just ran a new program, CCleaner, hoping that will help speed things up. I did send a thread a bit ago with some of the startups that show in msconfig. Check the previous thread, and thank you for trying to help, very much appreciated, Ken

trkrdude4501 · 29-01-2006, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megamaced

There are other ways to increase your system performance & startup times. You should defragment your hard disk for example.

Download and install this program: www.ccleaner.com. It's a registry cleaner & optimiser.

Did the CCleaner thing and it showed quite a bit of junk files and junk. Hope that will help, Thanks again!

UnSeEn · 29-01-2006, 09:10 PM

A great program for getting rid of start-up programs, cleaning up the registry, and a bunch of other useful tools is TuneUp Utilities 2006. It's only a 30 day trial, but within 30 minutes of using it, you can speed up your computer so much. Search it on Google and see what you come up with. It's such an awesome program. Cheers.

megamaced · 30-01-2006, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnSeEn

A great program for getting rid of start-up programs, cleaning up the registry, and a bunch of other useful tools is TuneUp Utilities 2006. It's only a 30 day trial, but within 30 minutes of using it, you can speed up your computer so much. Search it on Google and see what you come up with. It's such an awesome program. Cheers.

I loved TuneUp Utilities 2006 so much, I went out and bought it

It has the best registry cleaner I have ever seen!

29-01-2006, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
trkrdude4501 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: Posts: 9 Status: Offline	Programs at Windows startup Newbie here, having a small problem with startup and can't find any info on how to correct it. I have, I believe, too many programs starting and running at startup. There is a list of these programs like on msconfig etc. I would like to stop some of these programs from starting up but don't want to destroy my computer either. I know how to stop them, but don't know how critical they are. Can someone help me out, if I have to send them a list of these programs, I will. Thank you all in advance, Take Care, Ken

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29-01-2006, 05:56 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
trkrdude4501 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: Posts: 9 Status: Offline	I will do that, will get the list together and send it to ya as soon as I can, thank you for the help

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Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	If you go to Start>>Run>> and type in "msconfig" (no quotations), you will be able to choose specifically what is loaded when the computer boots...hit the startup tab, and you can safely disable anything in that list..obviously stuff like antivirus, wireless connection utilities etc etc will be necessary, but you can disable most of them. I myself have only 2 programs that load up with windows ~ AVG and Steam.

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	There are other ways to increase your system performance & startup times. You should defragment your hard disk for example. Download and install this program: www.ccleaner.com. It's a registry cleaner & optimiser.

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trkrdude4501 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: Posts: 9 Status: Offline	Thanks, will try that, but still want to get these startup programs to a minimum, but really don't know what will happen when I do. Not familiar with the terms they use on these lists. Thank you for your help, take care, Ken

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	What programs appear in your statup folder? Start > All programs > Startup

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