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Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until required1 person needs an answerI do too
June 29th, 2010 9:13pm

Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until requiredEasy done!Download this tool (Autorun) and remove the entry from the Run or start up:Autoruns for Windows v10.01http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx[-]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = Remove whatever you want from the startup. [-]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = Remove whatever you want from the startup .nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
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June 29th, 2010 10:44pm

On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:13:51 +0000, Ivandeb wrote: > Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until required My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long ittakes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed isotherwise satisfactory, it is not generally worth worrying about. Mostpeople start their computers once a day or even less frequently. Inthe overall scheme of things, even a few minutes to start up isn'tvery important. Personally I power on my computer when I get up in themorning, then go get my coffee. When I come back, it's done booting. Idon't know how long it took to boot and I don't care. However if you do want to address it, it may be because of whatprograms start automatically, and you may want to stop some of themfrom starting that way. On each program you don't want to startautomatically, check its Options to see if it has the choice not tostart (make sure you actually choose the option not to run it, notjust a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily and best be stoppedthat way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the Start | Runline, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't want tostart automatically. However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose ofrunning the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tellyou, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programsyou run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, butothers have no effect on performance. Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should dois determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and whatthe cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can getmore information about these with internet searches and asking aboutspecifics here. Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informeddecision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of. Ken Blake
June 29th, 2010 11:24pm

Nass1Many thanks Nass, what would we do without guys liky youThanks for taking the time to helpRegards Ivan
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June 30th, 2010 5:27pm

Glad to help and you are welcome. nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
June 30th, 2010 6:26pm

Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until requiredMy reply is in no way intended to diminish the advice given by nass1. However, it is my experience and opinion to never advise the OP to edit the registry. I am aware a software was suggested to accomplish the task. However, the advice given by Ken is a solid common sense approach to the issue. I agree with him completely. I am not a huge fan of third party applications making changes to my registry. This is especially true when Windows contains a tool to accomplish the task. Just my opinion and experience with issues such as these.Regards,JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..
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June 30th, 2010 8:58pm

Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until requiredMy reply is in no way intended to diminish the advice given by nass1. However, it is my experience and opinion to never advise the OP to edit the registry. I am aware a software was suggested to accomplish the task. However, the advice given by Ken is a solid common sense approach to the issue. I agree with him completely. I am not a huge fan of third party applications making changes to my registry. This is especially true when Windows contains a tool to accomplish the task. Just my opinion and experience with issues such as these.Regards,JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..Hi Joel,No offence at all Joel! But this is not a third-party tool. It is from Microsoft and trusted by everyone in the IT Field.If Microsoft not to be trusted then we shouldn't be here.Regards,nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
June 30th, 2010 9:22pm

Hi Joel,No offence at all Joel! But this is not a third-party tool. It is from Microsoft and trusted by everyone in the IT Field.If Microsoft not to be trusted then we shouldn't be here.Regards,nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.ukHi nass1;I do see that the driver is digitally signed by Microsoft as I was previously unaware of. I, therefore, stand corrected in my initial assertion. I downloaded the software and will give it a whirl. I have seen other post here recommending it but, never tried it before. Seems to have alot of features. I believe, however, my primary concern is giving the OP registry entries to alter.. That, as I am sure you know, can lead to a major disaster....lol.Regards,JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..
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June 30th, 2010 9:44pm

Hi Joel,No offence at all Joel! But this is not a third-party tool. It is from Microsoft and trusted by everyone in the IT Field.If Microsoft not to be trusted then we shouldn't be here.Regards,nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.ukHi nass1;I do see that the driver is digitally signed by Microsoft as I was previously unaware of. I, therefore, stand corrected in my initial assertion. I downloaded the software and will give it a whirl. I have seen other post here recommending it but, never tried it before. Seems to have alot of features. I believe, however, my primary concern is giving the OP registry entries to alter.. That, as I am sure you know, can lead to a major disaster....lol.Regards,JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..Hi Joel,This utility and other been acquired by Microsoft a couple of years ago from Sysinternals.Very nice tool and there are many tools listed here on this link:Sysinternals Livehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspxMark Russinovich is a well known individual in Microsoft and out of Microsoft, his contribution in many tools which helped millions worldwide is well recognised and appreciated.About the registry editing, I agree with you when the OP will go willy nilly deleting entries which he doesn't know. But doing the way been instructed and with the tool been given no way He/She will go wrong unless theCat jumped on the Keyboard....Ouch!! lolRegards, nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
June 30th, 2010 10:24pm

Hi Joel,This utility and other been acquired by Microsoft a couple of years ago from Sysinternals.Very nice tool and there are many tools listed here on this link:Sysinternals Livehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspxMark Russinovich is a well known individual in Microsoft and out of Microsoft, his contribution in many tools which helped millions worldwide is well recognised and appreciated.About the registry editing, I agree with you when the OP will go willy nilly deleting entries which he doesn't know. But doing the way been instructed and with the tool been given no way He/She will go wrong unless theCatjumped on the Keyboard....Ouch!! lolRegards, nass -- http://www.nasstec.co.ukThanks for the link. I will certainly check it out.Regards,JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..
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June 30th, 2010 10:32pm

On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:58:31 +0000, joelj1964 wrote:Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until requiredMy reply is in no way intended to diminish the advice given by nass1. However, it is my experience and opinion to never advise the OP to edit the registry. I am aware a software was suggested to accomplish the task. However, the advice given by Ken is a solid common sense approach to the issue. I agree with him completely. Thanks very much for the kind words, Joel.I am not a huge fan of third party applications making changes to my registry. This is especially true when Windows contains a tool to accomplish the task. Just my opinion and experience with issues such as these.But note that what Nass recommended is a Microsoft tool, not athird-party one. I normally recommend using MSCONFIG instead, notbecause it's better than Autoruns (it isn't better; Autoruns isactually better), but because everyone already has it installed, it'seasy to use, and it meets most people's needs. MSCONFIG was originallymeant as a diagnostic tool, not one for making permanent changes, butit works for making permanent changes too.Ken Blake
June 30th, 2010 11:50pm

On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:58:31 +0000, joelj1964 wrote:Prevent programs from starting up on pc start until requiredMy reply is in no way intended to diminish the advice given by nass1. However, it is my experience and opinion to never advise the OP to edit the registry. I am aware a software was suggested to accomplish the task. However, the advice given by Ken is a solid common sense approach to the issue. I agree with him completely.Thanks very much for the kind words, Joel.I am not a huge fan of third party applications making changes to my registry. This is especially true when Windows contains a tool to accomplish the task. Just my opinion and experience with issues such as these.But note that what Nass recommended is a Microsoft tool, not athird-party one. I normally recommend using MSCONFIG instead, notbecause it's better than Autoruns (it isn't better; Autoruns isactually better), but because everyone already has it installed, it'seasy to use, and it meets most people's needs. MSCONFIG was originallymeant as a diagnostic tool, not one for making permanent changes, butit works for making permanent changes too.Ken BlakeYou are welcome Ken and yes nass1 did later explain that to me and I concede I was uninformed. I have downloaded the program and intend to play with it when I get the chance.Regards, Sometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all..
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July 1st, 2010 12:08am

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