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shortening boot-up time
My WINME takes too long to boot up.
On completion (quiet hard disk), I click Cntl+Alt+Del and see programs already loaded and running in the background. Since I don't need all of them right away, is it possible to eliminate them from start up ? Is it true that I can call them up, if necessary by some shortcut icon on the desktop ? Thanks. Asoke Majumdar |
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shortening boot-up time
Have a look at these sites for help with programs running at start up.
This is an old post but should give you useful information to help you. Joan A good process viewer will tell you everything that is running, to include background processes. Try Process Explorer, free from www.sysinternals.com .. CTRL-ALT-DEL will bring up the End Task window, however, it will not show every running process. Most apps can be disabled from within the app itself by using Properties or Settings or Options......the best way to disable an app. Here are some sites that will help you trim your startup axis......they will tell you what is needed and what is 'fluff.' http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm Asoke Majumdar wrote: My WINME takes too long to boot up. On completion (quiet hard disk), I click Cntl+Alt+Del and see programs already loaded and running in the background. Since I don't need all of them right away, is it possible to eliminate them from start up ? Is it true that I can call them up, if necessary by some shortcut icon on the desktop ? Thanks. Asoke Majumdar |
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Asoke Majumdar had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: My WINME takes too long to boot up. On completion (quiet hard disk), I click Cntl+Alt+Del and see programs already loaded and running in the background. Since I don't need all of them right away, is it possible to eliminate them from start up ? Is it true that I can call them up, if necessary by some shortcut icon on the desktop ? Thanks. Asoke Majumdar If you think that will help... Pesky Startup Apps: http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/startupapps.html A few words though... There are links on said page - you might want to look at 'em. Don't just disable stuff - look and see what it is first. Safe mode is your friend if you get too stuck. Safe Mode: http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/safemode.html Backup is an even better friend when Safe Mode lets you down... Backup! Image/Clone: http://kgiii.info/windows/all/advanced/image-clone.html -- Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE) http://dts-l.org/ http://kgiii.info/ "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." - Sherlock Holmes |
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