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Starting Windows
Name: orangehenry Date: August 14, 2003 at 14:42:46 Pacific OS: Windows 98 SE CPU/Ram: 600Mhz/126 Ram
Comment:
What programs need to start up with windows? I'd like to remove all possible for the fastest start up time, but i'm afraid of damaging my system somehow.
Name: Lee Date: August 14, 2003 at 14:57:31 Pacific
Reply:
run msconfig from start>run and click the startup tab there you can uncheck boxes next to progranms ou dont wnat to run when windows starts up each time and dont worry there is not anything in there that i know of that could mess up windows if you are still unsure uncheck a few boxes at a time and then restart and then keep doing it until you have diabled what you want
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Response Number 2
Name: Vijaytantry Date: August 14, 2003 at 15:03:42 Pacific
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Hi There While doing msconfig u can uncjheck all the files except the ones listed below: 1. System Tray 2. Task Monitor 3. Scan Registry 4. Load Power Profile 5. Load Power Profile 6. Antivirus Applications
Try this out and decrease the system startup time.
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Response Number 3
Name: BILL LOCKIE Date: August 14, 2003 at 19:34:12 Pacific
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Let me jump in here. I wanted, also, to shorten my startup time, so I removed the check marks from AtiPTA, Backup Sceduler, Real Tray, Crical Update and MM Tray. I then pressed APPLY and then OK and then rebooted. All the items I had unchecked were checked again. The list keeps getting longert. How can I edit the Startup list to remove duplicate entries? BILL
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