My home machine is getting slower by the day. Memory use
seems to be the culprit.

Is there an easy way to view and turn off all non-
essential programs/processes that are not needed at each
start-up?

I would rather open applications when I need them, rather
than at each start-up.

Any help is appreciated, thanks
John

Start - Programs - Startup

You may want to re-install some programs, and during the install, turn off
all automated features (tray icons, auto starts, etc.) You'll find some of
these options when you select "Custom Install".

Dave

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0d9201c3d60a$f93e42d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My home machine is getting slower by the day. Memory use
> seems to be the culprit.
>
> Is there an easy way to view and turn off all non-
> essential programs/processes that are not needed at each
> start-up?
>
> I would rather open applications when I need them, rather
> than at each start-up.
>
> Any help is appreciated, thanks
> John

The more 'friendly' apps often have a 'options' entry to disable auto start.
You can also obtain msconfig.exe an MS app missing frm Win2K - though may be
included in SP4 - in which you can disable startup apps.
There are also a number of shareware startup apps available
David

"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Start - Programs - Startup
>
> You may want to re-install some programs, and during the install, turn off
> all automated features (tray icons, auto starts, etc.) You'll find some of
> these options when you select "Custom Install".
>
> Dave
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0d9201c3d60a$f93e42d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My home machine is getting slower by the day. Memory use
> > seems to be the culprit.
> >
> > Is there an easy way to view and turn off all non-
> > essential programs/processes that are not needed at each
> > start-up?
> >
> > I would rather open applications when I need them, rather
> > than at each start-up.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated, thanks
> > John
>
>

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My home machine is getting slower by the day. Memory use
>seems to be the culprit.
>
>Is there an easy way to view and turn off all non-
>essential programs/processes that are not needed at each
>start-up?
>
>I would rather open applications when I need them, rather
>than at each start-up.

Google for "CodeStuff Starter" or various "startup manager"s.