Load On Boot

[chuck]

/q/ I'm running XP Home SP2. Original load was OEM (emachines)

What processes should I expect to find in task manager on a clean boot
- What would show in Task manager if there were nothing on the machine
except windows (OEM stuff not withstanding)

Anticipate using info to help clean up my startup and trying to ferret
out those that I deem unnecessary.

2nd /q/ Is there any way to prevent stuff like real player update
quicktime and the like from insinuating themselves into my startup?

I can eliminate via msconfig or the registry run, but the next time I
run the prog on purpose, there they are again

Thanks

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Chuck.

What processes should I expect to find in task manager on a clean boot
None!

Is there any way to prevent stuff like real player update
quicktime and the like from insinuating themselves into my startup?

Yes, but it's not easy. Real Player, especially, is very aggressive. Since
I'm not very knowledgeable about this, I'll let someone else educate both of
us. All I know is that neither of these programs would be on our computers
if we had not invited them in. And they are configurable to some degree,
but we have to look closely to see how to avoid their intrusive default
settings - or to remove the defaults, once installed. :>(

RC

 

[Wesley Vogel]

realplay.exe
[[System Tray icon for RealPlayer. If you subsequently start RealPlayer
manually it adds itself back to the start-up list. You can stop this from
happening by right-clicking on the tray icon and disabling SmartCenter via
Preferences]]



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[chuck]

RC

Thanks for the come back.

Just so's I'm clear - you say zero PROCESSES right!? I know I don't
get anything under the APLICATIONS tab. The fact that Processes shows
'system" as the user would lead me to think that there will be some
variety of windows processes running.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Chuck.

Just so's I'm clear - you say zero PROCESSES right!? I know I don't

Whoops! No, I meant zero APPLICATIONS. Sorry for the slip of the
tongue...er, finger. :^{

RC

 

[chuck]

RC

No problem - it's an easy mistake to make

Now that we're on the same applications/processes page - Back to the
original question as to the PROCESSES that will appear on a 'windows
only' load.

I know that explorer.exe will be present - Any ideas - what else?

Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try it, I did.

Followed the procedure at the end of this post.

Here's what I got...

Task Manager Applications tab:
System Configuration Utility (Starts automatically because Selective
Startup)

Task Manager Processes tab:
crss.exe
explorer.exe
lasass.exe
msconfig.exe (Starts automatically because Selective Startup)
services.exe
smss.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe (RpcSs)
svchost.exe (AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, helpsvc,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation, Netman,
Schedule, TermService, winmgmt)
svchost.exe (Dnscache)
System
System Idle Process
winlogon.exe
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[[How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then clear the Process
System.ini File, Process WIn.ini File, and Load Startup Items check
boxes. You cannot clear the Use Original Boot.ini check box.
3. On the Services tab, select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box,
and then click Disable All.
4. Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your computer.]]

[[How to return from a clean boot state
1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and
services.
3. Click OK, and then click Restart when you are prompted to restart your
computer. ]]

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[chuck]

RC

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats's whatta' I wuz'a lookin' for!

Now for some serious background cleanup!

Thanks Loads

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I'm Wes. R.C. is that other fella. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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RC

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats's whatta' I wuz'a lookin' for!

Now for some serious background cleanup!

Thanks Loads

Try it, I did.

Followed the procedure at the end of this post.

Here's what I got...

Task Manager Applications tab:
System Configuration Utility (Starts automatically because Selective
Startup)

Task Manager Processes tab:
crss.exe
explorer.exe
lasass.exe
msconfig.exe (Starts automatically because Selective Startup)
services.exe
smss.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe (RpcSs)
svchost.exe (AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, helpsvc,
LanmanServer, LanmanWorkstation,
Netman, Schedule, TermService,
winmgmt)
svchost.exe (Dnscache)
System
System Idle Process
winlogon.exe
-----

[[How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then
click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then clear the
Process System.ini File, Process WIn.ini File, and Load Startup
Items check boxes. You cannot clear the Use Original Boot.ini
check box.
3. On the Services tab, select the Hide All Microsoft Services check
box, and then click Disable All.
4. Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your computer.]]

[[How to return from a clean boot state
1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then
click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device
drivers and services.
3. Click OK, and then click Restart when you are prompted to restart
your computer. ]]

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353