loading up computer

[Guest]

When my computer starts up it runs start up for a number of programs such as
window messenger, and other programs and takes ages to start up how can i
fasten up thiss process and only open programs when i need them rather than
waiting for them to load in the first place

 

[Alias~-]

When my computer starts up it runs start up for a number of programs such as
window messenger, and other programs and takes ages to start up how can i
fasten up thiss process and only open programs when i need them rather than
waiting for them to load in the first place

Go into each program's preferences/options and disable the feature to
load when Windows starts.

Some programs don't have the feature to disable starting up with Windows
but you can stop them from starting by going to Start/Run and type in
MSCONFIG. Then click on the Startup tab and clear whatever program you
don't want starting with Windows.

Alias

 

[Malke]

When my computer starts up it runs start up for a number of programs
such as window messenger, and other programs and takes ages to start
up how can i fasten up thiss process and only open programs when i
need them rather than waiting for them to load in the first place

Open each program that is starting with Windows and look for Options or
Preferences. Most programs will have a place where you can tell them
not to start with Windows.

If there are programs or processes running where you can't find an
option, use the System Configuration Utility.

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab
and find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply
and OK out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time
you do you'll get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick
the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

And finally, here are some sites where you can look up what you see on
the Startup tab using msconfig:

http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm - What loads at Startup?
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php

Do not disable any services by using msconfig.

Malke

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

When my computer starts up it runs start up for a number of programs
such as window messenger, and other programs and takes ages to start
up how can i fasten up thiss process and only open programs when i
need them rather than waiting for them to load in the first place

My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it takes
to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is otherwise
satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about. Most people start their
computers once a day or even less frequently. In the overall scheme of
things, even a few minutes to start up isn't very important. Personally I
power on my computer when I get up in the morning, then go get my coffee.
When I come back, it's done booting. I don'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 what programs
start automatically, and you may want to stop some of them from starting
that way. On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually
choose the option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). Many
can easily and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG
from the Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you
don't want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost
in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more information
about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.