mconfig startup

[nybarton]

Where can I find the descriptions for items listed in MSCONFIG STARTUP and
if it's safe to uncheck any of the boxes? I think there are some programs
running in the background that may not be necessary and are slowing down my
processor. In particular, there seems to be a Symantec shared program
called "ccAPP.exe" that doesn't close right away whenever I restart or close
down Windows..... I get a window and progress bar that shows the program is
ending. After that completes, Windows shuts down or restarts. Thanks.

 

[peter]

here is the site for ccAPP.exe
http://www.auditmypc.com/process/ccapp.asp

Some of the tiltles/programs listed under MSconfig are easy to figure out
some are not.
If you do a google search on the program/file name you will find what it
relates to and then you can decide wether you wish it to start or
not......Not everybody's list is the same

peter

 

[Stubbo_of_Oz]

Where can I find the descriptions for items listed in MSCONFIG STARTUP and
if it's safe to uncheck any of the boxes? I think there are some programs
running in the background that may not be necessary and are slowing down my
processor. In particular, there seems to be a Symantec shared program
called "ccAPP.exe" that doesn't close right away whenever I restart or close
down Windows..... I get a window and progress bar that shows the program is
ending. After that completes, Windows shuts down or restarts. Thanks.

Everything you need to know here:-

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

 

[nybarton]

Peter and Stubbo, thanks for the info. As for ccAPP.exe, now I know I can't
get rid of it because it's a core component of my Norton antivirus program.
As for the site Stubbo posted, now I can learn what all of the items are.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Ny

Msconfig should not be used to permanently stop programs from running
at Start Up. The utility is a Diagnostic Tool. Use other ways to stop a
programme running at Start-Up.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England

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