Very nice startup utility

[sabresonic]

shows description + product name + version of any startup file. also marks any
spyware/ adware it finds. no install, and only 24kb.

"The StartupRun utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded
automatically when Windows boots. For each application, additional information is
displayed (Product Name, File Version, Description, and Company Name), in order to
allow you to easily identify the applications that are loaded at Windows startup.
if StartupRun identifies a spyware or adware program that runs at startup, it
automatically paints it in pink color. In addition, you are allowed to Edit,
disable, enable and delete the selected startup entries. You can also save the
list of startup items into a text or html files, and even add a new startup entry
to the Registry."

http://riedersoft.myftp.org:85/~users/nirsoft/utils/strun.html


many more intresting freewares by the same authour:

http://nirsoft.mirrorz.com/

 

[Glenn]

Thanks, that is a good little program.

I'd been looking for that darned c-media mixer load for sometime and for
some reason didn't think to look in the registers. The program pointed it
right out and I disabled, not deleted, it. Thanks again.

Glenn

 

[Alan]

shows description + product name + version of any startup file. also
marks any spyware/ adware it finds. no install, and only 24kb.

http://riedersoft.myftp.org:85/~users/nirsoft/utils/strun.html

Also nice is the feature to identify BHOs:
Browser Helper Object is an ActiveX object that automatically created
when you run the Internet Explorer browser. It usually run as hidden
component in the background, and It has full access to all events and
properties of your browser. Some applications, like "Download
Accelerator" (DAP), use this feature for "good" purpose - in order to
make an integration with Internet Explorer browser. However, there are
some spywares and adwares that install themselves as Browser Helper
Object without your permission, and use it to spy your browsing habits
or to bother you with unwanted ad popups. Moreover, BHO also might crash
your browser, or to cause it to run slower than normal.
Starting from version 1.10, StartupRun displays that list of "Browser
Helper Objects" that are installed on your system. If there is any
"Browser Helper Object" that you don't know what it does, I recommend
you to disable it, especially if you experience some strange browsing
problems. The "Company" and the "Product Name" fields can help you to
identify the application behind the installed BHO.

I don't know of any other startup manager with this valuable feature.
Nice find!

 

[null]

Also nice is the feature to identify BHOs:

Better yet:
http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html


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