Create a User with Minimal Features

[rfj1001]

My video editing software is processor memory intensive and to get it to
work better I manually shut down several programmes in the task bar and task
manager that aren't needed (eg laplink, drawing tablet).

I've created a new user, switched any programmes from the all users start
start-up group but others still start.

My question is - is there a way I can make the start up of the other
programmes user specific (ie not to start if I log onto to the new user

TIA

Rob

 

[NewScience]

Check the registry Run keys:

1. Login as new user, open MSCONFIG, open Startup tab
2. Uncheck anything you don't want for the user (HKCU\....)
3. Uncheck anything in Startup folder (not Common Startup)

You can also look at the HKLM\... Run key and see if you can move anything
from there to the HKCU user for the user that can do everything. That way,
the system HKLM\...\Run key only starts up apps for ALL users that need the
processes.

 

[Rock]

My video editing software is processor memory intensive and to get it to
work better I manually shut down several programmes in the task bar and
task manager that aren't needed (eg laplink, drawing tablet).

I've created a new user, switched any programmes from the all users start
start-up group but others still start.

My question is - is there a way I can make the start up of the other
programmes user specific (ie not to start if I log onto to the new user

Of course you can control what programs start for any user.

First step should be to check in the options for the program you don't want
to start and see if there is a setting to tell it not to run at startup.
The next step is to remove any entries you don't want from the two startup
folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:
Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok

Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys in
the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT
before making any changes to the registry.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm