BlondeByChoice said:
PLEASE
I would like a list of NECESSARY programs to have in start up and how
to do it using msconfig.
Windows requires none of them. The only necessary ones are those *you*
require. Certianly you want to auto-start your security-oriented
programs--anti-virus, firewall, etc.--but almost everything else is up to
you.. Here's my standard blurb on this subject:
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.
The wording in msconfig XP is not like ME was, therefore, when I
look at the list, I don't know what the program is. I play games
alot, and don't want anything running that doesn't have to.
You can email me at (e-mail address removed) I will dance at your
next wedding. LOL
Sorry, no E-mail support, and I'm not planning on any more weddings. ;-)
