MSCONFIG: how to sort it out?

[jav]

I'm running XP Professional on a Pentium 4 with 512 Meg RAM. Booting the
computer
takes forever (well, several minutes actually....).

I've run Ad-Aware, SpyBot, WinCleaner and the Microsoft Anti-Spyware
programs
to clean up as much junk as I can. It still boots VERY slowly

When I run MSCONFIG, there are several tabs (SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, BOOT.INI,
Services, Startup) with a slew of subentries.

I'd like to minimize the files/programs loading on starting without
crippling my system.
Is there a program for a non-expert to sort out the wheat from the chaff?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it to find
where something is loading from. Best thing is, it only runs when you start
it. StartMan does not run in the background.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter!]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Richard]

If you have XP SP2 you might not want to use MSCONFIG. Here is a very good
resource for any version:
http://www.blackviper.com/

 

[Boris Yankov]

You may want to try out InControl Startup Manager.
It is found here: http://www.get-in-control.com

 

[Bob Burns]

I get a "package is damaged " message when I try to run the downloaded file.

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA

StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in
StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it to
find
where something is loading from. Best thing is, it only runs when you
start
it. StartMan does not run in the background.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line
parameter!]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I'm running XP Professional on a Pentium 4 with 512 Meg RAM. Booting
the computer
takes forever (well, several minutes actually....).

I've run Ad-Aware, SpyBot, WinCleaner and the Microsoft Anti-Spyware
programs
to clean up as much junk as I can. It still boots VERY slowly

When I run MSCONFIG, there are several tabs (SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI,
BOOT.INI, Services, Startup) with a slew of subentries.

I'd like to minimize the files/programs loading on starting without
crippling my system.
Is there a program for a non-expert to sort out the wheat from the
chaff?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Bob,

The download is a self-extracting EXE file.

Delete the one you downloaded and try downloading it again. I have no idea
why but this sometimes happens with downloads. Maybe part of the download
is stuck over Siberia in cyberspace.

The should be 1.35 MB (1,423,382 bytes).

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I get a "package is damaged " message when I try to run the
downloaded file.

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA

StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in
StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it
to find
where something is loading from. Best thing is, it only runs when
you start
it. StartMan does not run in the background.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to
take control of all those pesky programs and background services
that load and run at logon - most of which you probably don't need.
As well as providing the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or
disable startups, StartMan also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate
a specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line
parameter!]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I'm running XP Professional on a Pentium 4 with 512 Meg RAM. Booting
the computer
takes forever (well, several minutes actually....).

I've run Ad-Aware, SpyBot, WinCleaner and the Microsoft Anti-Spyware
programs
to clean up as much junk as I can. It still boots VERY slowly

When I run MSCONFIG, there are several tabs (SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI,
BOOT.INI, Services, Startup) with a slew of subentries.

I'd like to minimize the files/programs loading on starting without
crippling my system.
Is there a program for a non-expert to sort out the wheat from the
chaff?

 

[Bob Burns]

Tried the download twice yesterday and once this AM with the same result.
Downloads a file, but will not open. File is only 804kb. I did see a note
somewhere else that startman is no longer active.

I did download "starter" which looks like a good program but does not give
me any option to solve my problem. If I disable in "all users" it also
disables in "current user".

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA

Bob,

The download is a self-extracting EXE file.

Delete the one you downloaded and try downloading it again. I have no
idea
why but this sometimes happens with downloads. Maybe part of the download
is stuck over Siberia in cyberspace.

The should be 1.35 MB (1,423,382 bytes).

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I get a "package is damaged " message when I try to run the
downloaded file.

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA

StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in
StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it
to find
where something is loading from. Best thing is, it only runs when
you start
it. StartMan does not run in the background.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to
take control of all those pesky programs and background services
that load and run at logon - most of which you probably don't need.
As well as providing the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or
disable startups, StartMan also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate
a specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line
parameter!]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In jav <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I'm running XP Professional on a Pentium 4 with 512 Meg RAM. Booting
the computer
takes forever (well, several minutes actually....).

I've run Ad-Aware, SpyBot, WinCleaner and the Microsoft Anti-Spyware
programs
to clean up as much junk as I can. It still boots VERY slowly

When I run MSCONFIG, there are several tabs (SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI,
BOOT.INI, Services, Startup) with a slew of subentries.

I'd like to minimize the files/programs loading on starting without
crippling my system.
Is there a program for a non-expert to sort out the wheat from the
chaff?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Bob,

FWIW, I just downloaded startman10396.exe twice. Both 1.35 MB (1,423,382
bytes).

You might want to have a look at this...

Installing and running software in Windows XP
http://www.rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm

[[This page is an attempt to explain how software should be installed and
used in a Windows XP system.]]

Subjects include:
1. Installing software for everybody
2. Running software in limited user accounts
3. Restricting access to some programs
4. FAQ's and issues


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Tried the download twice yesterday and once this AM with the same
result. Downloads a file, but will not open. File is only 804kb. I
did see a note somewhere else that startman is no longer active.

I did download "starter" which looks like a good program but does not
give me any option to solve my problem. If I disable in "all users"
it also disables in "current user".

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA

Bob,

The download is a self-extracting EXE file.

Delete the one you downloaded and try downloading it again. I have
no idea
why but this sometimes happens with downloads. Maybe part of the
download is stuck over Siberia in cyberspace.

The should be 1.35 MB (1,423,382 bytes).

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I get a "package is damaged " message when I try to run the
downloaded file.

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA
StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at
startup. StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out
the Help in StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it
to find
where something is loading from. Best thing is, it only runs when
you start
it. StartMan does not run in the background.

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to
take control of all those pesky programs and background services
that load and run at logon - most of which you probably don't need.
As well as providing the usual trouble-shooting options to enable
or disable startups, StartMan also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can
be configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or
without prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to
locate a specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command
line parameter!]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In jav <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I'm running XP Professional on a Pentium 4 with 512 Meg RAM.
Booting the computer
takes forever (well, several minutes actually....).

I've run Ad-Aware, SpyBot, WinCleaner and the Microsoft
Anti-Spyware programs
to clean up as much junk as I can. It still boots VERY slowly

When I run MSCONFIG, there are several tabs (SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI,
BOOT.INI, Services, Startup) with a slew of subentries.

I'd like to minimize the files/programs loading on starting
without crippling my system.
Is there a program for a non-expert to sort out the wheat from the
chaff?