msconfig vs. Autoruns

[JS]

A Kaypro with CPM Operating System by any chance?

JS

I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use the
System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead, use
Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either msconfig
or autoruns?

Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
the
taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you to
not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use whichever
tool you like.

I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
live
in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the Geek
Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
does
computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
the
company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many of
the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do. They've
screwed up several times with a friend's computer.

Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts". I
hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
didn't
mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.

Malke

Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.

Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the 22
years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
Google for information before asking here.

Thank you,

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne]

No, it was a DOS computer--the Kaypro 286I--and cost a bundle (I still have
the receipt): over $4,200, not including the printer.

Jo-Anne

A Kaypro with CPM Operating System by any chance?

JS

Jo-Anne wrote:

I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use the
System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead, use
Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either
msconfig
or autoruns?

Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
the
taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you
to
not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use
whichever
tool you like.

I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
live
in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the Geek
Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
does
computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
the
company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many
of
the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do.
They've
screwed up several times with a friend's computer.

Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts".
I
hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
didn't
mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.

Malke

Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.

Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the
22 years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
Google for information before asking here.

Thank you,

Jo-Anne

 

[Malke]

Jo-Anne wrote:

Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it

yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.

Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the 22
years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
Google for information before asking here.

Super, super! So you learned a bunch of stuff *and* fixed the original
problem! Excellent.

See you around,

Malke

 

[JS]

Yep, we bought about ten Kaypro computers with CPM and a couple more with
DOS for use with automated software/hardware test systems years ago.

JS

No, it was a DOS computer--the Kaypro 286I--and cost a bundle (I still
have the receipt): over $4,200, not including the printer.

Jo-Anne

A Kaypro with CPM Operating System by any chance?

JS

Jo-Anne wrote:

I must have misunderstood what you meant by "Important - Do not use
the
System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to stop processes. Instead,
use
Start>Run>services.msc [enter]..." So are you saying that it's OK to
uncheck Dell's Quickset and Adobe Reader Speed Launch in either
msconfig
or autoruns?

Yes. BTW, to disable Quickset from running, right-click on its icon in
the
taskbar and choose "Exit". You should get a dialog box that allows you
to
not have Quickset run at startup. If you don't get the box, use
whichever
tool you like.

I would happily have a computer professional come out to help, but I
live
in a small town and the only help that's available (other than the
Geek
Squad, which seems to be everywhere) is from my local ISP, which also
does
computer repairs, software installation, and the like. Unfortunately,
the
company has expanded substantially in the last couple years, and many
of
the new tech support people know not a whole lot more than I do.
They've
screwed up several times with a friend's computer.

Ah, that's too bad. And you're right to stay away from those "experts".
I
hope you didn't take my suggestion as chasing you away; I certainly
didn't
mean it that way. It's just that having one-on-one personal training is
better than newsgroups but if you can't have it, you can't have it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ


Thank you again, Malke! That worked for Quickset. I should have tried it
yesterday; I didn't because in the past when I clicked Exit on Dell
taskbar items, they disappeared only for that session and came back the
next time I started the computer. This time there was indeed the dialog
box. When I restarted, there was only a slight stutter, so I went ahead
and disabled Adobe Reader Speed Launch and restarted. No more stutter.

Don't worry about my being chased away from the newsgroups. I've learned
infinitely more here in the last couple months than I've learned in the
22 years I've been using computers (my first one was a Kaypro with a 30
megabyte hard drive). I'm getting better too at going to "manuals" and
Google for information before asking here.

Thank you,

Jo-Anne

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

You didn't specify which machine you were posting about! <eg>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Dell Decrapifier!

 

[Plato]

Several people kindly informed me that the stuttering sound at Windows
opening on my WinXP SP3 notebook computer was probably caused by too many
programs running at Startup. In the back-and-forthing about that issue, I
was told that I could stop some programs from running when the computer
starts. Some said they could be deleted from Autoruns and some talked about
unchecking them in msconfig. Questions: If all I want to do is keep them
from running, am I best off just unchecking them in msconfig? Is there a

Yes

 

[Jo-Anne]

Yes

Thank you, Plato!