Startup Apps & Services

[Terry]

My main user profile has a number of startup applications and services
running. I would like to create a user profile that doesn't load the
majority of those startup apps etc, what is the best way to achieve this?

The startup apps are probably the easiest to handle, but how do I deal with
the services please?

Regards

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Terry wrote on 21-Dec-2004 3:25 PM:

My main user profile has a number of startup applications and services
running. I would like to create a user profile that doesn't load the
majority of those startup apps etc, what is the best way to achieve this?

The startup apps are probably the easiest to handle, but how do I deal with
the services please?

Regards

Only some of the startup apps and none of the services are related to
your user profile. You might be able to do what you want with hardware
profiles, but it seems overly complex.

There are a number of utilities to manage startups, such as Startup Cop.
I wouldn't mess with the services unless you have specific guidance, but
you can use services.msc (use the Run command or find it in the
Administrative Tools) to manage services.

 

[Terry]

Thanks,
I'll do a little more research on the services side then, utilities etc.
Regards

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Terry wrote on 28-Dec-2004 6:35 AM:

Thanks,
I'll do a little more research on the services side then, utilities etc.
Regards

Then you can post back with specific questions about particular
services. Check out http://www.blackviper.com/ for a well-regarded
analysis of most of the common Windows services and what happens if you
disable them.