startup

[Ossie]

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try to load
'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider myself a techy
and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see what is listed.
There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How do I know if they are
necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and has firewall etc) and
therefore what can be safely stopped, re stopping what is best advice.

some examples of files on startup:
smax4pnp; tfswctrl; IntelMEME; LVCOMSX; REGSHAVE; SiteAdv; ctfmon

As ever grateful for the excellent advice I always receive.

 

[nass]

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try to load
'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider myself a techy
and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see what is listed.
There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How do I know if they are
necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and has firewall etc) and
therefore what can be safely stopped, re stopping what is best advice.

some examples of files on startup:
smax4pnp; tfswctrl; IntelMEME; LVCOMSX; REGSHAVE; SiteAdv; ctfmon

As ever grateful for the excellent advice I always receive.

StartupList Index
http://www.castlecops.com/StartupList.html

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
Use this tool to remove any unwanted startup from these Registry keys
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx


[-]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = look
here for the running service/program

[-]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run = look
here for the running service/program
HTH.
nass

 

[nesredep egrob]

It is FOCOn Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:41:02 -0800, Ossie

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try to load
'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider myself a techy
and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see what is listed.
There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How do I know if they are
necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and has firewall etc) and
therefore what can be safely stopped, re stopping what is best advice.

some examples of files on startup:
smax4pnp; tfswctrl; IntelMEME; LVCOMSX; REGSHAVE; SiteAdv; ctfmon

As ever grateful for the excellent advice I always receive.

You can use the startup program from http:\\www.mlin.net instead of msconfig and
that will suffice in most cases.
You can then experiment as the program allows you to switch off programs and put
them back on again. If you download it you will find the program sitting nicely
on the control panel where it is called startup

 

[Daave]

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try
to load 'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider
myself a techy and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see
what is listed. There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How
do I know if they are necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and
has firewall etc)

[snip]

It's quite possible McAfee is the culprit! It's a well-known resource
hog. Additionally, you probably have it configured to scan your entire
hard drive each time you boot up your PC. It's better to schedule scans
while you're away from your PC (e.g., while you're asleep!).

The first thing I would do is boot up in Safe Mode and see if you have
any issues.

Also, how much RAM do you have? And in Task Manager, click on the
Performance tab. Look under Commit Charge (K) in the lower left-hand
corner. What are the values for Total, Limit, and Peak?

Regarding unnecessary processes, have a look at:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

and

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

 

[tom]

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try
to load 'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider
myself a techy and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see
what is listed. There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How
do I know if they are necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and
has firewall etc)

[snip]

It's quite possible McAfee is the culprit! It's a well-known resource
hog.

I've used Mcaffe for years .. But I am not going to upgrade when it
Expires.. Like u said it is a HOG.. I am going to be using one of the
FREE ones.. I tested one and it is NO HOG.

Additionally, you probably have it configured to scan your entire

 

[Ossie]

Daave, The total limit peak are 562k, 1274k and 683k respectively, whats the
implication of these?
--
Ossie

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try
to load 'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider
myself a techy and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see
what is listed. There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How
do I know if they are necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and
has firewall etc)

[snip]

It's quite possible McAfee is the culprit! It's a well-known resource
hog. Additionally, you probably have it configured to scan your entire
hard drive each time you boot up your PC. It's better to schedule scans
while you're away from your PC (e.g., while you're asleep!).

The first thing I would do is boot up in Safe Mode and see if you have
any issues.

Also, how much RAM do you have? And in Task Manager, click on the
Performance tab. Look under Commit Charge (K) in the lower left-hand
corner. What are the values for Total, Limit, and Peak?

Regarding unnecessary processes, have a look at:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

and

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

 

[Daave]

You still need to tell us how much RAM you have installed. Otherwise,
it's impossible to determine how much you're using the pagefile.

And I hope you're omitting some digits in those figures. Otherwise
something's REALLY wrong!

Daave, The total limit peak are 562k, 1274k and 683k respectively,
whats the implication of these?

It can take 15 mins for startup to stop causing delays whilst I try
to load 'office' or whatever to undertake my work. I don't consider
myself a techy and have followed advice re start|Run|msconfig to see
what is listed. There's 42 of them which in itself is worrying. How
do I know if they are necessary (McAfee gives all clear on virus and
has firewall etc)

[snip]

It's quite possible McAfee is the culprit! It's a well-known resource
hog. Additionally, you probably have it configured to scan your
entire hard drive each time you boot up your PC. It's better to
schedule scans while you're away from your PC (e.g., while you're
asleep!).

The first thing I would do is boot up in Safe Mode and see if you
have any issues.

Also, how much RAM do you have? And in Task Manager, click on the
Performance tab. Look under Commit Charge (K) in the lower left-hand
corner. What are the values for Total, Limit, and Peak?

Regarding unnecessary processes, have a look at:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

and

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm