stop load at startup

[Guest]

how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

how i stop programs to load at star up this slow down my computer

1. Install software only if you *really* need that software.
2. Select "User defined" rather than "Default" during install.
3. Remove any resource consuming software like Norton or ZoneAlarm.
4. Double-click or right click the tray icons in order to access the
program settings and search for the option to disable the automatic
start. Sometimes, that option is hard to find.
5. If there is no such option, Start > Run: MSCONFIG > Startup tab.
6. Programs running in the background usually do not slow down the
system unless virulent or running on old/poor hardware.
7. Check the system for malware (viruses, worms, trojans, spyware).

 

[Guest]

Go to start, go to run type in "msconfig" (without quotes. Hit enter, the
Microsoft Configuration utility will appear.

Go to the startup tab. In this area uncheck the the items you want out of
start up. I recommend you leave all items such as antivirus/firewalls. If you
see odd items unfamiliar to you (which you didn't install) take note of them
as they might be active trojan spyware mechanisms. Run your protective
software (antivirus/anti spyware) but also uncheck them.

This configuration utility requires a reboot after making these changes.
This will help somewhat.

Daddio

 

[Guest]

i have this ccAPP in msconfig (norton anti-virus) but i remove this
anti-virus at 6 moths ago how to delete this from msconfig

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

i have this ccAPP in msconfig (norton anti-virus) but i remove
this anti-virus at 6 moths ago how to delete this from msconfig

That removal process was not completed, apparently. You could
disable that entry in MSCONFIG, however, you might be better off
when running this particular Symantec removal tool in addition:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

how i stop programs to load at star up

See below.

this slow down my computer

Maybe, maybe not.

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.