System Configeration Utlilty

[Possum]

Hi

My computers are slow and I have tons of entries in the System Configuration
Utility . How can I find which ones are needed and which ones I can get rid
of

I did screen captures of them.. There are so many..

http://udopage.com/xp/udopage_39.php


I'm worried I might deselect some and not be able to boot up again..

Any advice gratefully received..

 

[Malke]

Hi

My computers are slow and I have tons of entries in the System
Configuration Utility . How can I find which ones are needed and which
ones I can get rid of

I did screen captures of them.. There are so many..

http://udopage.com/xp/udopage_39.php


I'm worried I might deselect some and not be able to boot up again..

Google the names. Don't remove services from the System Configuration
Utility.

Malke

 

[Bob I]

Read a bit here.
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/supertweaks.htm

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi

My computers are slow and I have tons of entries in the System
Configuration Utility . How can I find which ones are needed and which
ones I can get rid of

I did screen captures of them.. There are so many..

http://udopage.com/xp/udopage_39.php


I'm worried I might deselect some and not be able to boot up again..

Any advice gratefully received..

You can disable each and every task listed under the startup tab - it won't
affect your ability to boot the machine. There are two things you should be
aware of:
- If you disable your virus scanner and/or firewall then your PC may not be
protected. Physically disconnect the machine from the Internet while these
tasks are unticked. Note that some firewalls slow down machines enormously.
- You may lose some functionality while some startup tasks are disabled,
e.g. wireless networking or Skype. Restore them manually one by one as you
become aware of them.

 

[Gis Bun]

Techrepublic had a list of the default services and whether or not they can
be disabled.

Offhand, stop Computer Browser unless on a network, kill Bonjour [Apple
updating]. If you are good at computers, kill the Security Center.