turning off all unnecessary programs ....

[AV Guy]

Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I turn off
those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am working on in XP?

thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Start here: http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm

 

[Kelly]

XP needs nothing running to boot. Go to Start/Run: msconfig

Disable as you wish. Also, while there go to the Services tab, check off
hide all ms services and see what is left. All listed there was not
installed natively by XP.

Good luck!

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[Twayne]

Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I

turn off those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am
working on in XP?

thanks

That can be done, and some of them are a good idea to turn off, but ...
what makes you think you need to do so? What problems are you
encountering? Normally they aren't going to interfere with anything
you're "working on" in XP. It almost sounds like you're shotgunning for
a fix rather than figuring the actual reasons for whatever your
problem/s is/are.

 

[Jean Rosenfeld]

To find out what the startup items relate to and recommendation on whether
some software needs them, look in
http://www.castlecops.com/StartupList.html