What must run in startup.

[helmsman]

Win XP
Is there a site that tells you which programs MUST run in msconfig
startup?

TIA

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Win XP
Is there a site that tells you which programs MUST run in msconfig
startup?

TIA

It depends on what you have on your PC. Windows itself does not
require any of these items but your applications might need them.
You should certainly keep your virus scanner running.

 

[nass]

Win XP
Is there a site that tells you which programs MUST run in msconfig
startup?

TIA

How to speed your PC:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/supertweaks.htm
Protect Your PC in 3 Easy Steps
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/security/protect/alert.mspx
Microsoft Security At Home - Help Prevent Identity Theft, Spyware .
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/default.mspx
HTH
nass

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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

 

[db.·.. >]

whatever is set to load
at start up is just to
enhance your o.s. and
is not required for windows
to run/load.

 

[AJR]

Key word "MUST" does not apply.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

If you're referring to the Startup Tab, and/or non-Microsoft Services,
nothing MUST be enabled there for Windows XP to run. But as mentioned, there
are a number of things that *should* run in order for apps and even hardware
to function properly, and if you're lazy like me and like things that
auto-update, there's always those things that do it for me.

When it comes to the rest of MSCONFIG, my policy is to leave that stuff
alone, period. But the fact is that you can disable everything on the
General tab under Selective Startup and *Windows* will run just fine. You
might not like the way it behaves, but it will run just fine.

 

[Richard in AZ]

| Win XP
| Is there a site that tells you which programs MUST run in msconfig
| startup?
|
| TIA

There are no required software that must run in msconfig startup.
However, lots of software vendor believe their software is so important that it must be running all
the time.
Here is a web site that will tell you what each software does and if it really should be running in
the background.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
You have to decide which one you need based on the information provided.