[BIGALX58]

I know that I have too many programs running and I want to uncheck some of them in the startup menu. I don't even know what some of them are, e.g. 'ctfmon', 'MSASCui',....I used to do it in WIN 98 with success. I did it with WIN XP and I get this intimidating message from the System Configuration Utility that makes me feel uneasy that I messed with the startup menu. How can I stop programs from loading automatically that I don't want without getting the System Configuration Utility warning?
Thanks.

 

[stantley]

I would get Startup Control Panel and use it instead of msconfig, it's much easier to work with.

Then go to one of these sites to get more info on which startup programs are necessary.

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

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

http://www.lafn.org/webconnect/mentor/startup/PENINDEX.HTM

 

[kniht]

A good place to check to see what the programs are that run at startup or the processes in Task Manager is here:

http://www.answersthatwork.com/

Click on the "Tasks" button.

A good substitute for msconfig is Startup CPL (freeware)

Download here: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[BIGALX58]

Thank you both. I recognized that utility, but somehow it disappeared from my computer. I just installed 'Stop StartupMonitor' by the same author as well.