StarUp programs
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 by DanielFlaco | Discussion: Windows XP
Thanks in advance is sameone can HELP!!!
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:41 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:02 PM
You can stay safe by using on the "Startup" tab in "msconfig".
As Adamness indicated, steering clear of the other tabs might be best without prior knowledge or competent instruction.
To enter the System Configuration Utility (msconfig), go to "Start > Run > type: msconfig > press "Enter".
When the System Configuration Utility dialog displays, you can safely click the "Startup" tab, and you will see many of the "programs" that run at startup. This is not a comprehensive list, but disabling these can be done and undone without major issues, other than the perhaps a program not working correctly.
Note - some of these processes probably belong to your Anti-Virus, and perhaps Firewall programs, so be wary of what you disable.
If a problem occurs, reenter msconfig, and click the "Normal Startup" option on the General tab > click Apply > OK > Restart computer. 
Reply #4 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:43 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:54 PM
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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:20 PM
May I suggest a Thinkdesk beta subsciption Link too? {This is a self-serving request - more users means more focus - means more updates - means better apps}
There's a product called SecureProcess that looks interesting. But there is a sub-componant called Startup Manager that rocks.
Sample of Secure Process startup manager. Crappy compression, sorry.