Vista Tutorial - Startup Programs - Enable or Disable

Hi

thanks for these and i want to show you my startup program because there are program i do not what is for and it's service is too much !! , as you see , there are many programs svchost are running and thier service is too much !!



can you tell what these program are use or useless ?

Well, that is actually a list of running processes - and it includes things like Windows Services as well as regular applications that you can control.

To be honest, I have always hated allowing Real Networks add anything to my start up as I do not need it - but if you edit your own Real Media files, you might need it.

The Microsoft Voice Commands - unless you use it a *lot* - and I mean as in every hour, or multiple times a day, you don't need it waiting for you. Sure, it's nice to have so you can just speak and it will activate - but is it necessary?

However, look at the other side - both of those applications together barely use 4 MB of ram - not a lot of savings even on a system with 512 MB of RAM or more.

thanks alot , but i want to ask you about the svchost , the host process for windows service ?

is it use or useless ?

Ummm, you'll need those, at least most of those. I cannot answer that in a simple manner, so I'll use this link: A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP Professional Edition

Followed by What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? :: the How-To Geek

thanks alot , you are the man

Nah, I'm just one of the guys plodding through the halls here.

Hi, I'm following the tutorial (option two).

After I enable my selected startup program (Step 11-A) and finish following the steps 11-B - 12 (successfully permitted) the program (Nvidia system tools) remains still unrated and blocked at startups.

Any suggestion what is wrong or what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for any advice
Peter

Hi Pug,

Check in Method Two in Option Two for Msconfig, to see if it is checked here also. I would not worry about the unrated (Not yet classifed) part. It will not prevent the driver from loading at startup.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Brink,

I checked msconfig - the startup program is enabled/checked as it should be.
And as I was writing, even after successfully completing Method One in Option Two the program is still being blocked at the next startup (it needs the Uac premission to run).

You were right about the Not yet classifed part, other programs start even without the classification.

I really don't know how to prevent vista from blocking this program at startup.

Would you have any other suggestion/advice?

Peter

Ok Pug,

You will need to create a task in Task Scheduler instead using Method Two in Option One instead. Look in Msconfig or Windows Defender for the path of the file that is being loaded at startup so you can use it in Task Scheduler. After the task is created, remove or disable it in the Startup Programs list in Msconfig or Windows Defender. It should now run at startup without the UAC prompt.

Hope this helps,
Shawn