Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2006-06-19 at 20:44:54
Alright, I'm now at College and using my laptop. It's running great except that on startup it runs a very large amount of programs and I have to wait for them and then go to ctrl+alt+del, go into procceses and start closing almost everything that isn't System nor network related.
I know someone here mentioned a way not to start them up automatically, can someone show me how to do this?
I know someone here mentioned a way not to start them up automatically, can someone show me how to do this?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Freedawk on 2006-06-19 at 21:13:50
Uh...Are they like .exe programs or just normal programs such as FRAPS, Skype, Xfire?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-06-20 at 10:41:26
start -> run -> msconfig
start -> run -> services.msc (because Windows XP has a lot of crappy and unecessary services... make sure to use a guide like BlackViper's if you can find a copy, his site is down)
start -> run -> services.msc (because Windows XP has a lot of crappy and unecessary services... make sure to use a guide like BlackViper's if you can find a copy, his site is down)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)7-7 on 2006-06-20 at 11:17:00
To what MiniMoose said what would I do after opening those programs, like what kind of things would i want to delete or get rid of?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp(U) on 2006-06-20 at 11:58:37
Yes. msconfig.. then "startup".... just uncheck like anything you don't want starting up. I would leave things like system tray and whatnot.. other than that you don't need anything else to startup, since these are sub-programs, they aren't neccissary, keep explorer.exe if you see it though, that, you may need.
Edit: Btw, keg, how's the laptop doing for you for college? Is it useful for you classes? I've been thinking about getting one as well, but they are somewhat expensive and I will need a good reason to have one in the near future
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Edit: Btw, keg, how's the laptop doing for you for college? Is it useful for you classes? I've been thinking about getting one as well, but they are somewhat expensive and I will need a good reason to have one in the near future
.Report, edit, etc...Posted by Noober on 2006-06-20 at 12:12:07
Of course you need explorer.exe, that includes your taskbar, among other things.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp(U) on 2006-06-20 at 12:18:17
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Of course you need explorer.exe, that includes your taskbar, among other things.
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As why I said keep it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2006-06-20 at 14:33:20
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Edit: Btw, keg, how's the laptop doing for you for college? Is it useful for you classes? I've been thinking about getting one as well, but they are somewhat expensive and I will need a good reason to have one in the near future .
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I haven't really started the bulk of my classes yet, I'm currently just taking Graphics for Engineers and I'll be using the school's computer's at class.
But I'll tell you this, laptops are priceless for college. Most Universities have wireless all around them and you can easily go study and do proyects with friends without much hassle.
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Of course you need explorer.exe, that includes your taskbar, among other things.
explorer.exe isn't that important. You can just do ctrl+alt+del and open programs from there.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2006-06-20 at 15:01:13
Getting rid of Explorer.exe deletes your task bar, and everything but the desktop until you restart...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Noober on 2006-06-20 at 15:37:38
You don't have to restart, just use task manager to start a new explorer.exe.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Urmom(U) on 2006-06-20 at 18:26:42
What college are you at? Did you go to MIT? 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2006-06-20 at 21:51:24
I never reaelly finished the application for MIT, even though they said they'll accept me.
I'm currently going to University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It's among the top 10 Universities in Engineering.
I'm currently going to University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It's among the top 10 Universities in Engineering.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Urmom(U) on 2006-06-20 at 23:14:25
aww I wanted you to go to Massachussetts. 
That sounds like a really nice college.
That sounds like a really nice college.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-06-20 at 23:39:30
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To what MiniMoose said what would I do after opening those programs, like what kind of things would i want to delete or get rid of?
Ideally for the services you'd want BlackViper's guide.... but his site is down. You can use common sense for a few. Let's see what I can remember...
There's a lot of services related to network operation. My computers aren't connected to each other locally, so I don't need a network and can disable all of those. Do I need Remote Access and Secondary Login? Hell no, if I want to mess with my computer, I'll be at my computer. I consider things like that a security hazard. Generally, use common sense. If you don't care about or don't have hot buttons on your keyboard like Sleep, Wake, etc, then you don't need the Human Interface Device Access service.
My special cases, though...
System Restore never works for me, so I just disable it. I don't need restore because I can fix things... don't take it out unless you can handle any problems that come up (assuming System Restore will actually work for you
)Indexing Service... I don't quite know what it does. It doesn't seem to have ever impacted anything, so I kill that one. It claims to improve speed by "providing rapid access to files through flexible querying language", but nothing's changed since I disabled it (besides me getting the memory it took up back, which speeds it up).
Windows Messenger I just hate. Disable it. Uninstall it. Kill it.
As for the msconfig, do what Mp(U) said. If you don't want something running at startup, take it out. I like to keep my system tray icons to a minimum. Things like QuickTime I don't run often enough to want a fast launch or anything like that. I don't need the Java updater running all the time either. Or Microsoft Money.... I've never even used it, why it would have a startup entry is beyond me. Basically, spend time investigating each item and deciding if you need it or not. If you don't know what it might do, just disable one thing at a time until you know that it's safe. And remember - Google is your friend for looking up a service or startup .exe