Too Many Processes On Start Up (PC)

Orange_King

Hello all,

Hoping someone could advise what steps I can take to help the PC boot up a lot quicker than it does at present. I think the main problem stems from the i-tunes programmes associated with the son's i-pod touch and I have removed these now. I still think there are too many other programmes trying to kick in on start up and need some advice on which ones can be safely removed and how to go about it!

Grateful for any help.

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https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

autoruns is the best utility for trimming startup apps imo.

Mista_C

If you are using Windows from XP onwards then you can go to Start, Run, type MSCONFIG and click OK.

Under the Startup Tab you will see most of the applcations that run when Windows starts up but, and I can't stress this enough BE CAREFUL what you remove. If possible post the list here and we can take a look and advice you of what is and isn't safe to remove.

JasX

Mista_C wrote: »

Under the Startup Tab you will see most of the applcations that run when Windows starts up but, and I can't stress this enough BE CAREFUL what you remove. If possible post the list here and we can take a look and advice you of what is and isn't safe to remove.

Basically leave anything that says 'microsoft' alone unless its something you recognise and know to be a 'nuisance' rather than 'important' (eg MSN Messenger)

If you're feeling brave you could give the services tab a trim too

GillsMan7

Mista_C wrote: »

If you are using Windows from XP onwards then you can go to Start, Run, type MSCONFIG and click OK.

Under the Startup Tab you will see most of the applcations that run when Windows starts up but, and I can't stress this enough BE CAREFUL what you remove. If possible post the list here and we can take a look and advice you of what is and isn't safe to remove.

Good advice.

Also, if you're running Windows XP, you'll almost certainly have ctfmon running. It's useful if you work in Asian (R-L) languages I think, but otherwise turn it off via the Languages settings in Control Panel (untick Advanced Text I think from memory).

Also, install ScottyPatrol - tiny app, with minimal memory footprint, it tells you whenever a program tries to add itself to the start up list so you can block it.

marleyboy

There is an app called Soluto that helps speed up both startup and shutdown, allowing you the freedom to choose which apps run in bootup. It speeded up my bootup from a staggering 5 Minutes, down to just over 1 minute.

http://www.soluto.com/

spakkker

It's easy to do this with ccleaner. Just go tools/startup and you can then disable or delete items. If you just disable stuff it's simply as easy to enable again. Google anything you aren't sure about.

Orange_King

closed wrote: »

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

autoruns is the best utility for trimming startup apps imo.

I'd jost like to thank the poster above for his reply. Tried as best I could to follow the instructions and the PC appears to be running much faster. :T

closed

If you want tailored advice, post a hijackthis log and commit charge/installed ram figures

Orange_King

Just to prove my ignorance, what do I need to do to get this info?

closed

task manager - see link in post 2

http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/hijackthis/HijackThis.exe