How do I stop my computer from running all these processes at startup?

May 15th, 2008 | by DistanceRunner |
Big Poppa asked:


I recently added a video card and the geek at Best Buy told me that I had 59 processes running at startup. How can I stop some of those from running and how do I know which ones I should leave alone?

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  1. 5 Responses to “How do I stop my computer from running all these processes at startup?”

  2. By kawboy_zx6r on May 18, 2008 | Reply

    if you’re looking for a one time/short term fix, hold the left shift key down during the entire boot process. Nothing from the startup folder will run. If you’re looking for a long term fix, you’ll need a program like Hijack This! (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html) However, changing the registry can corrupt your operating system and force you to re-install the whole thing.. Be very careful when making these sort of changes. Hijack will allow you to look, without making any changes if you just want to see what’s running.

  3. By blindforensics on May 21, 2008 | Reply

    Click start then select “run” type msconfig when that opens select the “start up” tab… click disable all then ok..and u will need to restart ur pc after that u should be good to go….

  4. By darkshadowz on May 23, 2008 | Reply

    this is a pretty good program for monitoring, and changing startup programs. It is also free.

  5. By ray_8128 on May 26, 2008 | Reply

    First: Uninstall any programs listed in “step 1″

    Install Update for Windows XP (KB906569)
    Updates MSconfig

    Run PCPitstop “full tests” and “running programs” in the results it will designate programs that can be disabled to improve computer performance. Run MSconfig and uncheck any program “that can be disabled to improve computer performance”

    How to use MSCONFIG

    Using MSCONFIG to reduce background programs at startup

    TASK LIST PROGRAMS A-Z

  6. By npleck on May 28, 2008 | Reply

    Download that programme, it;s dead easy to use and stops programmes from running at start up, I use it all the time and it’s really small.

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