Startup

I need to know what I need to keep running from selective
startup, In my win 98, I leave explorer and my virus scan
running, in XP there is no guide that says what has got to
be running. I want to stop all other programs from
starting, and leave only what is required. There are
soooooo many things starting up and running all the time
that is is unbelievably slow, what are the names of the
basic, needed programs. Explorer is not even on the list.
Thanks to any who can help.

You need nothing other than your anti-virus.

Tom

"Marei Belanger" wrote in message
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I need to know what I need to keep running from selective
startup, In my win 98, I leave explorer and my virus scan
running, in XP there is no guide that says what has got to
be running. I want to stop all other programs from
starting, and leave only what is required. There are
soooooo many things starting up and running all the time
that is is unbelievably slow, what are the names of the
basic, needed programs. Explorer is not even on the list.
Thanks to any who can help.


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This question is posted quite often in these groups. There are no hard and
fast rules for what applications should and should not start with Windows.
It's really your decision, because only you can decide what is important to
you.

Many people would say to let your virus scanner start with Windows, but
others will tell you not so. If you rely on DirectCD, for example, you'll
want to have it start with Windows. And so on.

You really need to understand what is running at startup, so you can decide
if it's important to you. This web site, and others like it, will help you
in your research:
www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

The goal is not to have 'as little as possible' running at startup. The goal
is to have only those applications that are important to you running at
startup, and no others. Take your time and don't make any adjustments until
you understand exactly what you're doing.

Quinoa S

"Marei Belanger" wrote in message
...
I need to know what I need to keep running from selective
startup, In my win 98, I leave explorer and my virus scan
running, in XP there is no guide that says what has got to
be running. I want to stop all other programs from
starting, and leave only what is required. There are
soooooo many things starting up and running all the time
that is is unbelievably slow, what are the names of the
basic, needed programs. Explorer is not even on the list.
Thanks to any who can help.