Please help with Windows Vista Startup items...

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leonie47

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#28127 19-Nov-2008 13:47

im just a learner could some one help please.
what is safe to take out of the startup in vista
is there a link to any sites that list everything that tells you what is ok and what is not
thankyou Leonie

tony0709

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#178914 19-Nov-2008 19:51

leonie47: im just a learner could some one help please.
what is safe to take out of the startup in vista
is there a link to any sites that list everything that tells you what is ok and what is not
thankyou Leonie

Would just like to know...why would you want to take it out for @_@!!!

Just let it be~! Don't try and muck it up :(

Unless your storage system is like 20GB...

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#178935 19-Nov-2008 22:00

this site just copies the services description -but really every system uses different stuff.
so if after stopping 15 services you find you cant play dvd nor connect to internet you better make sure you knew which 15/50 services you've just disabled otherwise it's gonna be a long night!

don't recommend it unless you know what you're doing and make a record of your progress (or not).

http://www.speedyvista.com/services.php

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#178940 19-Nov-2008 22:36

remember that vista is not all services... there are also entries in the startup folder (e.g. adobe and office quicklaunch) and entries in the registry key (e.g. msn messenger, mobile sync apps etc).

a good utility built in to winxp and winvista is "msconfig" - this utility gives you quick access to services, startup folder and registry startup entries and you can disable things from starting up without actually deleting/removing them

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