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David_UK · 07-18-2006, 07:30 PM

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There are usually lots of little applications that start up with the PC, these are added by software you install and if you have lots of applications installed it can take a while to get them all up. You can edit which come on automatically on boot-up by using the 'MSConfig' function in Windows, but I have Spybot S&D installed and use the 'Startup' tool in the advanced menus to control these utility programs. I have about two thirds of them switched off (but make a shortcut icon to them on the desktop incase I want to enable, say, Bluetooth communications), and this helps.
Also, things like antivirus and software firewalls make a difference.

07-18-2006, 07:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
David_UK Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 124	TomboT There are usually lots of little applications that start up with the PC, these are added by software you install and if you have lots of applications installed it can take a while to get them all up. You can edit which come on automatically on boot-up by using the 'MSConfig' function in Windows, but I have Spybot S&D installed and use the 'Startup' tool in the advanced menus to control these utility programs. I have about two thirds of them switched off (but make a shortcut icon to them on the desktop incase I want to enable, say, Bluetooth communications), and this helps. Also, things like antivirus and software firewalls make a difference. Last edited by David_UK; 07-18-2006 at 08:20 PM.