Manage updates with the Download AppRemove unnecessary autostart apps that won't go away
A couple of times a year, I check the list of autostart programs in Windows XP's System Configuration Utility (aka Msconfig) to see if any apps that I don't need to start automatically have snuck onto the roster.
The older my PC gets, the more important it is to avoid slowing down XP's start-ups as the OS loads programs I'll probably never use.
(Note that the $30 WinPatrol, the free CCleaner, and many other Windows utilities can be used to prevent applications from starting with Windows.
Here, I'm focusing on the tools built into XP. … Read more
