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    Just bought new Sattelite A500, query about startup programs

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Cir99, Jan 22, 2010.

  1. Cir99

    Cir99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which of these startup progrms can I safely disable? I don't want any unnessecary software to run when I start up.

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    Thanks.
     
    Cir99, Jan 22, 2010
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can disable pretty much everything that starts with "toshiba".

    I would just disable toshiba flash cards.

    The rest is up to you, do you use them?
     
    moral hazard, Jan 22, 2010
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  3. Amnesiac

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    I'd say disable them all, the ones that start with Toshiba, and then add the ones back one that you need, so you know what each and every entry applies to.

    It really depends on what you need. Personally, I'd probably find all of the Toshiba ones useless, as I don't really do anything that requires them, but you may want to leave some running in the case that you do actually use them. HDD Protection sounds pretty handy, and HDD SSD Alert is probably important too.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 22, 2010
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