disabling some startups

i was going through the startups and was wondering which of the following "should" be disabled. i googled all of them but the description was vague and i just wanted to know which of you disabled them. i like the option of using the sz's stamina/speed switch to toggle the graphics card on and off.

ipfxtray.exe
- intel graphics driver. do i need it if i just want to toggle on/off graphics display using the stamina/speed switch?

hkcmd.exe
- something about "intel hotkey." does this control the "fn" buttons?

igfxpers.exe
- related to the graphics card but i read that it is not needed. disable?

NvCpl.dll, NvStartup
- nvidia driver for the control panel. most likely keep

partseal.exe
- needed for f10 recovery. not going to disable.

isbmgr.exe
- used to check if your battery is a genuine sony product. definately disable.

menusw.exe
- the fingerprint sensor. remove if not using it

 

do you have any blank ones? I have two of them, maybe spyware?

 

are you using sysinternals? that's a better identifier.

i had some blank ones and deleted them. i believe they were the old norton files. used norton remover.

 

ei what should i do to remove some of the program in my start up.

thanks in advance!

 

start -> run -> type "msconfig" -> startup

 

or you can use a program like yamicsoft. programs are a bit more graphical and may give you a brief description of what it is about. some programs like advanced uninstaller give you a rating from 1-5. both of these programs are pay to use

 

Just curious...how many process did you have running when you first used your lap and how many now?

 

thanks.

after i do that, it stop some program that i disable during start up....but my problem now is it keeps on reminding me that some program is blocked in my taskbar.

theres a icon on my taskbar "blocked startup program" and it always reminding me that i have blocked start up program.

anybody knows how to disable that. i try to exit that icon but after i restart my computer its ON again.

appreciate your help. thanks

 

bump.......

 

it's one of those vista security things. you can change it but i'm not sure how as i don't use vista.

to aacury. i have 40 processes running. i'm not sure exactly how many i had earlier on but i know it's more than 50.

 

Crap Cleaner is also an excellent tool you can use to disable startup programs.