Startup of laptop

Hi guys im trying to speed up the startup of my laptop, seems to take ages to load. I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 with Intel Core2 T7200 @ 2.00GHZ and 2GB of RAM. I have taken a look at my start up log (using CCleaner) and it has produced the following:

http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=startuplu0.png

Can anybody tell me if i need to delete/disable any of these startup functions in order to get comp to run faster? The important thing is i want it to run lol!

I have had a look at the link and i know the pic is small. If you need it bigger please just let me know.

Thanks,
Macca

 

for sure a bigger picture would be very helpful mate couldn't see anything clearly

but from whatever I could strain n see, I would suggest turning off things like adobe reader speed launcher, dell support, many things of nVidia like the helper service and such, syncback, itunes helper and so on.... but if you could get a bigger pictures, I am sure the experts here would help you get your system startup super fast

Thanks and Cheers

Btw, you are on Vista? XP? If Vista, I highly recommend looking at the Vista tips n tweaks sticky thread in this forum.... very helpful

 

You can basically disable them all, except the ones YOU want to startup, or ones that are essential to your pc. Most of yours though deal with a program that just adds startup entries, so disable all of those.

 

what vision have you got????

Anyway, I didn't notice it...

So there.. OP... Disable all services (or if you are not sure, set them to manual or automatic (delayed start)..) which you think you wont need at startup...

And oh btw, when you are disabling services, always do it from

Start > run > services.msc

Dont do it from msconfig or wherever (I don't know how the CCleaner or other program' startup manager thing works, but I use services.msc, following other experts advice here as well as from what blackviper says)

Good luck Let us know if you aren't sure of anything else...

Also please take a look here >> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

A startup program database

If you are still not sure, just type in the name in google and you will get info or just drop in here anytime you are not sure

Cheers

 

Lol. I have very good vision. 20/15 I think.
I don't think the OP should bother with services, he could disable system critical services on accident. His bootup should speed up quite a bit by removing most of those startup entries.

 

Oh well, yeah, you are probably right...

TO THE OP >>>> How familiar are you with comp' and meddling around with them?? Please let us know.. As McGrady said, if you aren't sure about what you are going, PLEASE DO NOT get into the services thing... rather please get us a bigger picture / screenshot and people here would let you know what to turn off and probably how to turn off certain things

 

I can medle, if i get details. Never really messed about with startup or registry but what to be able to speed things up and this seems the best way. We were all beginners once so some help wouldn't go a miss, thanks!

Here is a bigger image:

http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=startuphi9.png

Would you guys be able to help with improving my registry?! Had comp a while and never looked at it! lol!

Thanks,
Macca

 

No... Dont touch the registry for now

But you can look at it though if u want.. also for any service, just type that name in google and type in registry key alonside, and you should find a link with the complete path Just in case u wanna learn stuff.. also there are some useful registry path' that u may wanna look at to understand some thing in other popular threads in Windows OS forum

For now you fix the startup time with just disabling some stuff.... let me take a look (and others too would be looking)... Cheers

 

Ok, what I am saying below is my opinion and my settings a bit So watch out for a while here for a common consensus / expert views and then make the changes

I dont have dell support, disabled it from startup.. as well as I have set nVidia ntune for a "Automatic (delayed start)".. you can set it to manual too I guess.. you could probably turn off from startup the free download manager thing too.... I have dell quickset off too... I dont have DVD launcher, but I would imagine suggestions coming in for u to turn it off as well.. and nerocheck thing is off for me... and I have adobe reader, itunes helper, quicktime off as well.... and syncback too!! see how it is when u do this...

Also, I recommend always making a backup of important files before doing anything Not only now, but anytime u r messing around with some system settings make sure you have a recent backup u may wanna turn to just in case..

 

Nah i wasnt going to dabble with the reg just yet lol! What actually happens at startup, im confused! If i disable something from start up will i be unable to use it or will i just have to manually start it up, when required?

 

Also, sorry for the double post, i had a look at that bleepingcomputers reference guide and lots of my registrys say that its up to me whether i disable or dont. I suppose this is a repeat of my last question but if i disable the startup will i be able to use the programme/hardware. One of the items is my bluetooth, should i just leave that alone or disable?!

 

Not at all.. U can always use them anytime its just that the process or services or engines or whatever starts when u start them manually they just dont start during computer start up for example, the adobe reader thing.. u can turn it off... and still u can open a PDF after startup

 

That guide is to give you an idea about the processes and stuff.. its more like a database.. so when its up to the user, now u decide whether u want the program to be running.. for example, I would leave the antivirus thing running on startup because its important but for me I have bluetooth off during startup... but still when I wanna use bt, I can always do it anytime

This startup list is just a list of programs that are set to start running as soon as the computer is starting its like the adobe engines start running at the b/g being ready for anytime if u wanna see a PDF file... what happens if u turn it off?? nothing.. when I open the first PDF file, it takes a couple of seconds.. but then from the next one on, it opens almost immediately since the process has been started by your first pdf file... and its running the b/g... what happens if u never see a pdf file today... good for u.. the comp is not spending its energy or resources running the adobe reader thing in the b/g... thats it..

 

http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

maybe this will help you?

 

I would use:

However i'm not using Vista, im using XP sorry if this was not clear

 

Blackviper does have settings for XP too

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

What do u have? XP Pro? Home? SP2 or SP3?? just browse through for what applies to you there...

BUT again, I suggest extreme caution and make sure u know what you are doing mate

If you wanna try it, for starters, I would recommend starting with the "SAFE" settings and see how it goes

Of course this is from apart turning off some services from the startup list you showed before

 

Does this blackviper look at more than just the start up list, like CCleaner which i showed earlier? If so i think i mite give that a miss, my comp is requried and i dont wanna screw it up by accident!!

 

blackviper settings are for the services running in your laptop / system / windows... they are the services needed to for the other programs to run on when u use them... and they are all the services that ur sys/os probably needs.. so I would guess 'yes, its more than just the startup list u see in ccleaner'...

as long as you follow the safe mode, you won't harm your system.. though I would recommend taking a look each service, see / read what it does, decide if you need it and then go ahead with the changes.. but "SAFE" mode usually is safe as the name suggests and u shud be fine.. else I would ask you to just leave it alone for now, since u say u wanna use ur laptop, and just do the startup disable of programs..

meanwhile u cud read thru blackvipers 2 or 3 times, and then see if u wanna try it out, when u feel confident.. but in general, should be no harm blackviper has explained them very well..also clicking on each service takes u to a page where it is all explained, what is it about, whats it needed for, and also are there any other services that depend on it and so on so u could just read n learn and understand for now