which of these can i remove from startup?

thank you in advance, i hope i posted in the right section

 

Windows Defender
Alienware AlienFX (unless you need it for the lights or something...)
BJPSMAIN.EXE
Yahoo! Messenger
Search Prot(ect)
PowerDVD
Language A...
cyberlink brs
GroveMonitor
iTunes
Java
Adobe (all 3)

 

Bad idea - I'd keep Defender.

Adobe - might be useful, yes, your laptop starts slower, but programmes load faster - if you need them often - keep them.

And don't disable them in MSConfig - use Autoruns - from the Sysinternals Suite:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

Then:
A Basic rule is - only disable what you added - nothing else.
Autoruns allows you to research individual startup entries if I am not mistaken.

My Suggestions from those would be the Yahoo stuff -but else you can pretty much keep everything turned on.

 

I've never found Windows Defender to be at all useful, especially considering the fact that he has ESET.

 

If they do not conflict then its good to run.

Also, if you do not wish to use Windows Defender then disable it from within the programme.
Yes there is an option to do so.

You wouldn't cut of the boot of a car to remove its contents, would you?

 

noob question, when i remove them from the startup, can i still open them anytime? or do i have to enable it again and restart my laptop so i can use it again?

thanks in advance

 

Depends on what it is.

If the programme is 2preloaded2 - e.g. iTunes - then it starts up considerably quicker - else you can start the programme and make a coffee while it loads... Quicktime is the same - slow like I don't know what to start up.
Good thing - I don't use iTunes (what for?) - and Quicktime got replaced with some codecs.
Then, every time you update or launch Quicktime its back...

i.e. its not affected...

Other programmes, may run a service - if you kill that you cannot start them.

But honestly - unless its real "Bloat" leave them on - things like the Adobe Quickstart - unless its bugging down startup considerably, and if you use it regularly, it does speed up the programme launches by a lot.

 

Bah. On XP disable everything with MSCONFIG.

XP will get your compuer up and running and useable. Then you choose what must stay and what must go.

I only have 5 processes running @ startup. Avira is one of them.

I'ts really simple. You are in control of the comp. Not the comp of you

 

To put in my two cents, I'd agree with TeeJay. I prefer an absolute minimum when starting up my laptop. Startup time is far more important to me than a marginal speed boost in the initial start-up of a few programs.

That said, I prefer using CCleaner than msconfig. Keeps everything in one place and whatnot.

 

that laptop must take ages to boot with all that running
most of those you really dont need running all the time
unless u use all of them alot lol
u have 3 intel common user interfaces running when u only need 1 for a start

 

Which in the long run means you loose more time...

 

which among the 3 intel common user interfaces should i turn off?

should i give it a go to turn off all of these suggested programs at start up? except defender?

anymore suggestions or comments? thank you in advance

 

help please!

 

Maybe nothing?? - Leave it as it is.

People are obsessed with switching things off - in Vista and Win7 you just do damage by doing that - then come onto forums like these and whinge how things do not work and how bad the OS is...

If you do not know exactly what it does (and this means no half knowledge and anecdotes) then better leave it on.

 

why is it a bad idea to disable them from msconfig?

 

I'm not sure anymore - but its not ideal.

That's why the dedicated utility exists in the Sysinternals Suite.

 

Windows Defender has been proved useless by MS(MSSE) themselves. LOL.

Don't touch Windows Services for greater good(Not suitable for newbies).
Those lame 3rd Party Start-ups(I hate most), you can turn them off for sure.
They're making your PC runs "faster" and "looks PRO".

 

Im sure I dont speak for myself here but just LOOKING at all that stuff running on boot makes me cringe!!!

I wanna start unchecking stuff!!!!!!!!


I need a intervention

 

I too like restricting the startup items to the minimum essential ones, so i'd suggest removing all, and keeping just the following:

-AlienwareFX (i'm guessing you'd need this?)
-RAID Monitor
-Intel Flash Cache... (i'm not sure what this is for. Does it have somthing to do with turbo memory?)
-ESET
-iTunes (i have this checked off though)

I'm not sure which of the 3 intel services/programs u'd need at startup (maybe someone else could pitch in here?)

Cheers.

 

just delete any 2 of the 3 intel common user interfaces
as there all the same

 

I can't stress how right DetlevCM is.

If you do not want your system to become unstable or act weird do NOT do anything you're not /absolutely/ certain about.

See, not only can't anyone know what to turn off before you don't do some research on every single entry, but when you ask other people what to turn off, they WILL tell you what to turn off while actually THEY might not really have any idea either. This way, a social web of misinformation is being created, where everyone supports everyone else's thoughts. For example:

See, Ole man suggests you to turn off "Language A..." even though he cleary has no idea what it is about (otherwise he would have written the full name, wouldn't he?). It's not the other people who will experience problems with the misconfiguration they suggest you to apply, it's YOU! In IT, it's critical to know whom to trust. Here's someone you can add to your trust list: DetlevCM (that is, of course, if you trust ME in judging about him). So far I have seen him writing many good posts which were technically accurate, gentle and free from insanity whenever he wasn't sure about something (sadly, unlike many other posts on this forum). It goes without saying though that if you think that something is critical (like a critical setting that /might/ expose your IT to security risks), you should "always check before doing", no matter who told you what to do.


Maybe it's a good idea if you post a full list of you autostart entries. To do so, please go to http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx and download the AutoRuns package. In there you will find autorunsc.exe, a command line application to list autostart entries. Now, to get a list of your msconfig entries, first move the autorunsc.exe file into the following folder:

Code:

C:\Windows\System32\

Then, make sure there is no file on your desktop called "autorunsc-logon-m-entries.txt" (because it would get overwritten as soon as you run the following command). After you verified this, paste the following into the start menu textbox and press enter:

Code:

cmd /c "autorunsc -m > %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\autorunsc-logon-m-entries.txt"

This will create a file on your desktop called "autorunsc-logon-m-entries.txt". If such file already exists, it will be overwritten without a prompt. For you convenience, you might want to save this command to a .bat file for easy future use.

Post the contents of autorunsc-logon-m-entries.txt so people can better understand your msconfig autostart entries.


Christoph

 

here it is sir...


HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IAAnotif
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaanotif.exe"
Event Monitor User Notification Tool
Intel Corporation
8.5.0.1032
c:\program files (x86)\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaanotif.exe
d3804513fc9c11a4637392b4f0f43bc5 (MD5)
82fe9e22f6d56c45c032fb410f4fe2f6db62ac3a (SHA-1)
e23781cb1aa86ec8d761a456b1d249eb8076331b11013077a194bb567567204b (SHA-256)
IaNvSrv
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\OROM\IaNvSrv\IaNvSrv.exe"
Intel(R) Flash Cache Logic Chip OROM Update Application
Intel Corporation
1.7.0.1029
c:\program files (x86)\intel\intel matrix storage manager\orom\ianvsrv\ianvsrv.exe
a25b924eb4f8aefc188f3b414ae171eb (MD5)
8102aaec1dd1ae7dc2052deafa2bbd82dee3e878 (SHA-1)
17068acb88f225e1922aebb953cc144052227a3c2ce08f7c68837223159ad9d4 (SHA-256)
SynTPEnh
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements
Synaptics, Inc.
10.1.8.0
c:\program files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe
640d4ac0578f29539d616fc258c297c3 (MD5)
87f27346fe66906e7bb91b45574642f3dd91777a (SHA-1)
7865bee3bf4a9375a606bbed9304113c91f72479ce865321c63f570ad8044f1f (SHA-256)
AlienFX Controller
"C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center\AlienwareAlienFXController.exe"
Alienware AlienFX Controller
Alienware Corporation
1.0.33.0
c:\program files\alienware\command center\alienwarealienfxcontroller.exe
7bca10c07d14cbecdce72bbf14b8d6ec (MD5)
ed96401804a027d54d196a4b62fb41330db062d1 (SHA-1)
cacf7517eee0a429427871914f8f912cbe7905fe61caf77299f5d7b26dc3a9be (SHA-256)
RtHDVCpl
C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RAVCpl64.exe -s
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Realtek Semiconductor
1.0.0.418
c:\program files\realtek\audio\hda\ravcpl64.exe
f2630985f531662b5a04db5207f2f362 (MD5)
45258d239c2390328d525d6de198861197c74522 (SHA-1)
2e30ce3e540f004a6fe5fb35a5de9cd1ab72d1c42f66aa54235cd02a635b37a6 (SHA-256)
Easy-PrintToolBox
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Canon\Easy-PrintToolBox\BJPSMAIN.EXE" /logon
BJPSMAIN
CANON INC.
1.2.0.0
c:\program files (x86)\canon\easy-printtoolbox\bjpsmain.exe
60b7037d9aaadc4e8c809bc71a39f943 (MD5)
9c565f0d976b67b99f4bb6f1122e3172d28ef788 (SHA-1)
997291aa8cbe9e405f54f08cbc02edca66619078514eaa9a89e0aa4f876be77a (SHA-256)
IgfxTray
C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
igfxTray Module
Intel Corporation
7.14.10.1437
c:\windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
c2fd5f3b675f2523348764f91dbe511f (MD5)
97dc38bfc5b06b3bd78577b044fd95130f3372bd (SHA-1)
ec0ee274ea3423b13f6a7043d12bb010e483b9fd734f1143355b20414b6424e8 (SHA-256)
HotKeysCmds
C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
hkcmd Module
Intel Corporation
7.14.10.1437
c:\windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
94dea786bf4acbce8c7a48edf1481ae3 (MD5)
dff3502f3db0dfdc057c47da2d875fcd1e96b7a4 (SHA-1)
3f053510bfead35de6a69175776f0d256698fdff26ee5a80bcfc8fa0a67637b8 (SHA-256)
Persistence
C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
persistence Module
Intel Corporation
7.14.10.1437
c:\windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
eb208e07a1bef4c5054f7a57045112a9 (MD5)
e179f8766ea5c123d5178b48648ff02f6e4007b6 (SHA-1)
184d1fd0b278731c49ea0494c9a0c6f1553fc77b1231a9b3e60e77fc1b48945d (SHA-256)
egui
"C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice
ESET GUI
ESET
4.0.467.0
c:\program files\eset\eset smart security\egui.exe
582a4b9744d1d12e8eb4a1a0ced45353 (MD5)
be725b59f60bbdea0ea605ef3a99b94b1dec6bd7 (SHA-1)
963afcb9e877f03e58b7f615275bf07e17426a4c05f8f4d51bbd39835ec70d7f (SHA-256)
Kernel and Hardware Abstraction Layer
KHALMNPR.EXE
Logitech KHAL Main Process
Logitech, Inc.
4.82.4.0
c:\windows\khalmnpr.exe
74354790ecae60c11631bd7856c0afd0 (MD5)
097d995812c09b8851d3dc692584509b2cbe8678 (SHA-1)
4932908c79842cfdb4882a767bcaecb97f663892c9715d4fa1f4ae902335dcb5 (SHA-256)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Keyboard OSD Utility
"C:\Program Files\Keyboard Manager\OSD Utility\OSDManager.exe" /lang en /H
On Screen Display Utility
Quanta Computer, INC.
0.0.0.12
c:\program files\keyboard manager\osd utility\osdmanager.exe
c9f4a4dada2f1db783ad73b9de0eb64f (MD5)
26fa199d14d9e325b13ec7609f50d9497fbf8789 (SHA-1)
f3c6b082533228cf12eec154ef9c5c7844253a83a3b46f6ac4af29b359fb010c (SHA-256)
FATrayAlert
C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center\AlienSense\FATrayMon.exe
FATrayMon
Sensible Vision
2.3.21.1
c:\program files\alienware\command center\aliensense\fatraymon.exe
0b3f065f845640afacb9814827968d12 (MD5)
5f86c5f29b4e858d82d449246faad7efba86778f (SHA-1)
2460d17e934a2b21882aacab71bf40c4ab1ab2115254dd9634de9555f8dcc68b (SHA-256)
RemoteControl8
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PDVD8Serv.exe"
PowerDVD RC Service
Cyberlink Corp.
8.0.1418.0
c:\program files (x86)\cyberlink\powerdvd8\pdvd8serv.exe
0a80bed61a1729dab9499bc5a9b515a9 (MD5)
8666d1a1e90c1327116fc03102f00ae0e6e81e94 (SHA-1)
c6ab21181b4377e0204b1d8534d026a5b10ef79b7e37606a5d25a82b356b14da (SHA-256)
PDVD8LanguageShortcut
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\Language\Language.exe"
Language Application
8.0.1204.0
c:\program files (x86)\cyberlink\powerdvd8\language\language.exe
aa62a9a6ce962107761775c66f49ad53 (MD5)
28d6965d67034cd2fbf9bd27885eaeb868cce757 (SHA-1)
69aae7a3832fa0cce8a5e8ecd2b4972cd18975a964fe7d40e6a98af1cf93e54f (SHA-256)
BDRegion
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyberlink\Shared Files\brs.exe"
brs
cyberlink
2.1.0.2206
c:\program files (x86)\cyberlink\shared files\brs.exe
b226e93e251bcb707de8232478fddebc (MD5)
9a5a71d4fa0a963e30796968f712ea8f2a5bbaa1 (SHA-1)
e12efbc2a0331a113bda548e5a18a66a74b7d1c1ffedc65b7a2b51f2702eb7f3 (SHA-256)
SSBkgdUpdate
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot
SSBkgdUpdate
Nuance Communications, Inc.
5.2.0.0
c:\program files (x86)\common files\scansoft shared\ssbkgdupdate\ssbkgdupdate.exe
846965ae55a2662b1576c0f392dd1d6e (MD5)
17b2787c3f93c031cff86e5b4504fa558bf3feec (SHA-1)
0ade383991fdc5a49dd15a27cb52cf75abf518f0335e92003c0ff75db417bbdc (SHA-256)
OpwareSE4
"C:\Program Files (x86)\ScanSoft\OmniPageSE4\OpwareSE4.exe"
OCR Aware
Nuance Communications, Inc.
15.2.6606.1
c:\program files (x86)\scansoft\omnipagese4\opwarese4.exe
27440eb2fa3425aec161d584e61f1db2 (MD5)
a76ddb6e9efe9914b6829655045a6521845440f6 (SHA-1)
f9111c823e055795c1907a74ae70693d54ecbffddcc8fc90a9aa72bfdbf52086 (SHA-256)
iTunesHelper
"C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
iTunesHelper
Apple Inc.
9.0.2.25
c:\program files (x86)\itunes\ituneshelper.exe
c418b204bed40a0979d203ebb1e9a32b (MD5)
eaeb9e04d6810379390b0457b7d8bac599c6a793 (SHA-1)
e1b6056a45983d865ead8b9c41568d543ff9eb1b9c0f681e3a51e603416dd77f (SHA-256)
SunJavaUpdateSched
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
Java(TM) Platform SE binary
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
6.0.170.4
c:\program files (x86)\java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
3a0647bded81dbe0bcbb51d70b22c9e0 (MD5)
f7390460fad962232af9cd1c0382f5ea053608ee (SHA-1)
a151929ff68f3d51ede9599c0746bc3400f66f41639efe4c536fe055f94da041 (SHA-256)
Adobe Reader Speed Launcher
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
Adobe Systems Incorporated
9.2.0.124
c:\program files (x86)\adobe\reader 9.0\reader\reader_sl.exe
33e5a8fc8eb0ee42478f8538d0215d8f (MD5)
59faa4839591b954fe58e5e4db744fecc00cae46 (SHA-1)
206aca11b99234a1d31c5dd8506d207b591883aaa5cfbbadac66a13a3f523881 (SHA-256)
Adobe ARM
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
Adobe Systems Incorporated
1.0.5.0
c:\program files (x86)\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\adobearm.exe
3103fe27c967675b019e880aa6da3d6d (MD5)
79a198f891f7def459fe866679034ecf2f6f9347 (SHA-1)
515e750acd28c3cfd8174b7f213e2aa741d8942fb68e57f701ebcbb92ec3f537 (SHA-256)
Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat_sl.exe"
Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
Adobe Systems Incorporated
9.2.0.124
c:\program files (x86)\adobe\acrobat 9.0\acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
81a990ca9644d2ccb9d903183d9a0f58 (MD5)
06f0f992cc7a04bdfef6cf6cc7db80e0b0f4e69d (SHA-1)
fd7b788556cbb3f346d927465b060934bcb37856d48a21c574befaad5ef88fbd (SHA-256)

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Bluetooth.lnk
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Bluetooth.lnk
Bluetooth Tray Application
Broadcom Corporation.
6.2.1.100
c:\program files\widcomm\bluetooth software\bttray.exe
eca3a11acf2f84d25bb390012244bc54 (MD5)
0e0e2000ef85889b86822e512805874fb1eee6d4 (SHA-1)
76cc066e44f8cbe900f712b332141d8dc4a12d5cb27da849c699ee2047d8020f (SHA-256)
Logitech SetPoint.lnk
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Logitech SetPoint.lnk
Logitech SetPoint Event Manager (UNICODE)
Logitech, Inc.
4.80.103.0
c:\program files\logitech\setpoint\setpoint.exe
970e191fa2ba21844d7103792b6885f6 (MD5)
5a34c2ed302069af7bfeec7f274bcfaae7badf41 (SHA-1)
1b31613a338521c10898b1edebdd217468310460d11f46dd9841f103dcd556fd (SHA-256)

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Messenger (Yahoo!)
"C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Inc.
10.0.0.1102
c:\program files (x86)\yahoo!\messenger\yahoomessenger.exe
1b07ea92c5848259e2ef128f39223219 (MD5)
7da56acf56ff837b9bcae31ee63f73644cd44b1e (SHA-1)
952d9089db2710a21ccea10be8e0c7b65f869a1df1865f49deef4a772f792f7f (SHA-256)
Search Protection
C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe
Yahoo! Application
Yahoo! Inc
2009.1.30.1
c:\program files (x86)\yahoo!\search protection\searchprotection.exe
70189d91a5347f5e34039d06c7e58419 (MD5)
827afa1bd9b839f01141057b5c5de26921a48d8c (SHA-1)
82313ed72199fd14e0694917102b25f4bbece996025d2656237912cee4e88740 (SHA-256)

 

Something that comes to mind is the Canon easy-printtoolbox - this is an individual programme - IF you do not use it you can uninstall it via Control Panel -> Uninstall Programmes.

If you use it, keep it - its not your printer driver, that's independent.

It might be required for things like CD printing if you do that - and your printer supports that.

Edit:
If you don't want to auto run Yahoo Messenger - then check in the programme's settings - it should be possible to disable it from "within".

 

thank you DetlevCM, any other programs i can uncheck? i really want to speed up my start up

 

Note that I didn't say "uncheck" - even if you don't want the Canon toolbox to not start automatically - I believe that can be set in the programme itself.

I would keep all the Matrix Storage Manager stuff - although the duplication is odd.

Edit:
Consider if you want search protection - again - uninstall or remove from within the programme.

Edit 2:

I believe you need Bluetooth and you need Logitech - Logitech because I assume you have some special mapped functions on a mouse or a webcam.

Edit 3:
You need the igf stuff - that's Intel Graphics
hkcmd is an OS process - leave alone too.

 

this is whats left of my start up programs



can i uncheck the adobe? java? office?

 

Java is the update scheduler - disabling it would mean that the Java software no longer checks for updates.
This might mean that you do not get important security updates.

The Adobe Speed Launcher does what it says - it preloads the Adobe software and accelerates its launch - if you want to you can uncheck it, but its possibly little gain, test it out.

Adobe ARM - I'm not exactly sure what it does - I'd leave it turned on.

 

I would disable OSD Keyboard Manager, Java as it will try to update when it starts and it will probably start when you're online. Next I would disable all Adobe as in my experience use it rarely and thus don't need that to be so fast and in my start up. Groove Monitor as well.