xbrianx Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I decided to go through MS Config and see what I have that isn't really needed. I don't know what I can disable safely, so I took some screenshots. Also, do you guys know of any useless Microsoft items I could delete from the other sections? Thanks 3.bmp 4.bmp 5.bmp 3.bmp 4.bmp 5.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 This is my own personal view and I am a bit radical. I would disable everything except for any security apps and if a laptop, any power monitors. Even then, some apps just re-enable themselves to auto start so a an app is needed like Winpatrol and set those self re-enablers to disabled. You may want to have a look at turning off some MS services that you won't or don't use. Elder Geek services guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbrianx Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 This is my own personal view and I am a bit radical. I would disable everything except for any security apps and if a laptop, any power monitors. Even then, some apps just re-enable themselves to auto start so a an app is needed like Winpatrol and set those self re-enablers to disabled. You may want to have a look at turning off some MS services that you won't or don't use. Elder Geek services guide Thanks, I'll look for some things that aren't needed. I still have Norton, so there's mostly Norton programs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGO Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Please - when you put pictures on the internet, use JPEG/JPG, GIF, or PNG format! BMP is uncompressed and is huge! I can hear the server exploding from here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbrianx Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 Oh sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted May 6, 2007 Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2007 Please - when you put pictures on the internet, use JPEG/JPG, GIF, or PNG format! BMP is uncompressed and is huge! I can hear the server exploding from here . It's also a bad idea to use BMP because some folks are still unfortunately using dial-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyManchesta Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 You may want to give Startuplite a try as that will list any unnecessary items and give you some descriptions on each one to help you decide if you want it starting with Windows or not http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbrianx Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 You may want to give Startuplite a try as that will list any unnecessary items and give you some descriptions on each one to help you decide if you want it starting with Windows or not http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php Thanks. I removed both HP software updates and I disabled the Quicktime system tray icon and the DVDLauncher item. There was only 2 or 3 things lef: One was SunJava Update, I left that because I'll forget to check myself. And, there was the CTFMON and Motive Smartbridge, both of which I'm sure I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I would disable everything except for any security apps and if a laptop, any power monitors. Same here. Most in the list are unnecessary. Your Windows start up time will increase dramatically, when disabling them. Path Copy TeraCopy Unlocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted May 9, 2007 Moderators Share Posted May 9, 2007 Thanks. I removed both HP software updates and I disabled the Quicktime system tray icon and the DVDLauncher item. HP Software Updates is useless because it can be manually launched, however HP Digital Imaging Monitor is rather useful to determine how low your ink levels are - although it can be disabled and manually launched on occasion to check the ink level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbrianx Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 HP Software Updates is useless because it can be manually launched, however HP Digital Imaging Monitor is rather useful to determine how low your ink levels are - although it can be disabled and manually launched on occasion to check the ink level. Yeah, I have already noticed a minor difference in start-up times. And, about the ink.....I'll know when it's low when my picture doesn't come out right. That's all the monitoring I need, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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