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What programs absolutely must run at Windows startup?

My computer runs pathetically slow (a Dell Inspiron E1705) and I need to get rid of the applications running in the background that I absolutely can live without.

Thanks for answering!

- The Eternal Satyr

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    go to your msconfig, and disable all. Also under the services tab you can disable certain items.

    I have around 24 or 25 running on my machines at start up, thats including nvidia drivers and creative sound card drivers..

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