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re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup'
Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 6:49 am
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Posted by Travel (30 messages posted)

My startup folder has a lot of entries that he programs no longer exist. I got my computer as a hand me down from my brother. Is there any way to delete these unwanted entries from the startup since the programs are no longer used?

On Friday, April 18, 2003 at 10:47 pm, Josh Curry wrote:
>Checking your start-up folder is kind of a waste of time. There are a whole crapload
>of proggies that boot with your OS. If you Hit the start button and click Run..
>type 'msconfig' ,, hit the startup tab and take a look,
>alot of these progs you might not even have installed anymore, but it can be loading
>parts of the working files of them that were left from an inpartial uninstall
>(i.e deleting the folder instead of correctly uninstalling)
>Just a thought...

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Josh Curry: Friday, April 18, 2003 at 10:47 pm)

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re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Travel: Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 5:54 am)

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Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DEWEY REYNOLDS: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 5:56 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (mike gordon: Mon, Nov 12, 2001, 9:41 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Matthew: Mon, Jun 17, 2002, 9:14 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DGBrothers: Thu, Oct 3, 2002, 11:12 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (shirley byrd: Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 1:55 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DGBrothers: Wed, Apr 9, 2003, 6:47 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Josh Curry: Fri, Apr 18, 2003, 10:47 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Travel: Sat, Jan 1, 2005, 6:49 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Travel: Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 5:54 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (bob: Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 5:35 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (TDP: Tue, Dec 16, 2003, 2:06 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (H.W. Gorman: Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 3:23 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (H.W. Gorman: Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 5:35 pm)

Define SLOW......(nt) (GM: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:26 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (scyboy: Wed, May 8, 2002, 10:02 am)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (DEWEY REYNOLDS: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:29 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (Hugh: Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 12:40 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (amaralliya e. thenardier: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:38 pm)

Okay... (GM: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:40 pm)

re: Okay... - suggestion (Eduard: Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 9:03 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (Paul D: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 8:13 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Curt R: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 12:07 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (drew: Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 4:49 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Eduard: Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 9:41 pm)

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