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Clean your System Start Up Utility 
Almost every time you install a program or a spyware program
installs itself a file will be installed in your auto start up file. This slows
down your computer and uses up resource and can cause it to crash, Worse yet it
will allow the spyware to run amok in your computer. See our Remove
adware and spyware page.
Removing these unnecessary entries will speed up your
computer. See
Speeding up your computer before proceeding.
Now that you have reduced the number of programs you may want
to get rid of those lines that contain disabled file. This is just to streamline
the look of it so you won't have to scroll down to see what in in start up.
There is no enhancement in speed.
For Windows 98
This is a delicate procedure and can
kill your Windows Operating System if done improperly. See Legal
Before proceeding you should back
up your registry
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On the task bar at the bottom of your desktop, click on
the Start Button.
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Scroll up to "RUN" and click on it.
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In the textbox that comes up type in
"regedit" (no quotation marks) and click OK. This will
open the Registry
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Click on the + sign in front of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
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Scroll down to the + sign in front of Software.
Click it.
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Scroll down to the + sign in front of Microsoft.
Click it
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Scroll down to the + sign in front of Windows.
Click it
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Scroll down to the + sign in front of
CurrentVersion. Click it
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Scroll down to the Run-
folder (IMPORTANT note the (-) after the word
Run) Click it. Be sure that run have the correct folder and not the
Run without the (-).
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In the Right hand part of the window, Right Click on
the "Name" of the files that you want to remove from the listing
in your start up utility.
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Select "Delete" and then OK.
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Repeat this for an additional listings that you want to
remove.
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In the left hand pane of the window click on the RunServices-
folder (IMPORTANT note the (-) after the word
RunServices) Click it. Be sure that run have the correct folder and
not the RunServices without the (-).
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In the Right hand part of the window, Right Click on
the "Name" of the files that you want to remove from the listing
in your start up utility.
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Select "Delete" and then OK.
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Repeat this for an additional listings that you want to
remove.
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When you have completed this, then click on Registry
and in the drop down menu click the EXIT.
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Restart your computer and then you can look at
your streamlined Utility by invoking the Start/Run/Msconfig/OK/Start up
routine as described in the link below.
This should remove most of the files that you disabled in the
Speeding Up Your
Computer section. This will make it easier to see what is running on start
up without your having to scroll down quite as much. There may be some disable
listings that were not removed by this method, but thto this extent is has been
a fairly safe procedure.
If you have any additional
tips on this subject submit them for publishing.
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