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Several Easy Steps to Secure Your Computer

Step 6Remove Startup Tasks (System Configuration)

Remove Startup Tasks (System Configuration)
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In Windows Vista, all of Windows' essential programs are loaded through something called "Windows Services." This means that most of the startup items you see in Vista are completely optional and can be turned off. However, a good rule of thumb is to disable only those programs that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on. Or, better still, check out Paul Collins' huge "Startup Applications" list at http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php. This list of over 13,000 startup items you may encounter in MSCONFIG tells you which items are absolutely necessary, which items are optional, and which items you should definitely uncheck.

Here is where you can find it:
Start Menu
Select "Run" on the right hand side
In Dialog Box, type in: msconfig
Click OK
In dialog box, go to the "Startup" tab
Uncheck the programs you don't want to run at start up.
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Jun 14, 2009. 12:21 PMTommy8754 says:
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