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May 16th, 2010 11:00
Which Programs To Load On Startup
I like to keep my Dell XPS 720 running top notch and I'm wondering if there are items in startup that should not be there. It seems that it takes a little too long for my pc to "Shut Down" and "Reboot". I am listing what is in my Startup and would appreciate knowing if there is something that Ishould stop from loading.
Thanks!
Deborah
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Startup List:
LVComsx
QuckCAm10
Communications_H
mm_tray
mimboot
ACDaemon
mylbx
max menumgr
sprtcmd
memcard
dlbubmgr
dsca
EULALauncher
PDVDDXSrv
RoxWatchTray9
issch
Isuspm
Upd Reg
CTDVDDET
quickset
NvCpl
ehtray
CTHELPER
CTXFIHELP
jusched
qttask
dumprep 0 -k
DKablerr
ctfmon
Digital Line Detect
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May 16th, 2010 13:00
Always include the version of Windows. :emotion-5:
Things I know you don't have to launch at startup:
RoxWatchTray9 (Loads Roxio icon in tray near clock)
mm_tray (Loads MediaMaster icon in tray near clock)
qttask (Loads QuickTime icon in tray near the clock)
jusched (automatically checks for Java updates)
ctfmon (Microsoft Office Installer for alternate users and alternative languages bar; unless you need alternative users and languages.
You can google the other names and see what they do and decide if you need them. And remember, you can always go back and check those boxes again, if you change your mind about something.
Ron
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May 17th, 2010 15:00
Couple more to add to Ron's response:
1) sprtcmd and dsca are the automatic startup for Dell Support Center (the "blue wrench" icon in the system tray). You can disable those, or just remove Dell Support Center entirely - it does nothing you can't do yourself. That program alone added about 30 seconds to the boot time on my XP PC.
Note that sprtcmd is not limited to Dell Support Center, however - the company who wrote the software (SupportSoft) also provides diagnostic software to broadband companies - e.g, I had it with the Qwest DSL installation/diagnostic software. But in either case it is not necessary to run in startup.
2) Issch and Isuspm are InstallShield updater software - I suspect they came with the Roxio/Sonic software. Those both can be unchecked - as far as I know there never were and never will be updates for any of that software. I know with the XPS 410/710 with XP there was a Sonic Update Manager that could be removed from Add/Remove to get rid of that "updater" completely, as well as a removal tool, but can't speak for the 420/720 series that came with Vista.