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StartUP Programs/ Vista

I have an Inspiron 6400 laptop with Windows Vista. I have tried to optimize my windows startup by allowing only a few programs to startup when I turn on my laptop. Everytime I start up windows, I get a notice that a couple of startup programs have been blocked. Is there anyway to get rid of this message from coming up everytime? And does anyone know of the ABSOLUTE programs that need to be running at startup? Reason being is that I want to take any program that does not need to be on startup to not be. Thanks for your help.
 
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    Posted September 5th, 2007 10:00


    Start up programs for Vista OS:

    Click on START, than put in the Start Search box just above Start, MSCONFIG. Msconfig will appear near the top of this box, click on it. Now you are in the System Configuration Utility Program. Click on START UP you see on the top of this Utility Program. Uncheck the programs from here that you do not want to start at boot up, leaving the anti virus, and any third party firewall alone as well as any video card driver. You can always go back into this program to restart them. They will not be uninstalled, just disabled. Click on APPLY, than it will ask you if you wish to reboot the system. Do so.

    Below is what you are now having issues with
     
     
    After it boots up again, you will be presented with another start up warning window in the lower right side of the screen, which says “Windows has blocked some start up programs". Click on this icon in the system tray, put your mouse pointer over the "Run blocked Program" than another window will appear stating “System Configuration Utility". Click on this, and a box will appear in the middle of the screen. From the System Configuration Utility Program box that appears, it will tell you that you have made an adjustment. If you don't want to see this pop up each time you boot up, put a check mark in the little box in the lower left corner of this announcement.


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    Posted September 5th, 2007 11:00

    Thanks for your Help, I will try!
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    Posted September 5th, 2007 12:00

    Also, do you know which Programs, Are completely neccessary? So I know which ones to take off of startup.
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    Posted September 5th, 2007 13:00

    Most all can be disabled except the anti virus, and third party firewall.  The others can be safely disabled, they will not be uninstalled, so you can go back into the msconfig area and restart them again if you wish.  But, each time you go into msconfig and disable or start programs up, we all will go through that nasty warning message again about, what we did and have to check off that box one more time  :smileysad:
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    Posted September 5th, 2007 13:00

    Thanks, I'll try and let you know!:smileyhappy:
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    Posted September 5th, 2007 18:00

    :smileywink: