The local Area Connection icon CAN be disabled.. but it really isn't the thing that would be slowing your computer down (It's built into windows)

the Norton program would be very well what it is.. open NORTON, go under the options, and there is a checkbox to "Load at startup" uncheck it.

yavuzz,

Try the following.

1. Go to START | RUN and type "msconfig" (without the quotes) in the "Open" box; click on "OK".

2. Click on the Startup tab and remove all checks EXCEPT for :

ScanRegistry,
TaskMonitor,
PCHealth,
SystemTray,
LoadPowerProfile,
SynTPLpr,
SynTPEnh,
LoadPowerProfile.

Don't worry if all are not present.


3. Click on "OK". You will be prompted to REBOOT. Allow your system to reboot.

4. After the system has restarted, see if the problem still occurs.

If the problem still occurs, then you can put all the checks back in MSCONFIG, because your startup is not the problem.

If the problem no longer occurs, go back into msconfig, and recheck the items in startup one at a time.
You will need to click OK and REBOOT after each item is checked to test if that item is the cause of the problem.


Thank you for choosing Dell.

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John M.

To see a list of what starts up when you turn on your computer,
1) press Start
2) press Run
3) type in: msconfig
4) press OK
5) select the "Startup" tab.
All the checked items run automatically at startup.

Find out what to enable/disable here:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

This will be a good time for me to jump into this thread and ask if there is a similar way to turn off items for Win2k Pro.
DELL_JohnM wrote:
- yavuzz,
-
- Try the following.
-
- 1. Go to START | RUN and type "msconfig" (without
- the quotes) in the "Open" box; click on "OK".
-
- 2. Click on the Startup tab and remove all checks
- EXCEPT for :
-
- ScanRegistry,
- TaskMonitor,
- PCHealth,
- SystemTray,
- LoadPowerProfile,
- SynTPLpr,
- SynTPEnh,
- LoadPowerProfile.
-
- Don't worry if all are not present.
-
-
- 3. Click on "OK". You will be prompted to REBOOT.
- Allow your system to reboot.
-
- 4. After the system has restarted, see if the
- problem still occurs.
-
- If the problem still occurs, then you can put all
- the checks back in MSCONFIG, because your startup is
- not the problem.
-
- If the problem no longer occurs, go back into
- msconfig, and recheck the items in startup one at a
- time.
- You will need to click OK and REBOOT after each item
- is checked to test if that item is the cause of the
- problem.
-
-
- Thank you for choosing Dell.
-
----
- John M.



Regards,
Tammy Sullivan

Inspiron 8000
Windows 2000 Professional (SP2)
A17 BIOS
15" UXGA, PIII 1GHZ
512MB SDRAM (2DIMM)
32GB HDD (Partitioned 27GB NTFS & 5GB Fat32)
8x DVD Fixed Bay
8xCDRW Sony Module Drive
Iomega 100M Zip Drive
Psion Gold Card Global 56k
System Delivered: April 2001
No bad pixels on this one!

tlsullivan,


To clean the startup folder Windows uses at boot.
Right-click on the Start button and click on Explore.
Double-click on Programs in the right-hand window, then on Startup.
Delete any shortcuts from this folder that you do not need to start automatically as Windows boots.
If you are not sure about the item, you can drag it onto your desktop instead of deleting it.
Close this window and restart your system to see if the startup is faster.


Thank you for choosing Dell.




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John M.

Please could you explain what placing a program in the Startup folder actually does?  I know it takes longer for Windows to load if one has a lot of programs in the Startup folder, but the actual programs in the Startup folder don't seem to run- there are no windows open on the desktop for example. As far as I can tell those programs are not doing anything. Does it mean they are quicker to open when you really need them?  Should I leave the antivirus software program enabled in the startup folder?

Sorry for very basic question. I would appreciate an explanation though.

 

Richard