Alternative to msconfig ?

[Mr.Guvernment]

Hey all, i know i have read around alternatives to msconfig but for the life of me i cant recall the program, or thread i read it in.

basically i want something to "really" control my start up programs, things like adobe acrobat professioanl put things to start up that do not show up in msconfig so i can not disable them..


All help appreciated.

[redduc900]

Are you thinking of the Sysinternals Autorun utility?...

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

[jiggamanjb]

oh man, there are a billion of them.

startup cop, startup mechanic, etc

i think this is my fav though http://www.jv16.org/

[thegreek]

Are you thinking of the Sysinternals Autorun utility?...

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

Autoruns is very good (advanced) and lists just about everything that is running.

[Mr.Guvernment]

awsome, thanks shall check those out. :D

[raven]

I have used -- CodeStuf Starter (http://codestuff.tripod.com/)-- for the past few years. It is a great little utility that lets me manage my start-ups, current processes, and Services. As of today, the most recent version of this program is the 5.6.2.0 which incorperates the new Services menu. Also, you can check out this list --Here (http://lists.thedatalist.com/pages/System_Startup_Tools.htm)-- which will give you some more programs to choose from.


Raven

[JigPu]

I've used Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml) since I first stumbled on it. Basic, but it most definatly gets the job done (and is freaking tiny! great for toting to borked systems :))

JigPu

[LoneWolf121188]

Another vote for Sysinternal's Autorun. Don't forget services.msc too (PLEASE don't get into a black viper debate...please...).