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Control your system's start-up processes with Autoruns

The usual way to deal with Windows boot bloat is the System Configuration Utility, which can be accessed by typing "msconfig" into the Run box. But that will only get you so far. Autoruns is an advanced startup configuration program that will show you every process, including Explorer add-ons, Winsock LSPs, Browser Helper Objects, and more, which starts when Windows does, and the order in which they're launched. And, of course, you can temporarily disable or permanently delete ones you don't want hanging around anymore. Like msconfig on speed.
Thanks, Jason.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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Russell said 11:12PM on 8-04-2005
I like Winpatrol.
http://www.winpatrol.com/
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Nicole Simon said 11:59AM on 8-05-2005
Great - I have one programm, which is in stealth mode and I can't find that. Hopefully, this will make it easier to find out this annoying programm!
From the screenshot it does look like a good usable application.
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NyaR said 4:10PM on 8-05-2005
why not msconfig?
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