Speedup Startup

Discussion in 'Software' started by Skinwalker81, Jan 19, 2010.

  1. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    I am running vista with 4gb ram and want to speed up my startup and shut down, any suggestions? Also, if I were to start an IRC Channel, would anyone here use it? Wouldn't care much to be wasting my time on it lol! :major
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 19, 2010
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  2. rustyjack

    rustyjack MajorGeek

    If you want to speed up your startup and shutdown, you need to use msconfig to reduce the amount of programs you have starting on boot !

    Alternatively you can change the boot mode in your " bios " to quick boot mode then make your priority boot your HDD, but the catch with this is, you can't boot from CD, unless you change the bios setting back again !

    Hope you understood that !

    Rusty ! ;)
     
    rustyjack, Jan 20, 2010
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  3. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    Downloaded the program and tried the setup, says it will not work with windows vista, only up to xp so far :( Thank you for trying, I just going to re-enable defender.

     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 20, 2010
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  4. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Download WinPatrol 2010 from BillP Studios. It will allow you to control startup items in Vista. http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
    It is free. You can later chose to update to the paid Pro version or remain with the free version.
     
    plodr, Jan 20, 2010
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  5. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    So far winpatrol seems to be doing exactly what I need, just playing with it now to figure it out. Pretty self explanitory. It seems tho that my speedup and shutdown are still taking forever. Any advice?:yum
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 20, 2010
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  6. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    Syntpenh
    SunJavaUpdatedSched
    AdobeReaderSpeedLauncher
    AdobeARM
    WinPatrol
    ICECHAT
    Winlogon userinit
    Winlogon shell
    WebCheck
    Component Categories cache...
    Groove GFS Stub Execution

    I have it showing the seceret startup locations as well in this list.:confused
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 21, 2010
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  7. rustyjack

    rustyjack MajorGeek

    Cheers Dom found it am sorting it out now, the only thing is though, isn't this just related to XP only !
    YES or NO ?

    Ignore this question aswell Dom i have found the Vista description !

    Thanks Rusty ! :)
     
    rustyjack, Jan 22, 2010
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  8. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    Still having issues linking it to vista. Not sure if I am looking in the wrong area.
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 22, 2010
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  9. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I always remove SunJavaUpdatedSched because I prefer to do my own updates rather than have Sun Java wasting time checking to see if there are any.
    You can stop AdobeReaderSpeedLauncher; in fact, I've removed Adobe Reader and replaced it with Foxit. Adobe Reader has too many security holes and is much too bloated.
    There are a few much leaner pdf readers: Sumatra and Foxit.
    http://majorgeeks.com/Sumatra_PDF_d5622.html
    http://majorgeeks.com/Foxit_Reader_d4763.html

    I found this on AdobeARM
    Since I don't have AdobeReader, I don't have this on my computers.

    I will have to do more looking to discover what some of the other entries are.
     
    plodr, Jan 22, 2010
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  10. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Syntpenh is part of your Synaptics touchpad so let it alone
    ICECHAT is an IRC client. I have no idea if that needs to run at startup

    **** from searching, it appears that Groove GFS Stub Execution might be malware.

    My advice, start here:
    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
    and go through the steps, download the MG Tools and then run the programs. When you have the logs, post a new thread here
    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

    Be patient. It takes between 1 and 5 days for a malware fighter to read through your logs and tell you what you need to do to clean up your computer. It is worth the wait because your computer will be cleaned and chances are your Vista will be running a lot smoother.
     
    plodr, Jan 22, 2010
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  11. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi what app is this you are trying to link to Vista, if its StartupCPL then use the standalone version as the installable version has problems with UAC, download the zip and unzip it and then just run.


    Groove GFS Stub Execution will be legit if you have Office Groove installed as its likely to be the BHO object to allow you right click add, and integration with IE, to be honest I delete it from startup.

    Icechat can be disabled as you can start it manually when you need it.

    AdobeReaderSpeedLauncher and AdobeARM can both be disabled.

    Webcheck, does this one have a path to its location at all? as it could be anything from malware to an innocent updater for an app that can be disabled.
     
    DavidGP, Jan 23, 2010
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  12. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    I not sure what webcheck is linked to, winpatrol picked it up as a secret startup item.:confused
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 24, 2010
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  13. sikvik

    sikvik Corporal Karma

    Does webcheck show up as a .exe in task manager?
     

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    sikvik, Jan 24, 2010
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  14. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    I dont use WinPatrol, but does it give you a path to its location? if not then if you have CCleaner on your PC, open it and click Tools > Startup and what does it say under File listing for its path?

    I would disable it and see if anything cries out for it to be enabled again, most likely its just an updater for something.
     
    DavidGP, Jan 24, 2010
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  15. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    I not finding any path to it, ccleaner is not picking it up and it is not showing in the task manager or the services screens.:major
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 25, 2010
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  16. sikvik

    sikvik Corporal Karma

    Down loaded WinPatrol. Well webcheck is on my LT as well in secret start ups :-D
    Legit I'd say :)
     

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    sikvik, Jan 25, 2010
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  17. sikvik

    sikvik Corporal Karma

    How long?
    Also go through this:
    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=106650

    And check your HD for errors.
    Right click My Comp>> Open>> Right click Local(C)>> Properties>> Tools>> check Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Reboot..
    Cheers..
     
    sikvik, Jan 25, 2010
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  18. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    the gui loading bar passes between 11 and 16 times before it loads, roughly about 4 1/2 to 5 minutes to load lol.:zzz
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 25, 2010
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  19. Skinwalker81

    Skinwalker81 Private E-2

    Hmmm, still taking way too much time, its passing about 20 times before I see life lol!
     
    Skinwalker81, Jan 28, 2010
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