Does Startup CPL work with Vista?

Hi

It works fine, although I do tend to use the portable non installer version but right click it and run as administrator when installing the installable version, or if you like ther layout of StartupCPL use the standalone version.

Only use it personally over Defenders Startup manager as when troubleshooting other PCs its mech easier and quicker to use with the variety of OSes I would come into contact with, so makes it when online assisting an easier suggestion over defender as many dont post what their OS is. If your perminently wishing to disable some startups, then Defender is good option, saves installing something else.

Plus with Defenders option and if you have multiple users you need to in Defender enable show for all users as the Disable button for many apps is grey'd out if you dont.

 

Oh and note if you run the installer version then its icon to run it is located in the Control Panel > Additional Options > Startup.

May though if needing to control Startups on a Vista PC, suggest an alternative application just for the troubleshooting of any issues arrising from possible starting apps, as my own preference is to delete unneeded startups completly.

 

In the majority of cases startups are for items like Quicktime, JavaUpdater and various other updaters that just are not really needed, however they will reinstall themselves when you do update.

Trick is not to goof up, be doubley sure you know what your deleting, but yes in most cases re-installing the app adds the startup back, but if your not 100% comfortanble in doing this Managing Startups via Defender or StartupCPL is fine in just disabling them, msconfig is another ballgame as if your trying to slim your startups down your always adding one back and running the risk of having an app disabled in msconfig and later uninstalling said app then your going to have one stuck disabled (not too difficult to remove but not easy also).

Nope can use the Registry RUN Hives, StartupCPL, CCLeaner and various other applications to delete startups, choice is yours, I find it very easy to use CCleaner to delete startups and dont bother in the registry anymore.

 

Doesnt mention you cannot delete them with CCleaner, just not to manage (disable) them, which is not what I posted I use CCleaner for, I just find it easy application to delete them as I do not ever manage startups and only manage them in troubleshooting scenarios only on others PCs, as mentioned I delete ones I dont want as if I dont want them why manage them.

I will stand by my suggestion of if you dont want a Startup then deletion perminently with CCleaner is a valid choice as most users have CCleaner installed.

laptop I'm on now has only 2 Startups, Avast and Synaptics Touchpad app, the other 10 which other apps installed have been deleted although some like iTunes, Quicktime and Java etc will reinstall when udpated, they just get deleted again.