I did it last night, but was very careful and only unchecked the applications when I was certain what they were. So far, there doesn't seem to be a problem. In fact, my computer seems a bit faster. It was getting really slow especially since I started running Windows Messenger. Shea ----- Original Message ----- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:36 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: startup Hi Shay. If your an expert and know the executable names of the programs, you can use the windows default tool msconfig to help you control the startup entries. If you want a more understandable list, download Auslogics BoostSpeed which has a startup manager from www.auslogics.com. It will show you what applications are loading and more importantly you can sort by resource use and a number of other factors. Hope this helps, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shea Anker To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] startup Hi, There are too many programs starting when I start my computer. I want to find out which ones are starting and disable the ones I don't need to start. Does anyone know a relatively simple way to do this? I have a feeling that I should know, but I can't seem to think of where to go to find the appropriate menus. Thanks for any suggestions. Shea