I can recommend this. Put msconfig back the way it was and go to controll pannel and remove the ati software. The video driver will be fine. AS for other programs and services, a lot depends on What hardware and type of connection you have on your computer so I am afraid there is no deffinitive list. Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx> To: "Jfw List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: unnecessary startup programs Well, I contacted Freedom Scientific about my disappearing text problem, and the first line of attack is to go to Msconfig and uncheck any ATI programs that are running at startup. I've done that, but it hasn't totally fixed the problem. But while I'm at it, I want to identify any other unnecessary startup programs and uncheck them as well. Can someone recommend a website that discusses all the programs and whether it is safe to uncheck them in Msconfig? Maybe there is another program that is the culprit. Jean -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx