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JC
09-17-02, 08:16 AM
Is there a way in XP to adjust the startup, and background programs?? like in 98 with the ms config.

The problem is that I has like 36 processes running in the backgroung, and after installing SP1 it takes forever to start???

I'm not sure why the BIG change after the service pack??

monkeyhead
09-17-02, 08:29 AM
yes.... msconfig

JC
09-17-02, 08:38 AM
Boy dont I feel like a dumb A** I was sure I tried that and got nothing?? Thx

richardc
09-17-02, 09:29 AM
You might want to at the link below to see if there are any services that you don't need being loaded:
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/search.asp?s=services&btnFind=Search There is also "boot viz" from MS, which is supposed to speed up start up times:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/default.asp