Msconfig startup items

[dibeach]

Can somebody tell me please which are the essential items to have in the startup for XP Home Edition. Thanks.

 

[jrbarnett]

Hello

Take a look here:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

and match whatever is in there against your setup. It is not possible for me to give an exact answer, as it partly depends on the hardware in your PC.

John

 

[linney]

Approaching it from the other angle, programs like these will tell you what you don't want on your machine.

Spybot

http://security.kolla.de/

Ad-aware

http://www.lavasoft.nu

Will check your computer for spyware and adware.


Have a look around this site too.

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Beginners Guides: Spyware Protection and Removal

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1458&page=1

This is an 8 page article but worth the read.




Here's one from CERT, the Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute.

http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity

http://www.cnet.com/software/0-6688749-8-7248268-4.html

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Markus+Jansson+security

Microsoft TechNet Security - Columns

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/columns/security/default.asp?frame=true

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...ecurity/prodtech/Windows/Win2kHG/05SConfg.asp