Loads of things boot up on startup but cant stop them!

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Hey.

At this time Im typing, 45 processes are running. But Ive stopped all the unneccasary stuff in MSConfig from booting! So wheres it all comin from?

Even Microsoft word has decided to take up 20MB of memory :confused: I havent used that in weeks!

So what am I doing wrong guys?

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http://www.ccleaner.com/

Id use this to check what is loading on startup.

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php

Also this is the daddy of stopping stuff starting, but u can easily break the OS. There are some good links from this site. One link gives a list of programs to run to stop spyware getting on ** pc in the first place.

I use Adaware, spyware s&d, and spyware blaster.


Says the same thing in the sticky that was linked to in previous post:

Programs you just shouldn’t do with out

Link provided for each one

1. Ad-aware: Get the latest version, do an online update and do a good scan of your system for spy and ad ware. Very good for keeping your system clean and at optimal performance.
2. Spybot Search and Destroy: Picks up some stuff ad-aware doesn’t.
3. RegSeeker: Scans the registry for invalid entries. Good for a cleanup and optimisation of your registry.
4. Tweak XP: Full of all kinds of good and useful tweaks and changes to Windows. Very cool little app, handy to have.
5. Tune XP: Some good tune up tweaks including a good one for reorganising boot files to save some time. Link includes a review of the program



I wouldnt mess with the services too much, and system restore is one of windows xp's best features so I wouldnt disable that.
 
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