Programs+You+Can+Disable+in+Start+up

Programs You Can Disable in Start up ALCXMNTR – This deals with Realtek, which is required by some soundcards that have in the past been used by computers. You can disable this because if you are having problems you will not correct them through Start-up Atiptaxx – ( Mainly USA ) This is associated with the ATI task bar icon that appears on your computer after you install the ATI drivers for the task bar. You can disable this because if you are having problems you will not correct them through Start-up Adobe Gamma Loader This is part of Adobe Photoshop 5.0 version or later. It has it’s uses if you are constantly using Adobe Photoshop, otherwise you can turn it of, if you are only an occasional user. AOLSP Scheduler, AOLDial, AOL Software, PortAOL, American Online 9.0, etc. etc.. These take up a lot of space and in particular if you do not use for example AOL go to:- Add and remove and un-install them.

hpztsb07, hpsysdrv – These are Hewlett-Packard machine additions. You can disable this because if you are having problems you will not correct them through Start-up

Rundll32 This one is a Microsoft addition. If you are a XP user you will not experience these error problems You can either retain or disable this as you wish Sgtray This is system tray icon that sits in the background on your computer and works with a program called Storage Guard. The question is do you want something checking your computer regularly through-out the day? Wallpaper Changer You can disable this because if you want to change your wallpaper you will implement in a different way. Programs You Should Keep Enabled: ccApp If you are a Norton user this item deals with Symantec, which goes along with the Norton antivirus program., and is crucial to Norton working properly to keep your system safe from viruses. Don't mess with this one ! Ctfmon This is a Microsoft addition (most commonly used in Microsoft Office XP and Windows XP). It is used to activate certain parts of the text service programs and it's often needed for the updates to work. I recommend that you keep this one running. Qttask If you do not have Quicktime loaded it is unnecessary. However, if you use QuickTime quite often, you should keep this active. Otherwise, disable it immediately.

There are other programs you can disable but that is dependent upon what you have loaded into your computer, always bear in mind the fewer you have in Start-up the better. And if after disabling you experience problems you can always got back and enable. If you are ever curious as to what individual programs are, go to the link below. It would be extremely foolish of me to try and improve on this site:- http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm