I found that a good way to install updates, or programs, is to disable everything non-OS, so that only the OS is running:
msconfig / Services tab / check - Hide all Microsoft services / Disable all / Ok / Exit without restart
CCleaner / Tools / Startup / Ctrl+A, except Avast / right-click highlighted, Disable / Close CCleaner (X in the top right)
right-click on the Avast icon in Sys Tray / Avast shields control / Disable permanently
Restart computer
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. . . These are the issues I have:
. . . I manually put these four in the "Start" folder. There's no way to disable them from starting up:
Notepad++ . . . "C:\Office\scratch.txt"
Yahoo Mail Basic . . . https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/launch?[long-string]
Sea Monkey Mail . . . "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -mail
Natural Reader . . . "C:\Program Files\naturalsoft\naturalreader9\NaturalReader9.exe"
. . . Power Menu writes itself to "Startup," but it does not startup, and there's no icon in the Sys Tray, unless I put a Shortcut to it in "Start"
Power Menu . . . "C:\Program Files\PowerMenu\PowerMenu.exe"
. . . When Crystal Disk Info is set to run on Startup within the program, it writes itself to the "Task Scheduler Library." There's no way to disable it from starting up. I have to manually close it after a Restart:
"C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\DiskInfo.exe"
. . . Avast won't let me Disable it through CCleaner, or msconfig. I have to manually Disable it with the icon in the Sys Tray:
Avast . . . "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe" /nogui
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Is the best way to fix this, to delete the programs from "Startup," above, where possible, and to enter them into a folder in the "Task Scheduler" (called "Startup), with the Trigger, "At log on of any user?" That's how Crystal Disk Info is set up.
If I created a folder in "Task Scheduler" called "Startup," I see that I can't move the Crystal Disk Info item to a different folder. It looks like I would have to re-enter it manually.
So, if everything were in the "Task Scheduler" "Startup" folder, I could then highlight items within it, and right-click to disable them.
msconfig / Services tab / check - Hide all Microsoft services / Disable all / Ok / Exit without restart
CCleaner / Tools / Startup / Ctrl+A, except Avast / right-click highlighted, Disable / Close CCleaner (X in the top right)
right-click on the Avast icon in Sys Tray / Avast shields control / Disable permanently
Restart computer
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
. . . These are the issues I have:
. . . I manually put these four in the "Start" folder. There's no way to disable them from starting up:
Notepad++ . . . "C:\Office\scratch.txt"
Yahoo Mail Basic . . . https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/launch?[long-string]
Sea Monkey Mail . . . "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -mail
Natural Reader . . . "C:\Program Files\naturalsoft\naturalreader9\NaturalReader9.exe"
. . . Power Menu writes itself to "Startup," but it does not startup, and there's no icon in the Sys Tray, unless I put a Shortcut to it in "Start"
Power Menu . . . "C:\Program Files\PowerMenu\PowerMenu.exe"
. . . When Crystal Disk Info is set to run on Startup within the program, it writes itself to the "Task Scheduler Library." There's no way to disable it from starting up. I have to manually close it after a Restart:
"C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\DiskInfo.exe"
. . . Avast won't let me Disable it through CCleaner, or msconfig. I have to manually Disable it with the icon in the Sys Tray:
Avast . . . "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe" /nogui
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Is the best way to fix this, to delete the programs from "Startup," above, where possible, and to enter them into a folder in the "Task Scheduler" (called "Startup), with the Trigger, "At log on of any user?" That's how Crystal Disk Info is set up.
If I created a folder in "Task Scheduler" called "Startup," I see that I can't move the Crystal Disk Info item to a different folder. It looks like I would have to re-enter it manually.
So, if everything were in the "Task Scheduler" "Startup" folder, I could then highlight items within it, and right-click to disable them.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
- Memory
- 2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP 2311
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080@60Hz
- Hard Drives
- 149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
- Internet Speed
- 1.5MB DSL
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Avast, Malwarebytes