What Do You Allow to Run at Startup?

[thxist]

Hey everyone. I posted a question earlier requesting the description of items that started up in my msconfig/startup directory. I was wondering if anyone desired to state what they allow to run at startup. What programs running at startup work best for you? As a second part, what have you unchecked that caused you problems?

[LagMonster]

I don't run anything but taskmon.

I don't load the power profile or mmtask or anything else. No apps no services unless I need to print I put it on.

I gutted my started from the registry. :)

[SB]

power profile, systray, and stuff related to zone alarm

[tha 4NiK8R]

nothing

[Kenteth420]

Another thing I wouldnt recommend taking out is scanreg, unless you remember to manually backup your registry.

[Wildman6971]

I turn off the second power profile that loads. Any printer stuff and adaptec direct cd, ( it a big resource drain).

[xenomorph9]

I try not to have anything run but power profile, taskmon, and my short reminder list. If this an e-machine keep power profile on.. alot of the e-tower 633 series have problems without it.

[CobraTekMax]

Volume control.

[WebHead]

I usually turn off both power profiles, scheduling agent and taskmon.

[Quiet Thunder]

What exactly does the power profile and the task monitor do? I've run cpu's both with and without them, and havn't really noticed any difference.