Re: Startup Apps & Services

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 20:40:24 -0800

Terry wrote on 21-Dec-2004 3:25 PM:
> My main user profile has a number of startup applications and services
> running. I would like to create a user profile that doesn't load the
> majority of those startup apps etc, what is the best way to achieve this?
>
> The startup apps are probably the easiest to handle, but how do I deal with
> the services please?
>
> Regards
>
>
Only some of the startup apps and none of the services are related to
your user profile. You might be able to do what you want with hardware
profiles, but it seems overly complex.

There are a number of utilities to manage startups, such as Startup Cop.
I wouldn't mess with the services unless you have specific guidance, but
you can use services.msc (use the Run command or find it in the
Administrative Tools) to manage services. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

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