startup

Startup Delayer 3.0.324 Startup Delayer is a free software utility that gives you the option of optimizing your Startup Process. It works by delaying the startup of applications that would normally consume computer resources while the computer is ... first booting up. By delaying certain applications during the start up process, your computer becomes usable a lot faster. Startup Delayer will then start launching your delayed applications without noticeably slowing down your computer's responsiveness. http://www.r2.com RegFromApp 1.23 RegFromApp monitors the registry changes made by various ... (view more)

Startup Delayer 3.0.296 Startup Delayer gives you the power to optimize your Startup Process by delaying applications from starting up as soon as you log into your computer. By delaying the applications during start up, your computer spends less ... time loading files back-and-forth on various locations of the hard drive, and thus, becomes usable a lot faster after boot. Startup Delayer will then start launching your delayed applications when your computer is more idle. http://www.r2.com SpaceSniffer 1.1.3.1 SpaceSniffer is a freeware and portable tool application that gives you an idea of how ... (view more)

Google Play Google Reader Play is a fast way to browse the most interesting stuff on the web, personalized for you. It keeps track of the things you star, like, or share, and shows you more stuff you'll like the next time you use it. ... http://www.google.com Disable Startup Disable Startup is a free startup manager and monitoring program that can scan all Windows Startups on your computer, and monitor all new startup items. It helps you control, manage and optimize Windows Startup configuration. http:/disablestartup.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell ... (view more)

CoreBoot For Geeks Only! CoreBoot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and ... then executes a so-called payload. Benefits: 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees; fast boot times (3 seconds to Linux console); supports many mainboards, chipsets, and payloads. Currently supported are 212 different mainboards. http://www.coreboot.org What In Startup This utility displays the list of all applications that are ... (view more)

G.Ho.St G.ho.st is a free Virtual Computer (VC) that runs in any Internet browser and acts like a regular PC. But unlike your PC, your VC (including your data and apps) are accessible from any browser in the world and are always backed up, ... up-to-date and secured. http://g.ho.st/ Startup Delayer Speed up your computer's startup process! When Windows loads its Startup file, it attempts to load every program in there at the same time. Therefore if you have quite a lot of programs starting when Windows starts, each program will try and grab CPU time so that it can load. If each program tries to ... (view more)

G.Ho.St G.ho.st is a free Virtual Computer (VC) that runs in any Internet browser and acts like a regular PC. But unlike your PC, your VC (including your data and apps) are accessible from any browser in the world and are always backed up, ... up-to-date and secured. http://g.ho.st/ Startup Delayer Speed up your computer's startup process! When Windows loads its Startup file, it attempts to load every program in there at the same time. Therefore if you have quite a lot of programs starting when Windows starts, each program will try and grab CPU time so that it can load. If each program tries to ... (view more)

If you've been subscribed to Infopackets for any length of time, you've undoubtedly seen a program called "SpeedUpMyPC" recommended in our email newsletters. Judging by name, one might think that SpeedUpMyPC is just another run-of-the-mill system ... optimizer -- but don't click away just yet, because this may be one of the most demystifying articles you'll ever read. ;-) Allow me to elaborate. Back in 2003, I reviewed SpeedUpMyPC 1.0 when it debuted: and it impressed the pants off me -- not just because of the results, but also because it's such a unique product. But I wasn't the only one to ... (view more)

Atomic Os Atomic OS is a responsive Web 2.0 operating environment and development platform. Based on AJAX techniques, it emulates/provides standard operating system features including a command-line shell, interpreter, filesystem, database access ... and GUI services. But even this is an inadequate description. It's multi-platform for one -- all it needs is Firefox -- and it's rather portable for another. No server is required so you can carry it on a USB key, send your applications to friends, employees, and workteams via email. http://atomos.sourceforge.net/ Arrange Startup A lot of programs ... (view more)

One of my all-time favorite multi-purpose optimization utility programs just got a major update. Of course, I'm talking about the release of WinOptimizer Platinum version 3: and there's plenty to talk about. To recap: What is WinOptimizer Platinum? ... For years, millions of users have depended on Ashampoo's award-winning WinOptimizer series to keep their PCs clean and running smoothly and efficiently. As one user put it, "[WinOptimizer Platinum 3] gives you all the maintenance tools that should have been included with Windows in the first place. And it's all so easy to use, you don't need a ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Bruce J. writes: " Dear Dennis, I am writing to you about a rather strange problem that appears in my System Configuration Utility. When I click on the Startup tab, there is a column area labeled 'SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ ... CurrentVersion \ Run'. There is nothing listed in this column and I'm really not sure what this is, or if it's a virus of some sort. I was hoping that maybe you could help me identify this? Thanks for your time and consideration on this issue. " My response: You didn't mention what program you're using to edit your Startup preferences, ... (view more)