Disabling Startup Items
As a full time techie you tend to come across a lot of bad software in your travels. Most of the time I have to remove for people 
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But in saying that every now and then you come across a few gems. One i will mention today is a little program called Startup Control Panel .
Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It’s simple to use and, like all my programs, it’s very small and won’t burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators!
This little program has been around for quite a while and I have used it extensively over the years. It can be installed on a system running anything from Windows 98 to Vista with no problems. It creates an icon in the Control Panel and from here you can enable, disable or delete any item in the startup area.
But I hear you say why not just use “msconfig” from the Run dialogue box. Well yes I use that too but find it limited especially if you want to totally remove an item (this can be vital when dealing with Viruses or Spyware).
Take it from me and give it a try, I think you will find that it will become a valuable toll for anyone dealing with PC’s and PC related problems, from novice to expert.