testers needed

[Chewy]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php

for some reason it can't find anything on my computer to shut down from startup

[blutach]

I got 4 things, but none are real time intensive stuff.

• Intellipoint
• NVidia Control Panel
• Adobe Updater
• Nvidia nwiz

Regards

[Chewy]

I would keep the intellipoint and have never had an issue with disabling the other 3, it's not resources but possible conflicts I like to avoid

how do you get rid of that damn ctfmon again?

[cynthia]

[Chewy]

the actual list is quite short and thoroughly tested

of course I had to complain about the latest dla, roxio packet writting app not being included

[paglamon]

how do you get rid of that damn ctfmon again?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599

for some reason it can't find anything on my computer to shut down from startup

Same here. BTW, Codestuff Starter did find the Antivir and PCTools Firewall.

[Chewy]

thanks pag,

bookmarked and filed in a new folder call crapware

you are strong with the force

[soup]

I would keep the intellipoint and have never had an issue with disabling the other 3, it's not resources but possible conflicts I like to avoid

how do you get rid of that damn ctfmon again?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326526

EDIT: slow again.

[soup]

Here is mine including CTFMON.

[Chewy]

are you sure you want your computer to run better and faster?

[soup]

If you disable CTFMON in Autoruns, from what I remember it just comes back in. I think it would be safe to get rid of all the rest except NVIDIA related, is that true?

[Chewy]

all of them are safe to get rid of, rubby ducky has probably one of the best antimalware/crapware teams assembled anywhere, I kind of expect one of the major players to buy them up soon

malware has evolved to the point it's looking for crapware to hide behind

[cynthia]

Lets hope it's not Apple that buy them. Would be fun to see Malware bundled with Safari and that other crap you need to install to get Quick Time.

[blutach]

Yes, re CTFMon, you gotta disable the advanced text input (or whatever it's called) from language and regional options and then kill the process from starting. It is totally useless for the majority of users and a waste of resources. Haven't had it on for 2 years.

If you wanna see what consumes the time in startup, get BootVis.

Regards

[MilesAhead]

COM crap

If you disable CTFMON in Autoruns, from what I remember it just comes back in. I think it would be safe to get rid of all the rest except NVIDIA related, is that true?

This is the key step iirc

Step 3: Run Regsvr32 /U on the Msimtf.dll and Msctf.dll Files


These registered COM servers keep loading it in even if you purge it
from auto starting. It's more convenient if you have one of those
registry hacks that lets you right click on a COM server to register
or unregister it. Saves typing in the regsvr32 command line.

If you google you can find one.