The easiest way to do this is by using msconfig.exe, a utility that allows you to control a number of settings on your computer.
Turn on “msconfig.exe” in Windows XP
1. Press the “start” button in the bottom left hand corner
2. Select the program “RUN” and turn on.
3. Type in “msconfig” then press enter
To turn on msconfig.exe in Windows Vista
1. Press the “Windows” button in the bottom left hand corner
2. Type in ‘msconfig’ in the search field then press enter
A window should pop up with ’system configuration’. Select the “Startup” tab
Uncheck the boxes of the programs you don’t want to load during start-up, click the apply button in the bottom right hand corner then ok. The next time the computer starts up it should be a lot faster!
If you don’t know what a program does, don’t turn it off! You can do google searches on programs if you want to know what they do.