I've just discovered a new startup list program that intergrates Paul Collin's Startup List with an application to search on one's machine. This would be a good program to add in with Spybot and Ad-Aware as a place to start with clean-up. It is produced by a William Yang and you can get the freeware here.

Available at Computer Cops too: click me --moderater added

There is also an online search function much like Paul's and very effective in my view. The data base does come from Paul 'Pacman' Collins.

Just downloaded, installed and tried it. It did correctly identify my startup entries. The online check is pretty neat. All it basically does is give a brief explanation of what each entry does. There is also a ranking system 1-4 that is used to rate the necessity of any given startup entry.

Basically this program gives the user access to Pacman's list (on the fly) with the added feature of being able to delete startup entries on the spot. It appears that you can delete obsolete entries from the Reg. also. I do not have any problems to be able to fully test this product, but it seems pretty user friendly.

I say it's a keeper!!

Great little program guys. Go check it out!

I thought so too. Great minds think alike! I can see the potential for this program as a tool to help folks. Tis worth a look anyway.

Yea Bill, thought your post would have gotten more traffic than this. O well, guess everyone is "on the way to grandmother's house"

Here's more traffic!..............Shall be checking this out .........looks good from description.

As is said, things like this can be used to help others.

lOOk Out!! there's a semi...................whew.....thought cha was a goner.......oh btw, I like it too...thanks Bill with a C.

Have only just joined and already have 2 say a thx, nice program.


( think if i read some more here i'm gonna learn loads)

here is one from a friend of ours Merijn:

http://www.merijn.org/files/StartupList.exe
or
http://www.merijn.org/files/startuplist.zip

Wow, what a nifty little program. It helped me identify several questionable programs and clean up my systray of some things I've been letting accumulate. Well worth it for me. Recommended for all.

What a great handy tool !!!
thank you

version 2.06 is now out! same link as first post.

Thanks!

your wellcome!

I just love this program. I do allot of installing and uninstalling and it is so much easier to clear junk with this program than having to go into msconfig. Don't get that annoying little message from Bill about changing his precious startup either