how can i costomize the start-up on windows xp???????
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You can \nA.\n1. Click on "Start", and choose "run"\n2. Enter "msconfig"\n3. Click on "start-up" page to select or unselect \n   the program\n\nB: Or go to\n"C:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;YourUserName\n&#92;Start Menu&#92;Programs&#92;Startup"\nto do so.
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1. Ur start up .. is full with many program .. u have to delete the start up program and these are the steps\n\n1 Start menu/Run/ Commnd "mscoinfig" the hit Enter\n\nstart up tab program then check what u want on it or uncheck \n\nthen services \n\nand check on hid Microsoft services \nthen uncheck the program and dont uncheck anti virus program\n\n\nthen from the bad thing of Xp that the visual setting is taking a large memory so\n\nthere is the steps to adjust ur computer to ur best performance\n\nright click on ur computer Icon\nProperties\nAdvanced\nperformance Box\nclick on setting\nin visual effect tab choose adjust for best performance not appearance \n\nthen see the memory now after restarting \n\nbest luck ;)
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YOu got some work to do.  \n\nStart---Control Panel---Add or Remove Programs---and get going
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Very easy but most people do not know this, in that "System Tray" that is what startsup everytime you start windows, this is what you should do:   Start>Run>msconfig> click the startup tab> uncheck all quicktime stuff or any thing else you dont want to slow your computer down with for startup time
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hit start button\n\nclick on run\n\ntype msconig\n\ngo to startup if using win xp\n\nchoose program's that u dont want to start at start up \n\nreboot computer now these prgrams no longer open up anymore at start up\n\nbewarned do not delete Internet explore items and or ssytray
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disable some heavy startup applications...... or try to repair your  system
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You can go to Start-Run and type in MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab and remove some of the stuff from starting when you first boot up your computer.  Then restart and it shoudl go a little quicker...
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put in a floppy, right click on A: drive, select format, select "Create a Windows Startup Disk" or whatever it says.  I don't have any floppies so I can't check, but it's very similar.
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Yes, it is very much possible to "start - over".  What you need to do is format your hard disk and reinstall the operating system and all the other software.  It is not that difficult, but I would suggest taking external/professional help as this is your first time.  Do not forget to take a backup copy of all the files that you require before you start the process.  Formatting your hard disk does wonders to the performance of your computer.  Your system starts up really fast, and the overall speed and stability is mindblowing!\n\nAs for the alternative, you would find a considerable increase in the system performance if you do the following this:\n1. Run a thorough Scandisk check on all your hard disk partitions.  This can be done by right clicking the drive in My Computer and selecting Tools > Error checking > Check now. (In Windows XP)\n2. Defragment all your partitions.  To do this, right click the drive on My Computer, and select Tools > Defragmentation > Defragment Now.\n3. Clean your registry and optimize it using Registry Mechanic.  You should be able to find the latest version on download.com\n\nGood luck!
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I don't know if this will apply exactly to your setup, but on a Windows machine (98, NT, 2000, I haven't verified that this carried over to XP)...\n\n1) Create the folder that you want to turn into a "drive" -- for this example let's call it "c:&#92;drive_z"\n\n2) Start Menu -> Run\n\nType...\n\ncmd <enter>\n\n3) Type the following line...\n\nsubst z: c:&#92;drive_z <enter>\n\nYou now have a drive letter Z whose root directory is the contents of c:&#92;drive_z \n\nIt will remain until you reboot your machine, or until you type\n\nsubst z: /d <enter>
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Assuming Windows XP....\nStart button / Run / type in "msconfig" (without the quotes)\nGo to the Startup tab of the window that opens\nUncheck anything that you do not want to start when the computer is turned on. (If you change your mind, you can come back and recheck them)
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go to control panel.\nthere go to keyboard(double click the keyboard icon in control panel), a window will appear.\nclick on hardware, then on properties, a new windows will appear\nThere click on power management and then select the option saying "allow this device to..."\nthen press Ok.\nhope this will work.\nthis does work in XP
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If you want to start over then just reformat the drive and reinstall Win XP
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Use the Windows "Flag" key to pull up the start menu\n\nSelect setting\n\nSelect Taskbar...\n\nChange the options....
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Quit being a cheap ass and spend the $99 on Windows XP!
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Get the startup disk again!
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click    START\nclick    RUN\ntype    MSCONFIG\nclick    OK\nclick on STARTUP tab\nunclick green checkmarks of progs u don't want. Really you don't need anything at startup.\n\nclick   APPLY\n\nRestart Computer