"Added by Windows SteadyState which ""helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to no matter who uses them."" Bubble allows notification messages to appear on a computer managed by Windows SteadyState"
"BudgetSip - internet telephony utility using the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Call online friends for free and regular phones either for free (limited use) or low rates. One of a number provided by Betamax - the others generally have different rate plans. Similar to the more popular Skype"
"Bugtoaster is a service that sends reports on system/program crashes (certain types) back to Bugtoaster. They relay information to program authors and provide if available any known solutions to the crashes. It doesn't take up any room in memory just activates in the event of certain program failures"
"Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this worm replaces the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
"Added by the WEBUS.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the System folder"
"System Tray access to BurnQuick CD burning software. Only required if you use the queueing facility hence the U recommendation. Create your own desktop shortcut to start manually"
Found on a Compaq PC for the extra buttons on the keyboard for the speaker volume media player sleep and internet buttons. If the buttons aren't used on the keyboard or your's doesn't have them then it isn't required
"CyberView TWAIN driver for the Pacific Image range of 35mm film scanners. Enables the one touch scanning button and places an icon an the System Tray. Use your scanners software or run it manually by creating a shortcut"
"Buzme by RingCentral Inc - internet call waiting. Intercepts telephone calls like an answering machine and plays the voice message on your PC. Only required when you're on-line and via dial-up modem"
"Buzof from Basta Computing "enables you to automatically answer close or minimize virtually any recurring window including messages prompts and dialog boxes""
"BookedSpace parasite. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted. The ""bsx5.dll"" file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder"
"BookedSpace parasite. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted. The ""bxxs5.dll"" file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder"
"""Bysoft FreeRAM is a program that frees up ram manually or automatically. It shows current memory status memory load and CPU usage graphically"". MS MVPs (Most Valued Professional) recommend not using memory managers with Win98/SE/ME. See this article and make up your own mind"
C-Media produce audio chipsets that are often found on popular motherboards with on-board audio. You may need it if you use the echo control feature of C-Media Mixer
C-Media produce audio chipsets that are often found on popular motherboards with on-board audio. Provides System Tray access to change audio settings. Available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel or Start -> Programs
CYBERsitter 2000 or 2001 - anti-adult content filter primarily. Required if you want the sites you visit filtered without having to load the software every time you launch your browser
"""Net Meter is a small customizable network bandwidth monitoring program for Win9x/Me/NT4/2K/XP. NetMeter is and will always stay freeware. The program has been tested extensively on Win2K/XP but it should work just as well on all other Win32 operating systems"""
"Unicenter Asset Management is a solution for proactively managing IT assets in a business environment. It provides full-featured asset tracking capabilities through automated discovery hardware inventory network inventory software inventory configuration management software usage monitoring license management and extensive cross-platform reporting"
"Caddais BackupOnDemand - "runs in the background and monitors your important files for changes. Within seconds of changing modified files are automatically backed up to an archive location""
"""CafeSuite is the solution for your internet cafe. Our software provides you with ameans to control the workstations manage customer database sell products and generate detailed reports and statistics"""
"""The Cahoot Webcard is a virtual card that allows you to use your Cahoot credit card online without ever having to expose your real card numbers over the web. It works by generating one-off transaction numbers as a substitute for your real cahoot credit card details"". Run manually when needed"
"""V3 Inc. CallCenter is a free 32-bit integrated fax voicemail and data communications application with a simple to use interface providing fax send and receive functionality basic (single mailbox) answering machine capability and sophistcated data communications."" Main application"
"""V3 Inc. CallCenter is a free 32-bit integrated fax voicemail and data communications application with a simple to use interface providing fax send and receive functionality basic (single mailbox) answering machine capability and sophistcated data communications."" Fax printer"
FaxTalk Messenger Pro is a Windows TAPI based 32-bit application. When installed the software automatically loads FaxTalk CallControl when you start Windows. When FaxTalk CallControl is running any TAPI compliant application can request to use the modem from Windows
"!Quick Screen Capture from EtruSoft Inc. - ""allows you to take screenshots from any part of your screen in more than 10 ways and save images in BMP/JPG/GIF formats"""
Care2 Green Thumbs-Up (from the Care2 site). Every online purchase helps environmental causes; tells you how eco-friendly a company really is thanks to over 200 company profiles from Coop America. Saves 1 square foot of rainforest every day you use it. If it works and you like it keep it
"Cashsurfers CashBar Navigator - ""The CashBar rotates banner advertisements once per minute and provides you with access to up to date special offers and deals"""
"Probably a variant of MediaTickets adware. Note - this is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in Windows or Winnt and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in a ""mduu"" subfolder which may change"
"Checks your system to make sure it's configured properly for running IBM Rational ClearCase a source code management tool. ClearCase is fairly sophisticated so there are a lot of system-related things that can cause it grief. If you run ClearCase you should not disable this as it provides a valuable service but technically it isn't required to use the ClearCase product"
"Part of Norton AntiVirus 2003. Event manager for scheduling weekly scans and or automatic virus updates. Used to start automatically via ""ccApp"" and was not required as a seperate entry but a recent update changed this"
"CCleaner from Piriform Ltd. - ""is a freeware system optimization privacy and cleaning tool."" Features include removing unused files cleaning internet history cleaning managing startup programs and a fully featured registry cleaner"
"Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this worm replaces the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
"Added by the WEBUS.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the System folder"
Part of Norton Internet Security proxy server that is used to support the parental controls. If you turn parental controls off at user level the process is not loaded. Reported to cause excessive CPU usage
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system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. I will
not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure.
This is NOT a list of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager
or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a list of startup
applications, although you will find some of them listed via this method.
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL identifies programs that are currently running - not
necessarily at startup. For a list of tasks/processes you should try
WinTasks 5 Standard/Professional from LIUtilities or the list at
AnswersThatWork. Therefore, before ending a task/process via CTRL+ALT+DEL
just because it has an "X" recommendation, please check whether it's in MSCONFIG
or the registry first. An example would be "svchost.exe" - which doesn't appear
in either under normal conditions but does via CTRL+ALT+DEL. If in doubt, don't
do anything.