Nominate the programs  By George Skarbek May 3, 2005  Q: I have
been trying to clean up my start-up routine in XP. When I go to
run, MSCONFIG, start-up, I never know which of the files listed
is critical and which is not required. If I try to deselect some
of them, next time I start up, XP sends me into restricted
start-up mode and asks me to reset all the start-up programs.
How do I clean up my start-up routine and have it operate
normally in the revised set-up? A. Mackintosh  A: Knowing what
programs are essential requires a lot of experience in
computers. For Windows to run, you do not need any of them, as
none are critical, but some should always be left to start
automatically. I recommend you allow your anti-virus to start.
If you have a firewall, it should also start automatically.  To
find which programs are needed can be hard to guess, but sites
such as list some that you can check.  The Ultimate
Troubleshooter is a program from that identifies unnecessary
programs and instructs how to remove them.  R