CNET Editors' review
Your PC's performance tends to slow down thanks to programs that insist on running during start-up. Arrange Startup gives you control over those programs so that you can pick and choose the programs you want to run, so you can speed up your performance.
The user interface is bright and colorful, but also very easy to navigate. Action options are housed on the left side of the interface. From there, you can opt to open folders, launch software, delete programs from start-up, and add and undo programs. Our start-up program immediately appeared as soon as we launched the program. Programs are broken down into user and system applications. As we clicked on an application, its details, including its name and location on our PC, appeared at the bottom of the window. Using the Action options, we were able to select the programs that we wanted to delete from start-up. Adding new programs to start-up was as simple as browsing and selecting the application. Our PC was noticeably faster when we booted it up at a later time.
Arrange Startup does include a built-in Help menu, but most won't need to use it. It also includes a link that takes you to a Google search featuring other programs that could pose a potential threat to your PC's performance. This freeware tool is great to have on hand to manage your start-up programs, and we highly recommend it.
Publisher's Description
From Smart PC Solutions:
Arrange Startup classifies all of your programs that are executed at startup as system programs, or suspicious applications that could be viruses, and the programs that are not needed for startup. It happens very often that the applications that can be executed when needed do form part of the startup list wasting hardware resources after each startup. Arrange Startup will help you to remove programs from startup list or to add them there.
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"Rogue Security Program"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
None, I did not install update because of VIPRE warning "A known bad file was blocked from opening"
Cons
Durning install 'Arrange Startup' loaded a temp file (is-L622s.tmp) which Sunbelt Software VIPRE issued a notification that it had blocked the update because it is a known bad rogue security program.
Summary
ThreatID=153607 Details:
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<ParentProcess FilePath="C:\\Temp\is-VEQD3.tmp\is-A03ED.tmp" PID="5580" FileSize="663040" MD5="" CRC8="131003EED7730000" KnownAsEnum="1" ThreatID="0" AddedToUserKnown="false" Company="" FileVersion="51.42.0.0" ProductName="Inno Setup" ProductVersion="" Description="Setup/Uninstall" Copyright="Copyright (C) 1997-2005 Jordan Russell. Portions Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Martijn Laan." />
<LaunchMonitor FilePath="" FileSize="0" MD5="" CRC8="" KnownAsEnum="0" ThreatID="0" AddedToUserKnown="false" Company="" FileVersion="" ProductName="" ProductVersion="" Description="" Copyright="" />
<RegistryMonitor RegKey="" ValueName="" ValueData="" KnownAsEnum="0" />
<FileMonitor FilePath="C:\Program Files\Smart PC Solutions\Arrange Startup\is-L622S.tmp" MD5="" CRC8="768F9F78D86E0000" KnownAsEnum="2" ThreatID="153607" Company="" FileVersion="" ProductName="" ProductVersion="" Description="" Copyright="" />
<FinalDispositionInfo DispositionEnum="2" AuthorityEnum="2" QuarantineStatusCode="1" QID="" UserName="" ErrorEnum="0" />
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"Five stars? There needs 5 Stop signs!"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
None, none, and NONE.
Cons
This is NOT a "Freeware" folks. Nag screens GALORE.
Summary
Worthless.
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"Not free. Confusing GUI."
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
I was about to write free, but it isn't even though it is listed as free.
Cons
Not free. Confusing GUI.
Summary
Don't download this software
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"a scam to avoid price comparison before purchase"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
Easy to download, easy to delete, best do neither unless intending to buy.
Cons
Price not revealled before downloading. Its like seeing a car for sale with drive away for free, the only problem being having to buy the car at an unadvertised price before freely driving away. Is is not free to use, only free to download.
Summary
Good idea if you want to buy it - but it would be good to know the actual price before wasting time thinking it is free. CNET is not alone in this - everywhere sites say free simply to waste your time. Scans are the worst - you get a scan but must pay to for the corrections or improvements to be made. I wish people like CNET operators would be up-front. At least you could compare prices before downloading.
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"Not free. Requires activation w/useless online services"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
There are no pros.
Cons
Everything
Summary
When I opened it the 1st time, I was surprised to be taken to an "activation" screen. Once I entered my name and email address I was further surprised to be redirected to a webpage indicated that I must sign up for an online service to activate Arrange Startup 3.7. These are the kinds of service/s I'd have already been signed up with if I wanted or needed it. On top of that the Arrange Startup 3.7 activation screen couldn't be shut down except by going through Task Manager. I don't know if I got a virus from downloading it but this software is definitely messed up. Either it's been drastically changed since CNET reviewed it or an editor dry labed this one. Or, CNET is on the take. No matter, don't bother downloading this one, it's utterly bunk!
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"Caught a VIRUS (b.exe and msa.exe) upon download."
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
Pros
Nothing good about it...
Cons
Caught a VIRUS (b.exe and msa.exe) upon download.
Summary
Caught a VIRUS (b.exe and msa.exe) upon download. Also, product is not free as stated. Requires activation. Don't know what these crappy ass editors were looking at.
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"It's alright but can can be improved"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.6
Pros
Looks nice and does separate all start up programs including the ones running in background.
Cons
But I didn't like the way you have to delete something from this interface. Not totally clear on how to disable or delete program.
Summary
Just not what I'm looking for. Maybe ok for most people but just did not make me feel comfortable using it.
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"Very easy to use - made it really simple."
Version: Arrange Startup 3.6
Pros
Simple to use and not confusing as some others start out -
Cons
No cons I found so far
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"Works fine, but could be improved."
Version: Arrange Startup 3.3
Pros
Arrange Startup has a dark blue, light blue, and white interface. It shows all startup programs, that start when windows starts up.
It's easy to disable startup programs, click the name of the startup program and click delete from startup. To enable a startup program click undo, because it creates a backup of all deleted startup programs.
When you click a startup program at the bottom of the interface, it shows the program name, location, version, and sometimes other information. And it has a previous and next button to select startup programs. One more thing it has is a Google search to search all startup programs.
Cons
The improvement it needs would be to have check boxes next to the startup programs, to disable startup programs by unchecking a box.
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"program sucks"
Version: Arrange Startup 3.1
Pros
it was free to try
Cons
after removing start-up programs it would not put them back when told to. Be real careful what you remove, If it were Free it would be OK, but I would not pay for it.
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