- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/NT
- Date added: August 26, 2009
- Total Downloads: 13,254
- Downloads last week: 85
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on April 29, 2009
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 :A lot of programs are loaded into the memory of your PC at startup, which noticeably lowers its performance. Some of the programs are system ones which are necessary for normal functioning, and the rest of them can be easily removed from the startup list. 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.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
"Five stars? There needs 5 Stop signs!"
Pros: None, none, and NONE.
Cons: This is NOT a "Freeware" folks. Nag screens GALORE.
Summary: Worthless.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
"a scam to avoid price comparison before purchase"
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 p... read more >>
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
"Not free. Requires activation w/useless online services"
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 Arr... read more >>
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Arrange Startup 3.7
"Caught a VIRUS (b.exe and msa.exe) upon download."
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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