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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
106,617
- Operating Systems:
Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, Internet Explorer 4
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
May 11, 2006
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Publisher's description of Startup Optimizer
Startup Optimizer inspects programs loading at Windows startup and keeps your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free. With a program database, Startup Optimizer provides useful information for known programs. You can remove harmful programs like spyware, virus, diallers, make your system healthier and maintain a higher degree of privacy. Startup Optimizer removes junk and obsolete programs, frees up RAM and increases your system performance.
Startup optimizer allows to add, remove and edit list of startup programs efficiently, backup and restore them. Startup Optimizer allows to edit list of startup programs efficiently, backup and restore them, adds advanced startup conditions and events for programs, controls all startups sections with its monitor.
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Editor's review of Startup Optimizer
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- "Startup Optimizer"
- Version reviewed: Startup Optimizer 1.6
Although this start-up monitor effectively replaces MSCONFIG for day-to-day use, it occasionally incorrectly judges the harm factor of start-up items.
Startup Optimizer's tree and check-box interface is clean and well-designed. The program loads all start-up items and color codes them by a harm factor: Required, Not Required, User's Choice, Unknown, and Harmful. Each item includes information needed to judge its worth. Program name, location, command path, rating, and size columns quickly can be sorted or sized for readability. Single-clicking on an item displays the information in a larger box and adds a comment concerning the item. Most comments include a link to Google for more information about the item.
We found the harm factor ratings tended to err on the side of cautiousness, with a safe product labeled as harmful on some of our test machines. Users can easily back up the start-up list before making changes. However, while any level user would find Startup Optimizer easy to use, care must be taken before disabling or deleting any start-up items. We heartily recommend this freeware for all users looking to streamline their system start-up.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 41 votes
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56 out of 56 people found this review helpful
Version: Startup Optimizer 1.6
"Nice startup manager with one flaw."
Pros: Startup optimizer has a nice and easy to use interface. And speeds up your computer by disabling startup programs. It rates startup programs as not required, users choice, unknown, and harmful.
You can right click on a startup program and it has a lot of options for the program. But it's best to left click on the startup program because at the bottom of the interface, it gives details about the program and you can do a Google search on the program.
It's easy to disable any startup program just uncheck the box beside the program and click apply, no reboot required. And it's easy to enable any startup program check the box beside the program and click apply.
Cons: It said my ctfmon.exe was harmful but thats not true. The ctfmon.exe monitors the active windows and provides text input service for speech recognition, hand writing, keyboard, translation and other alternative user input technologies.
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49 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Version: Startup Optimizer 1.6
Pros: Simple to use and a nice interface just uncheck startup programs and click the apply button. I stopped 10 startup programs from starting up, and it found two startup programs that had an invalid path. Now my computer starts up and shuts down a lot faster than it did before.
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38 out of 38 people found this review helpful
Version: Startup Optimizer 1.6
Pros: Helped me to speed up my startup time and listed programs that at startup that MsConfig could not show
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: Startup Optimizer 1.6
Pros: very easy to use
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Startup Optimizer 1.6
"Easy to use. Gives good control over your start up folders but has some issues."
Pros: Easier to use & understand than MSConfig but does have some issues. Start up processes can be easily researched on the Internet, but doesn't seem to search the internet everytime. It will also seach the properties or the folder in which the process is located. Memory usage may not be accurate as it shows most start up folders using the same amount of memory. Good tool to use to control your start up folders but the "Rating" tool should be used as a guideline.
Cons: Shows my mouse as Users Choice, my keyboard as Not Reqired & Zone Alarm as Unkown. Ctfmon.exe shows as Harmful but isn't necessarily harmful. Internet search doesn't work every time.
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