- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (14-day trial); $19.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: April 18, 2005
- Total Downloads: 13,736
- Downloads last week: 38
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 5 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
While this start-up manager offers plenty of features to impress, a less-than-perfect interface and lack of guidance on potential malware keeps it off our top list. Ultimate Startup Manager goes beyond simply listing programs that automatically launch with Windows. It allows you to create several profiles so you can then select which start-up you want through a special menu. For example, if you're looking for a quick, clean launch, you simply select the "Clean System" profile. We were impressed by the program's ability to notify when new programs are added to the start-up list, a good way to keep an eye on malware. Yet while Ultimate Startup Manager detects new files, it doesn't give any hints to whether the software is good or bad. An option to launch without Windows Explorer we thought was an interesting extra feature. While the interface isn't the best designed, it doesn't significantly detract from the program's features. Overall, Ultimate Startup Manager is a good tool for people looking to kick-start a sluggish PC.Publisher's description
From GigaBest :Take total control over your Windows startup. Make your Windows start and work faster, more stable. Manage all auto-start programs. With Ultimate Startup Manager you can create profiles, which contain any set of programs you want to run. When Windows starts you can select which profile you want to run, and no need to restart system, no need to change anything. You can also associate some system settings such as wallpaper or resolution with each profile. More features include extra anti-virus protection, Turbo Mode to get the best performance of your computer as possible, advanced access control. Kids Protection System allows you to decide what programs can be started. Reminder will help you remember important information.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.2 stars out of 5 votes
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6 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: Ultimate Startup Manager 1.1
"I was plesently surprised when I found out it works with "Vista".."
Pros: I visit a web site called "Best Vista downloads" often because "Vista" is the only operating system I use now and there I can find which software works with "Vista" and which ones work the best. I really wanted a good startup manager that worked with "Vista" and was pleasantly surprised when I found this application there with "The Best Vista Downloads" award given to it. I bought it a year and a half ago and loved how it handled my "XP" startup. I found my paid installer and installed it. Although it didn't make a difference in my computers startup speed it works good and gives me easy access and control over which programs start with my system. I'm surprised that the old reviews on it are gone because it's the same version that was available here a long time ago.
Cons: It doesn't make a difference in my systems startup speed. In fact, if anything, it's a tad slower. But I like the easy access and control it gives me so I find it a valuable application and am willing to wait 30 seconds or so longer to get my system up and fully running.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Ultimate Startup Manager 1.1
"Sorta kinda almost works - ugly interface - questionable reliability"
Pros: It gives you a way to control your startup items unlike any other software I've seen since the old Mac SE days [1987]!
Cons: Lousy interface, obtuse, UGLY, English in software obviously written by someone who doesn't speak English as their native language... it would be funny if I hadn't already paid for a full copy... which, by the way, is NO BETTER than the free sample... can't somebody else develop this type of software that is sleeker and more reliable?
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Ultimate Startup Manager 1.1
"Original but buggy program; no current development; ABSOLUTELY no support"
Pros: Ease of loading alternative startup sets; ability to control ongoing startup process
Cons: Repeated technical and customer support requests go completely unanswered
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Ultimate Startup Manager 1.1
"Great! But I do not understand everything."
Pros: Some things were very easy to understand.
I am from another country.
Cons: Some things were very difficult to understand.
I am from another country.
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2 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Ultimate Startup Manager 1.1
Pros: My system is staring faster now. When I'm using CleanSystem profile I haven't noticed any system crash as I used to see frequently.
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