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Trouble with selective startup is when you reboot a little box keeps telling you that you are using this process. But editing the registry eliminates this. If you are unsure about editing the registry then you can export the folder and then import it later
To export/backup part of the registry to a text file
- Click the folder to export only the contents of that folder i.e run or run services
- On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File
- Browse to the location where you want to store the exported file
- In the File name box, type a name for the new file.
Note
- Exporting saves all or part of the registry to a .reg file, which serves as a backup copy.
- You can use any text editor to edit the .reg files created by exporting.
Once you done this you can delete the values in the right pane. This section of the registry only deals with what start up and runs in the background it does not affect the normal running of your programs.
To import the backup
- On the Registry menu, click Import Registry File.
- Browse to the file you want to import, and then click Open.
and hey presto your registry is returned to it former glory. See you do not have to be really really brave just a little adventurous
BTW 128M is only low if you want to run a lot of open programs in the background. IE6 is a big user of resources and if you then decide to open another large user like Paint Shop Pro or MS Word your resources take a bit of a hammering. But as stated before check your resources on the performance tab and if you are below 30% IMHO then start thinking about closing down unwanted programmes. A bit like an aircraft onboard emergency the last thing you want is trivial things taking up some of your resources degrades your performance to deal with the more serious problems
