This directory can also be a repository for various badness such as spyware and virus software, so if there are files here which are not shortcuts and you don't recognize them, you may wish to consider removing them anyways, as Windows will not place critical files in this directory. If you remove the shortcuts from this directory, the applications will not load on startup. To do this: The first place you should go is 'start\programs\startup' which is a directory Windows XP uses to launch application shortcuts on boot-up. So the point is, take a look at what is currently running every time you load your PC, and disable what you don't need or can't identify. To top it off, many internet nasties such as spyware programs, viruses and Trojan horses will install themselves into one of the automatic start locations on your system in order to make sure that they are run on startup. Also, having programs that you only use selectively, or not at all, load automatically is a waste of system resources that could be better used for other things. This can contribute to the gradual decline in startup speed that most Windows XP systems (and windows PCs in general) experience. Many freeware and commercial software programs have a habit of setting themselves up to run automatically upon Windows startup. ![]() Windows XP : Cleaning up unwanted startup programs
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