What "little" program...do I wish existed???

Igbpop,

Still working on the Wifemute.....I'll get back to you :D


Liam

This probably does exist, but I'm unaware of it if anyone feels like sharing.

I would like a very simple utility to show my start up items, running processes, and be able to edit which one's are running when, and to disable some of the junk that slows my boot, etc.

Mine isn't overwhelming at this point, but I'd prefer to take an easier route than reading 100's of articles on Micro$oft's site.

A really nice feature would be to tell what the heck some of the are: without googling all of em.
A classic example (on my desktop) would be Intel PROset II.
It might (?) be of use to advanced users. Me ?: not in that category.
I'm scared to remove it though.

Spyware/adaware/worm/trojan/virus free (pretty sure) due to the things I learned here. ;)

If someone knows of something, please post a reply?

Thanks!

Windows XP Home w/SP-2
Intel P-4 @ 3.06
IE 6.0
So many programs, I don't know if it's necessary to include most of them.

I use this one. Don't know if this is what you're looking for, but you can delete or disable start ups. http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/autoruns.html

I would love a program that could anticipate hard drive failure! We have had two or three mechanical failures within the past couple of years. I love backups but why not let me ghost a copy before it craps out?

Nice thread... Great idea!

a program that would tell you witch programs in your CPU are conflicting

amarok-sookgah

An excellent thread starter!!!
Try Snippy..just keep in systray..tiny ,only 68k I believe, uses GDI+

For killing processes already running, or modifying their priority Systernals
Process Explorer..aka Process Monitor..Must use with CAUTION

My wish for a small utility is a tiny graphics EDITOR, like Mspaint but with capabilities to EDIT images rather than just view or capture..I do not have Imaging and no Win95 CD so that's out. Irfanview is great for what it does but I wish to manipulate and/or edit actual files. Tried Pixia but learning curve too steep.

happy new year, everyone,

i have a HP pavillion 7970, Win ME & OE 6 & really only use my computer for personal stuff.

about a month ago, i had a scare & thought for a moment that i crashed my computer (or is it correct to say: i thought my computer crashed)...anyway,
during this time of panic...the only thing i could think about is that how will i ever remember all the icons & their associated sites , to be able to put them all back on if i ever got my computer back up or if i ever get a new computer (fortunately, it was just a blown powerborad & all was well)!!!

is there anyway to somehow get the list of my icons (i have about 100 icons on my desk top) & would hate to not be able to retrieve them if i'd ever have to...

while i'm thinking about this....i have about 300 favorites...is there any way to get a list of them too???

Startup Cop from PC Magazine Utilities (pcmag.com) : a marvellous gem

Is there a freeware version of this program? The website says $19.95.

Linda

Starter is far and away the best free startup manager I have ever used. It can control both regular startups and services. It shows available startup file info, integrates the ability to Google for more info, has log generation and on and on. I use it several times each week. It is a very handy and powerful tool!
http://members.lycos.co.uk/codestuff...s_starter.html

This is a Shareware at 7.90$
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1830362,00.asp

I'm looking for a programme, but maybe something like that exists already. I have a lot of DVD-Roms containing hundreds of files. Is there a programme that could change the file names into text format and make a list in a word processor?

Yesman: I believe Karen's Directory Printer will do what you need.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp

Thx. I hope I'll be able to save it as a text file.

That will work, as will Listmaker http://www.listmaker.cc/

Play with both as they each have advantages over the other.
Yep, I use both.