How programs load

I use Win XP home, SP-2. When I go to msconfig and look at my start up items(I only have about 6) How do I change the order in which they load? I use a web accelerator that wants to load early in the boot process and consequently if it tries to start before the PC loads the broadband connection it'll crash and really slow things up until it decides it needs an internet connection to load. Consequently I have to close it, wait for the rest of the start up process than restart the accelerator.
Any ideas?
Floyd

 

floyd--Of course it is personal preference, but I would disable that Accelerator program from running at boot. (Uncheck the box in MSCONFIG|Startup tab.) You can always turn it on when you want to use it. The fewer programs loading at boot, the faster the boot, even without compatibility problems.
However, there are programs to do what you want.
http://www.sureshotsoftware.com/startupcontrol/manual.html
http://www.greatis.com/security/startuporder.htm

 

Jim, thanks. The Sureshot software is just what I was looking for. Now if I could figure out how to get my internet connection to load sooner, it'd be perfect. The accelerator still fails to load occasionally, but much better than it was. Looks like to me the internet connection is about the last thing to load and sometime the accelerator doesn't want to wait to initialize. Any suggestions on getting my broadband modem to cooperate and load sooner?
Thanks again
Floyd

 

floyd--Glad to hear SureShot was of help. Thanks for posting back.
Are you on a broadband connection to the internet or dialup? If broadband, you are "always" connected. What you want to be loading is your browser.
However, maybe some one else can offer some better advice.

 

Jim I have a satellite broadband connection, but it loads without my browser being opened. I can see the 2 little monitors in my systray show up when it finally comes on line or probably better said the computer finds it as it finishes booting up.
Floyd

 

floyd--I know nothing about Satellite. Perhaps you should ask the Satellite ISP about this. I suspect your connection "always" on. It is the browser that you are trying load faster.

 

I have XP Pro with Cable Internet I do not have a web accelerator.

But I have done a bit of experimenting and found the the better thing to do is to wait till the machine gets booted and then connect to the Internet.

If XP Home is anything like Pro it takes SEVERAL minutes for it to FULLY load ready for use. I have watched the little red light on the Case and have seen it go out for a few seconds and then come back one for several seconds more. And if I even TRY to do anything before that light stops I CAN BE it BIG trouble.

And I have found with ALL Versions of Windows. Getting in a hurry at boot up can cause broblems. So I load as little as possible at startup.

BillyBob

 

And another thing I have learned.

Just because the screen/desktop is loaded it does not mean that Windows is fully loaded. I got in a hurry ONCE and had to do a System Restore.

BillyBob