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Delayed Startup 2.0

Delayed Startup 2.0

Startup Program Manager & Delayer

Features

Info

Uninstall Program
All User Sync Data Program

Delayed Startup is designed to allow you to delay a program from running, so that your computer is usable quicker upon logon. What it does is, instead of having X programs starting at once, it only has X-n starting at once, then n programs are started 30 seconds or more later on.

ex:
You have 10 programs running when you login, you delay 3 of them.
Next login you'll have 8 programs loading (10-3 + the delayed startup program)
The computer is "usable" quicker since there's less going on at once.

Please note that not all programs can be delayed! Sometimes it could be a virus/spyware type of application, or it could be as harmless as a device driver for a scanner or printer. There's no way to tell in advance -- but the general rule of thumb is, if the program isn't required for the computer and the devices/software to work, it can be delayed.

System Requirements

System Requirements
Administrative access required for some functions in 2000/XP/2003

Minimum
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (should work in 2003)
Min Memory for OS
5MB free Hard Drive space

Recommended
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (should work in 2003)
Min Memory for OS + 128MB
5MB free Hard Drive space

Notes

* Available only in Pro edition.

** Other languages are available only if language files exist. Language files are user submitted,

*** This applies to all versions, however, it's real use is for the Pro & Std+ edition's customized program groups.

Delayed items are delayed... this means that they don't run immediately - thereby speeding up the loading of programs at startup - performance can vary.

Delaying "all users" items (pro edition only) require that the program run for all users in order for the delayed items to run for others.