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Written on March 1, 2008 – 6:33 pm | by Ali Sabki |

The easiest way to make Windows start and run fast is use MSConfig built-in editor that come with Windows itself. But, after you installed so many apps, msconfig getting crowded. To prevent that, use MSConfig cleanup. Its the easiest way to cleanup your MSConfig.

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MSConfig

1. MSConfig is stand for Microsoft System Configuration Utility

2. It is a tool designed to help you troubleshoot problems with your computer. MSCONFIG allows you to edit your start-up applications and provides access to the SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, amd BOOT.INI files.

Launching MS Config

There is no icon to click, or menu to navigate that will launch this utility for you. Follow these simple steps to launch msconfig:

1. Click on the start button, and click on “Run”.
2. Type “msconfig” in the path field, and click on “OK”.
3. Go to “Startup” Tab.
   

If you don’t see one or two these items in your list of startup items, that’s cool. For example, some people may not have a LoadPowerProfile while others may have two. The big thing to remember is that you don’t want to uncheck any of these files if you have them.

The rest of the startup items, however, are completely optional. Whether you leave these optional startup items on or turn them off is completely up to you. A good rule of thumb is to disable only those programs that you recognize and don’t need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on.Here’s a good example. On my computer I have a mess of MP3s and I listen to those MP3s with a program called WinAmp. For some reason or other, WinAmp decided that it should always be running on my computer even when I am not using the program. That’s silly. To prevent WinAmp from automatically starting every time I boot my computer, I ran msconfig and unchecked “WinampAgent.” That’s it.Remember, disable only those programs that you recognize and don’t need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on.

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