Comments on: How to stop programs adding start up entries?

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:27:44 +0000

I wish I knew how to code it myself, or the functionality was built into Windows Defender.

Meanwhile, I had a look at StartupMonitor. Another person has recreated the tool and updated it for Vista and added some essential features.

http://www.snpsoftware.com/StartupMonitor.aspx

By: Citizen D

Citizen D — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:22:30 +0000

No such app exists – you’d need to code it yourself. I assume that you are running on some seriously old hardware if memory and CPU usage is at a premium. Startup Monitor is what I use too and is absolutely sensational. The small memory footprint is more than worth it for the job it’s done for me for the past few years.

By: djurbino

djurbino — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:03:15 +0000

I use Startup Monitor, a small utility (~60kb memory footprint) that runs transparently in the background for real-time detection of programs trying to add items at startup. It’s not exactly what Edward is after, but it’s the closest thing that I know.

http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml

AFAIK, Spybot S&D also has a similar real-time startup protection feature (though I don’t think it’s enabled by default).

By: Peitsch

Peitsch — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:43:31 +0000

This doesn’t quite do everything desired… but it’s good nonetheless.

http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml

By: AussieRodney

AussieRodney — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:03:56 +0000

This is not exactly what you were looking for, but it goes a long way. Startup Delayer from r2.com.au will certainly give you a very good heads up on what is starting in the background.