"Part of Trend Micro web-security products - PC-cillin 2004 and Virus Buster 2003-2004. Notifies users of virus outbreaks and offers to update the scanner"
Utility related to inserting and removing the slim bay device (such as a DVD/CD-writer) on Toshiba laptops. You can disable this task if you have no intention of ever taking the device out while the laptop is turned on
Utility related to inserting and removing the slim bay device (such as a DVD/CD-writer) on Toshiba laptops. You can disable this task if you have no intention of ever taking the device out while the laptop is turned on
Utility related to inserting and removing the slim bay device (such as a DVD/CD-writer) on Toshiba laptops. You can disable this task if you have no intention of ever taking the device out while the laptop is turned on
Utility related to inserting and removing the slim bay device (such as a DVD/CD-writer) on Toshiba laptops. You can disable this task if you have no intention of ever taking the device out while the laptop is turned on
Utility related to inserting and removing the slim bay device (such as a DVD/CD-writer) on Toshiba laptops. You can disable this task if you have no intention of ever taking the device out while the laptop is turned on
"System Tray access and sync monitor for TotalMedia from Arcsoft - ""an all-in-one multimedia application that allows you to access and work with digital photos
"Component of the Toshiba Mouse Control that allows users with an AccuPoint mouse to scroll MS-scroll-compatible documents by holding CTRL + ALT and moving the AccuPoint up or down. It also allows zooming by holding CTRL + SHIFT and moving the AccuPoint up or down. Disabling this item has no adverse effects
"RUBotted (from Trend Micro) monitors your computer for suspicious activities and regularly checks with an online service to identify behavior associated with Bots. Upon discovering a potential infection
"Thrustmaster Thrustmapper - ""t-mapper - icon sits on your taskbar and automatically detects when the joystick is plugged in and configures it accordingly"""
"Added by the BRONTOK-A WORM and variants! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %AppData%"
"Added by the BRONTOK-S WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %AppData%"
"Added by the WOWCRAFT.C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Added by the WOWCRAFT.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Added by the WOWCRAFT.D TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"""Allows you to use the Fn key to create a hot key combination with one of the function keys without pressing the two keys simultaneously as is usually required. Using Accessibility lets you make the Fn key a sticky key
"TEMPO is a software service developed by Toshiba. It will advise you on how to fine-tune the performance of your notebook and keep you informed of the latest Toshiba software and driver updates as soon as they are released. It does this by delivering various types of alerts into a special TEMPO inbox area on your notebook PC"
"Pinger is the resident program for Toshiba Upgrades. Periodically checks to see if there are any software/driver upgrades for your particular computer model. If it finds any
"Reduces the power consumption when the laptop isn't being used to preserve battery power. Hibernate function doesn't work if this is disabled. Similar programs on other laptops reduce the processor clock rate
Toshiba Hot Key Change/Control Wireless. Permits you to use a hot key to activate/deactivate built-in 802.11b wireless transmission on a laptop (if installed)
Toshiba Hot Key Change/Control Wireless. Permits you to use a hot key to activate/deactivate built-in 802.11b wireless transmission on a laptop (if installed)
Toshiba laptop related. Win98/Me ACPI system can not hibernate or go on standby if all of the physical memory lower than 640KB is locked. This utility allocates and locks three pages on boot and then releases them on standby/hibernation for ACPI.SYS in order to solve the above problem
TOSHIBA Rotation Utility - allows users to rotate a notebook's screen image 180 degrees in order to share information on the screen with others seated across a table or desk
"TouchFreeze is simple utility for Windows that automatically disables the touchpad on notebooks while you are typing text - so that you can avoid accidentally changing the position of the cursor in your document or clicking on an option"
"Annoying WinMe component that prompt you to play the %Windir%\Application Data\Microsoft\INTROCONTENT.HTA file - that plays a full screen version of the WinMe product preview and cannot be stopped until it finishes to my knowledge. That prompt will keep popping up after an install/reinstall of WinMe until you give in and watch the thing. It also puts a task scheduler entry to run that annoying thing every 30 minutes - and don't bother deleting that entry as Windows puts it right back. Not only should you disable it from running
"System Tray access to the ThinkPad Configuration utility for IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. ""The ThinkPad Configuration utility is a control center to configure your ThinkPad hardware. With this utility
Presentation Director for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks - which allows you to create and quickly select between various single and multiple display options via the Fn+F7 key combination
Presentation Director for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks - which allows you to create and quickly select between various single and multiple display options via the Fn+F7 key combination
"Part of the Keyboard Customizer Utility for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. This is the main user interface for the utility but it doesn't normally seem to be running if enabled at startup. Also
"Part of the Keyboard Customizer Utility for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. This is the main user interface for the utility but it doesn't normally seem to be running if enabled at startup. Also
Keyboard Customizer Utility for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. This startup entry will be enabled if either the default or custom key combinations are selected for use with the built-in keyboard (such as AltGr for the Windows key) or an external keyboard (such as Right Ctrl + Up arrow for volume up)
Keyboard Customizer Utility for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. This startup entry will be enabled if either the default or custom key combinations are selected for use with the built-in keyboard (such as AltGr for the Windows key) or an external keyboard (such as Right Ctrl + Up arrow for volume up)
Toshiba Power Saver - associated with Toshiba laptops/desktops. Manages the power save function to make sure that the system goes to a power saver mode when not used
"System Tray access to the ThinkPad Configuration utility for IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. ""The ThinkPad Configuration utility is a control center to configure your ThinkPad hardware. With this utility
Toshiba laptop's own Advanced Power Management system which disables Windows APM (greyed-out in Control Panel). You can't choose which of the 2 systems to use
"Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - ""monitors every process and actually stops malicious processes before they even start. It uses our impressive technology that is in fact a completely novel way of heuristic scanning and it is our response to the increasingly complex malware threats"""
"Tray Date by Titlebar Software - displays a simple icon in the System Tray (that can't be configured) which shows the current date. The originator's website is no longer available but you can still download it here. Whilst it only uses around 10MB of memory
"Tray Folder by Titlebar Software - creates a hidden folder that is only normally accessible by double-clicking on a System Tray icon that shows the current date. You can also hide files and other folders in that hidden folder. The originator's website is no longer available but you can still download it here"
"Added by the MYDOOM.L WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Tray Folder by Titlebar Software - creates a hidden folder that is only normally accessible by double-clicking on a System Tray icon that shows the current date. You can also hide files and other folders in that hidden folder. The originator's website is no longer available but you can still download it here"
Provides quick access via a System Tray icon to the control panel for Turtle Beach's Santa Cruz or VideoLogic's SonicFury soundcards. Available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
"Part of 3Deep® from E-Color (now superseded by 3DxWizzard™) - ""With True Internet Color PCs can display the best color possible over the web. Enabled web sites will know how connected monitors display color and will send them color corrected images"""
"Client Manager for the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card - ""a wireless network PC Card that fits into any standard PC Card Type II slot. It has two LED indicators and an integrated antenna"""
"Part of the SpyBuddy keystroke logger/monitoring program - see here. Remove unless you installed it yourself!"
DISCLAIMER: It is assumed that users are familiar with the operating
system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. I will
not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure.
This is NOT a list of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager
or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a list of startup
applications, although you will find some of them listed via this method.
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL identifies programs that are currently running - not
necessarily at startup. For a list of tasks/processes you should try
WinTasks 5 Standard/Professional from LIUtilities or the list at
AnswersThatWork. Therefore, before ending a task/process via CTRL+ALT+DEL
just because it has an "X" recommendation, please check whether it's in MSCONFIG
or the registry first. An example would be "svchost.exe" - which doesn't appear
in either under normal conditions but does via CTRL+ALT+DEL. If in doubt, don't
do anything.