BleepingComputer.com: Start up database / Autoruns - Confused.

Hi - Firstly let me say I am not very knowledgable about computers but I research a lot and I learn more each time. Basically my problem is that my program files start up really really slowly (excel, word etc.). After researching this a little I realised that it may be to do with all the start up programs when I start my pc, I have now found this website and have read through what to do - I have downloaded autoruns and it has shown me lots, maybe couple of hundred start ups(?), I realise I need to check these against the start up database on the bleeping computer site (the dbase that says whether the file is needed or not) but I don't have a clue how to do this, do I physically copy each file in autoruns and check it against another dbase - and if so, how? I'm confused.

I'm really hoping someone can help me here, and if its not the start-up programs then maybe I can get advice on what else it could be. I've done malware checks, virus checks etc, I've defragged, I have enough hard disk space.

Heres hoping you can help - thank you in advance.

Go to the following link and put each filename into the search box http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/

Hope that helps,

~Blade

This post has been edited by Blade Zephon: 11 September 2009 - 10:32 PM

Thanks - I now see the box where I paste the filename, do I need to check every single start up file in autorun or are there only certain filenames thats its worth copying and pasting? There are hundreds.

Thanks

I'd check every one you don't think should be there.

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