this startup list seems abnormal ....

[PartsMan2]

My startup programs list is as follows:

ATI Scheduler
EPSON Status Monitor
WinZip Quick Pick
run
run
Windows Update
svc
Msoffice
AddClass
ScanRegistry
TaskMonitor
System Tray
LoadPowerProfile
TridTray
Atikey
AtiCwd32
w32sup
System Service
Msoffice
Online Service
Video driver
Windows Update
Inertnet Explorer Updater
LoadPoerProfile
Scheduling Agent
Desktop

Any input guys & Gals .... Puter seems sluggish as of late

What OS and where are you getting the list from?

You might try just running Ad-aware or Spybot S&D to see if they find anything.

Ad-aware

Spybot S&D

[noprob]

may I ask what operating system you are using?
also it seems to me you may have delve into the registry not just your Startup Folder?


Edit:I can see from your "List" you could remove(not load at startup) at least 10 items from it.

[PartsMan2]

I've tried spybot, and it only seems to help when I run it each time I startup my pc. I tried to try ad-aware but seemed to have gotten confused somewhere along the line.

I'm thinking I have some spyware or a trojan in my system. Is there a way to eliminate things from the startup list? Most of these unknown things are from my Registry.

The OS is Win`98

Originally posted by PartsMan2
I tried to try ad-aware but seemed to have gotten confused somewhere along the line.

Now I am.

Are you running any AV software?

[noprob]

click>start>run>type in msconfig once that loads up(in ur face)tab to the startup tab,far right upper corner.
once there IMO you could uncheck these items I believe useless.

ATI Scheduler<-not understanding why ATI needs a scheduler.
EPSON Status Monitor<-user preferance
WinZip Quick Pick<-uncheck
run<-unknown/why or what is running?
run<-unknown/why or what is running?
Windows Update<-uncheck
svc<-unknown to me.what is this?
Msoffice<-uncheck
AddClass<-uncheck.why is this here?
ScanRegistry
TaskMonitor<-uncheck
System Tray
LoadPowerProfile
TridTray<-unknown to me
Atikey<-unknown to me
AtiCwd32<-unknown to me
w32sup<-unknown?what is this?
System Service<-unknown.why is this running/loading?
Msoffice<-uncheck
Online Service<-uncheck
Video driver<-not sure
Windows Update<-uncheck
Inertnet Explorer Updater<-uncheck
LoadPoerProfile
Scheduling Agent<-uncheck
Desktop<-this eludes me

hopefully alot of this is Not where I suggested you to look.
I have learned from trail and error(mostly error)to do only one thing at a time then reboot,do what you might normally do to see the effects.
that way you can undo what may have undesirable results.

[PartsMan2]

Originally posted by EvilRick
Are you running any AV software?

Nope .... been bare-backing the internet.

~~~~~~
Thanks noprob for your input It does give me a place to start working on this.

[noprob]

not even a firewall ?
also on that operating system you really need to "plug" M$ bug via network neighborhood icon on desktop.
gota add NetBEUI proticol to uninstall it from being over top of tcp/ip proticol which in fact needs nothing in itself to be "bound" to to operate properly.
this blocks the port 139,also it may block port 137&138,but I use an older version of ZoneAlarm as my software firewall.
I also use the freeware version AVG 6
anti-virus program.

Edit:forgot to say(type)ur welcome.
also as a note you may wish to visit my web site.
I have alot of good info(link buttons)for our operating system & other flavors of winDOwS.
the instructions on the M$ bug are at GRC ShieldsUp site click on the link"ShieldsUp" once page loads up to locate information(s).

[pgriffet]

Hi Partsman2, you also have viruses.

From here : http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup...tartup_all.php

System Service

X System Service MSREXE.EXE Added as a result of the {AML} VIRUS!
X System-Service EXPLORER.SCR Added as a result of the {BENJAMIN} VIRUS! KaZaA file-sharing users beware!

svc should be a page hijacker

X Svc svc.exe Hijacker, {Clientman} parasite variant, redirecting to madfinder.com



You can scan your PC online, I have a link in Europe but you maybe know a link in USA

Can you download HijackThis, run it, scan your PC and paste here the results of the scan ?

http://www.mjc1.com/files/merijn/hijackthis.zip

you need MSVBM60.dll (1.35 MB, Visual Basic 6.0 virtual machine, to place here : windows\system)

http://www.webattack.com/help/missingfiles.html

[puk]

here is a complete (over 3700 items) list of start-up applications.

Start-up

search for what you have listed as running and then find out if you need it or not

hth
puk

and btw you should have some protection(firewall, av,..)