If your computer ran before you had the install that gave you something new to run at startup, generally you don't need to have it run at startup. You can kill the scanner detector.  Go to www.pcmag.com/utilities and get yourself a free copy of Startup Cop 1.1.  You can easily disable startup stuff, and the program tells you what it is and where it runs from (i.e. registry).  You don't have to do a restart when you're done.  You can even delete stuff from the startup list, which you can't do in msconfig. If a program gives you an option of having it run at startup during installation, unless you have some special need for it to do so, choose no.


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>Thanks so much for your responses - I was able to get my system to 80% with
>your help, and I'm not getting error messages anymore. I do have a question
>or two more, tho. I've got a scanner hooked up, a Microtek SlimScan C3. On my
>icon tray, I've got a Scanner Detector. Does that need to be on my startup,
>or will that launch automatically when I use the scanner? Same question with
>the Quick Album - exactly what does that do that I would need it every time I
>start my computer? Again, I appreciate your help.
>
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