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Overview
Outertech develops Windows software designed to improve the speed, stability and handling of your computer. Our lead products include Cacheman - a tuneup utility to make your computer run faster by optimizing memory and cache usage, Linkman - an internet utility to manage your bookmarks, StartEd - the Windows startup editor and GetDiz, a fully featured freeware text editor which can replace Notepad while maintaining an incredible speed, ease of use and small size.
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StartEd Lite is a freeware Startup and Windows Service manager for private non-commercial use as well as for use in charity organizations and educational use.
StartEd Lite lets you modify your Startup configuration and detects more than 150 Trojan Horses. StartEd Lite displays detailed info about Startup Programs and describes the functionality of every System Service so that even novice users are able to manage their startup configuration. A warning message will be displayed when a System Service vital for your computer's stability is about to get disabled. Download.
StartEd Lite is freeware!
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StartEd Lite is localized with these languages: English, German, French and Spanish.
What can you do with StartEd Lite?
- View, Edit, Delete, Disable and Add entries to your program startup configuration
- Detect obsolete startup items and unneeded memory hogs
- Manage System Services with detailed notes and description
- See new startup items and services since last StartEd use
- Show detailed information about every startup entry
- Launch files
- Uninstall Programs
- Create shortcuts on desktop (useful for temporary disabled items)
- Print out and copy startup list to clipboard
- StartEd recognizes more than 150 Trojan Horses in the Startup configuration and displays a warning message
What are Trojan Horses?
Trojan horses are the most destructive and dangerous species of computer viruses. Most of them are loaded at Windows Startup and are constantly in the memory of your PC. A Trojan horse is a program that does something the programmer intended, but that the user would not approve of if he knew about it. After a user installs it on their machine, the attacker can then access the user's machine remotely, via the Internet typically, and either take control of the machine or simply snoop around on it.
StartEd Lite Program Color Code System
Entries with a
yellow
background are new additions to startup configuration since last StartEd use.
Entries with an
orange
background are vital system programs which cannot be disabled or deleted (you can still uninstall them).
Entries with a
rosy
background are either memory hogs or absolutely non essential for your system. You can disable such items in order to increase your computer's performance.
What is a Windows Service?
A Windows Service is a system program that performs specific functions without the requirement of user intervention. It can be configured to start when the operating system is booted (Startup Type = Automatic) and run in the background. it can also be configured to be started on demand when required (Startup Type = Manual). Many services are DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries) files which are loaded into memory by the svchost.exe application.
StartEd Lite Service Color Code System
This service is important. By stopping or disabling it you will loose functionality, but your system will remain stable and stability will not be affected.
This service is safe to stop or disable. You will only turn off specific and non essential functionality.
This service is new to your system and was not present when you have used StartEd before.
This is the selected service. You can change its configuration.
This service is essential. If you stop or disable it, you may risk your Computer's stability or/and may loose important functionality (e.g. your Network may stop working). Stop or Disable only if you know exactly what you are doing. StartEd Lite will display a warning dialog before.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I sort the programs so checked programs are at top and unchecked programs are at bottom of list?
Locale the arrow symbol in the caption of one of the columns. Click on it, until it disappears. After a reload unchecked programs will be at the bottom.
How can I use StartEd with Windows NT/2000/XP?
You need to login as the Administrator in order to use StartEd.
With Windows Vista and Windows 7 StartEd can also run in User Mode and will be elevated to the admin level.
How do I use the Start Methods?
Sometimes you may require a program to load up before Windows Explorer or the desktop appears .e.g. An Anti-Virus
program or a Server program. In such a case you need to select the Start Method as Local Machine Run Services.
I see a file listed under Local Machine Run and Local Machine
Run Services. Can I safely delete one of the entries?
No. These entries carry out different functions and must not be deleted.
e.g.: A virus checking program like McAfee would need to have one entry in the Local Machine Run section and Local Machine Run Services section in order to function properly.
Version History
New in StartEd 5.30
New in StartEd 5.20
- Displays memory hogs and non essential Startup items in a specific (rosy) color.
You can safely disable such items in order to increase your computer's performance.
- Improved compability with Anti Virus software
New in StartEd 5.10
- Added 64bit support (WindowsXP x64, Vista x64, 2008 Server x64)
- Restored Windows 98 compatibility
- Updated Trojan and Service Databases
- Bug fixes
New in StartEd 5.02
- Added ability to uninstall programs directly form StartEd
- Tweaks and bug fixes
- Updated Trojan and Service Databases
New in StartEd 5.01
- Program startup shortcuts can be drag and dropped from StartEd to Desktop and Explorer
- Updated Trojan and Service Databases
- Fixed a problem with Virtual Machine services
- French and Spanish translations
New in StartEd 5.0
- StartEd has been rewritten in order to support Windows Vista
- System Service Management including detailed notes and descriptions
- Warning dialogs when you try to disable a Service vital for your computer's stability
- Color coded display to show you if a Service can be safely disabled
- Marks services that have been added since last program usage
- Updated Trojan Database to detect more than 150 Trojan Horses
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