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StartRight
Those of you that have a dozen system tray programs will like this little tool - it will manage the execution of programs that are automatically started by the operating system at logon time. Rather ...
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- Oct 31, 2007
- For version:
- 1.3.4
Think restore point with startright! 
- Interface: 2
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
WARNING! Do not run StartRight on any OS/machine that can not create a Restore Point! StartRight performs as advertised, BUT should you want to reverse the effects of StartRight on your boot-up/start-up process, that's where the spanner hits the gears! I was of the opinion that StartRight actually lengthened my start-up time, but the longer start-up (about 45 seconds) was smoother and less chaotic than a normal Windows start. I have about 15 apps starting under XP Pro. When I attempted to restore the start-up sequence to normal, it was light out! About half of my start-up entries had disappeared from the start-up folders! Fortunately, I make it a habit to create a Restore Point at boot-up at the start of the day. Reverting to the boot-up Restore Point saved my blood pressure from spiking! RightStart is OK to run, just be sure you have a Restore Point as back-up!
- Aug 14, 2007
- For version:
- 1.3.4
I like it!
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
It was really simple to me and it worked really well. But I think that for most user its will be a bit complicated. Nevertheless its excellent.
Review by: caboing (18)
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- Jan 12, 2007
- For version:
- 1.3.3
Avoid this
- Interface: 1
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 1
- Overall:
It deleted my anti-virus and firewall from startup. It did not improve startup times and had no clear explanations of what it was doing. There was no information about settings or anything. One of the worst programs I have tried. Wow, was I disappointed in using this. Just beware of what will happen.
Review by: zbdzbd
First post
- Jan 08, 2007
- For version:
- 1.3.3
Works... but...
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 1
- Overall:
Yes, it works but... StartRight does not work as promised. It slows down my startup sequence considerably. I clocked it: 2 minutes and 19 seconds with StartRight and 1 minute and 37 seconds without it. If you have to switch frequently between Windows and Linux StartRight is an annoyance.
Review by: Nicholas (39)
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- Aug 03, 2006
- For version:
- 1.3.1
Worked for me
- Interface: 4
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I was experiencing an almost 2 minute delay in the startup of a program launcher after all other startup programs and processes were loaded. StartRight fixed the delay automatically--the launcher loads now in about 12 seconds and all other programs in approximately 1/3 less time. Its worth a try if you have startup delays as an alternative to shareware.
- May 29, 2006
- For version:
- 1.3.1
Very well done
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
StartRight is an app that I just stumbled upon, so I don't have much expertise on what is available from commercial applications. All I can say is that StartRight works as advertised. As an aside, I finally disabled qttask.exe by using it. I would easily recommend this to anyone frustrated by the lack of responsiveness exhibited by Windows during the first minute after login.
Review by: ModusOperandi
First post
- Apr 12, 2006
- For version:
- 1.2.9
Stops spyware from running on start up!
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Awesome Free Product That Stops Unwanted Software And Even Spyware From Running On Start Up!
Review by: War59312 (2)
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- Oct 31, 2005
- For version:
- 1.2.9
A very nice revision
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I have used this program before, but found it a little buggy. This revision appears to have cleared up the bugs that were bothering me, and I am back to using it again. I love the ability to control the order of launching, and the timing of each program. There are better startup managers out there, but none of them are FREE.
Review by: thomthowolf (11)
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- Oct 29, 2005
- For version:
- 1.2.9
It's far from the best . . .
- Interface: 3
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
This utility is a 'nice try', but it pales in comparison to a real startup manager - one that allows you to wait until certain startup programs have closed before opening the next, or varying the timing between startup programs exactly as you choose...
Review by: gbjennings (23)
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- Aug 01, 2005
- For version:
- 1.2.8
Doesn't work.
- Interface: 1
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 1
- Overall:
This seemed to work at first, but it took a long time to load the first program on the list, so long in fact, that it actually slowed down the system rather than speeding up the boot sequence. Next day, the programs in the start menu didn't run at all, and had to be started manually. The hard way as they were no longer inthe startup menu. The ones called from the registry were running, but I hadn't asked startright to touch those. I tried to restore the programs, but it wouldn't let me do it easily as they were no longer listed. I had to install again, which somehow (ini file?) found them and I was able to restore them. There's no uninstall option, I had to delete the file then go into the registry to remove it.
Review by: ChrisPollard (2)
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