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Startup Inspector
Startup Inspector

Startup Inspector lets you view and optionally disable programs that are currently set to start automatically with Windows. In addition to the details that are extracted from the registry, it can als ...

Average of 3 user ratings: 3
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  • Apr 04, 2005
  • For version:
  • 2.2

quote  Needs work  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

Per the author's web site, the knowledge base for startup processes contains 4,687 processes as of the writing of this review. I searched the KB for a couple of common startup situations related to MS Office products & nVIDIA graphics but was unable to locate either one. I was especially disappointed in the MS Office omission (OSA.exe/OSA9.exe). This process is a "resource-hog" which provides little benefit as a startup process (needed for Office Shortcut Bar which most users can live without). A great idea that needs more development.


  • May 29, 2004
  • For version:
  • 2.08

quote  Usable if you know what to look for  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

This program seems quite usable, although it couldn't find my TweakUI.cpl file (which was there). But, it did allow me to shut off a lot of stuff that was slowing my system down some (And caught a spyware program that my SpyBot, Norton, Avast! did not catch. Just have to be careful.


  • May 28, 2004
  • For version:
  • 2.08

quote  It states that it has a large datebase ...  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 2

It states that it has a large database of known files but doesn't know files that have been around for a long time, so to me it is not any more useful than any of the others. also states that Winroll doesn't exist on my computer. I use it all the time the file is there or it would not be running, that is sloppy programing.

user Review by: Fireball
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