Have these set to start, drop the others.
Avg7_cc
IntelliPoint
Vista Sidebar (if you use it)
Any other programs you need you can manually start. Watch Java and QuickTime... they like to put themselves back in the lineup when you use them.
The problem is that most programs set themselves to start on boot. The writers decided that their product was so friggin' wonderful that you would not be able to live without it and they wanted to make it easy for you by having it start up on boot and run CONTINUOUSLY in the background.
Avg7_cc
IntelliPoint
Vista Sidebar (if you use it)
Any other programs you need you can manually start. Watch Java and QuickTime... they like to put themselves back in the lineup when you use them.
The problem is that most programs set themselves to start on boot. The writers decided that their product was so friggin' wonderful that you would not be able to live without it and they wanted to make it easy for you by having it start up on boot and run CONTINUOUSLY in the background.