[msconfig] Microsoft Windows has a lot of crap in the startup process. Autostart can be pretty confusing, when you don’t know what you need. A good list with explanations of what you don’t need to start and what you should start can be found here:

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

A reference which should be kept in mind. I use it not very often but I’m always very glad I have it.