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StartU 0.8

6.0

Editors Rating


License Free
Requirements Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Downloads 12 Limitations None
Publisher Connect Untouchable File Size 1.1M
Date added 01 Feb 2007 Check your speed

Save one helpful function, this start-up manager falls short of Windows Task Manager. StartU's plain interface merely lists all programs set to start with Windows. The program doesn't offer a help file or user manual. On first start, there is a short wizard to set language and a Web site to check processes.

Selecting a program from the list only indicates if the program loads for all users or the current user. You can see a program's path and arguments by selecting it, but it isn't easy to read. It's possible to get basic information about a start-up program by right-clicking it and choosing Identify. The action simply opens an unrelated Web site's page about the chosen program. In StartU's settings, you can easily select which of two Web sites to use to display information. The same right-click menu offers options to delete the file, add new startup programs, and restore a system backup.

Frankly, though freeware, StartU offers nothing that persuaded our testers to keep it installed. The ability to find program information on the two Web sites wasn't enough to overcome the clunky design, unhelpful listing, and dearth of functions. We easily recommend skipping over this tool.

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