# My Realplayer Icon keeps blinking...blinking...blinking...blinking....blinking... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101 "2002-12-07T05:59:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/21 "2002-12-09T06:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Gadarene \*\*\* > Do tell. What do I not need in my startup? Almost everything. There’s a site out there somewhere (I forget what it is or where I heard about it, unfortunately) that details everything that’s in there and what it does and if you need it. Just run MSConfig and Google everything that’s turned on. You can turn most of it off, and you’ll run more smoothly. Just make sure that after you go to the “startup” tab and turn it all off, you go back to the “General” tab and choose “Selective Startup” so that you get the benefits of what you’ve done. Okay, I decided not to be so lazy. [Here](http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm)’s the site I was talking about, hands-down one of the most useful web sites I’ve ever come across. It looks a little intimidating, but everything is explained. And [this](http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm) is the list alone. Check everything running on startup against this list and turn off everything that’s not essential. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/22 "2002-12-09T06:34:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Do tell. What do I not need in my startup? Pretty much only systray and explorer. Check the site White Lightening mentioned and while you’re at it download [Startup Manager](http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/software/startman10385.exe) . It’s free. Enjoy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/23 "2002-12-09T06:38:12Z")
Sorry, I didn’t check the link for StartMan, it should be: [http://www.forrestandassociates.co.uk/pcforrest/startman\_v1.html](http://www.forrestandassociates.co.uk/pcforrest/startman_v1.html) Sorry about that. :o ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/24 "2002-12-09T19:56:16Z")
Thanks, y’all! ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/25 "2002-12-10T06:04:11Z")
I know, I know, I’m pathetically out of date, but how do I turn it off in Win95? When I type msconfig in ‘Run’, I get “Cannot find the file ‘msconfig’ (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.” I’ve always just manually closed the start center after each reboot. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/26 "2002-12-10T09:20:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dread Pirate Jimbo \* > \*\*Realplayer never bothers me on my Mac, even after I have listened to Jim Rome rants using it. Hee hee hee! > > Macs rule \*\* Yeah, that’s right, RealSpyWare is silent on your machine. Much better. ---
**Author:** ![Maryellen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@Maryellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maryellen)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/27 "2002-12-10T10:28:31Z")
**GilaB** , Windows 95 didn’t come with msconfig, but you can get it: [http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm](http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm) Or, this link is to a program called Startup Control Panel, which will accomplish the same things for you (look at the screenshot, you can see the Startup tab that was mentioned above): [http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml](http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml) Once you get either of them installed, you will have access to the Startup Menu and can stop things from starting. Each individual User has his own Startup deal, so if you have more than one User, you’ll have to set the preferences from each User’s screen separately. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101/28 "2002-12-10T12:01:27Z")
Seriously? I got so mad at RealOne that i deleted the whole thing, and just use Windows Media and Quicktime! It would open itself when Wiindows Media was playing CDs was running and, made the computer crash. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-realplayer-icon-keeps-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking-blinking/141101.md?page=1)