# Strange start-up programs...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278 "2003-03-10T10:28:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278/1 "2003-03-10T10:28:56Z")

</div>

I own a PC, (Pentium 3 500 Mhz) running Windows 98. Taking a hint from an IT expert, I run “msconfig.exe” from Start Menu -\> Run and try to disable some start up programs.

Some start up programs are pretty straight forward, but there are some of them which are pretty anarchic to me (considering that I took a course in computing…) Anyone else can identify me for them?

They are…

NvClipDaemon - RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\STARTUP\NvCpl.dll, NvStartup

nwiz - nwiz /install

Machine Debug Manager

PowerReg Scheduler V2

WhenUSave  
Many thanks in advance!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tom\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tom\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_P)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278/2 "2003-03-10T10:44:47Z")

</div>

I believe that **NvClipDaemon** is the control panel extension for nVidia cards.  
**nwiz** is also from nVidia.

**Machine Debug Manager** is a Microsoft program that “manages local and remote debugging for Visual Studio debuggers”.

**PowerReg Scheduler** is a reminder to register some software (Partition Magic amongst others), and can be removed.

**WhenUSave** is AFAIK a name used by some spyware. You can download Ad-Aware from [http://www.lavasoft.nu](http://www.lavasoft.nu) to get rid of it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278/3 "2003-03-10T11:17:08Z")

</div>

Many thanks!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278/4 "2003-03-10T17:31:21Z")

</div>

If you ever have any questions about startup programs, use  
[This link](http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm) _Warning: This is a biiiig page, and may take some time to completely load, esp. over dialup_. This is about the most comprehensive list of startup programs that I have found. 2200+ startup programs listed…whew!

critter42

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-start-up-programs/160278/5 "2003-03-10T18:59:51Z")

</div>

Wow.

I also need to thank you all for this information. I can rid of a lot of crap this way. Yay!