Checking Startup Items
The easiest way to check what programs are called when Windows boots into the desktop is with the System Configuration Utility. Just click the 'Start' button and choose 'Run'. Type 'msconfig' (without the single quotes) and press the "Enter' or 'Return' key. Or you could run it directly from the folder "C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries" if you've installed Windows using the default options (Windows usually will install itself in the folder 'Windows' in your C: drive). Choose the 'Startup' tab and see what those programs are, usually you don't need most of them. You could get an idea what they are by looking at their location (in the field 'Command'). Just cross reference what you find here and the programs you've installed.
You can also choose which services (think of them as a special kind of program) Windows will run at boot. I wouldn't recommend changing them here, though. We'll get into these services later.
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