• Delay or stop items in the startup folder & registry run keys
  • For the current user ("you"), or all users ("everyone")*
• Customized program groups*, accessible from the system tray (area by the clock)
• Different startup modes for this program, can be run: "never", "if delayed items exist", "always for me", "always for everyone"
  • Meaning that you can control if this program runs, and who it runs for.
• Customize the delay before programs are run, and the delay time in between programs being run.
• Items in the tree view are in bold if a known safe item
  • Safe as in a legitimate program, not if you can delay/stop it
• Right-Click access to Google for program information
• Multi-language menus and forms**
• Run the stopped & delayed items from the system tray icon manually
• Batch & Single program run from the system tray icon***
• Backups of files and registry items saved, not just deleted.

Delayed Startup is designed to allow you to delay a program from running, so that your computer is usable quicker upon logon. What it does is, instead of having X programs starting at once, it only has X-n starting at once, then n programs are started 30 seconds or more later on.

ex:
You have 10 programs running when you login, you delay 3 of them.
Next login you'll have 8 programs loading (10-3 + the delayed startup program)
The computer is "usable" quicker since there's less going on at once.

Please note that not all programs can be delayed! Sometimes it could be a virus/spyware type of application, or it could be as harmless as a device driver for a scanner or printer. There's no way to tell in advance -- but the general rule of thumb is, if the program isn't required for the computer and the devices/software to work, it can be delayed.

Administrative access required for some functions in 2000/XP/2003

Minimum
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (should work in 2003)
Min Memory for OS
5MB free Hard Drive space

Recommended
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (should work in 2003)
Min Memory for OS + 128MB
5MB free Hard Drive space