Before I upgraded to XP from W98 I had a small prog called startup cop that allowed you to choose different senarios that would enable or disable programs that automatically start when you rebooted. Is there anything in XP Pro SP2 where I can easily select a minimum configuration ? I am just getting into video editing and my PC needs all the resources it can free up.

I have tried just using Task Manager but it doesn't seem to free up as much as I expected and I don't know what Processes to stop.

Ideally I want just the basic sytem, no virus checker, ghost, firewall (I'll switch off the router). Is there some option I can select at startup?

Cheers

H