StartEd is a tool which helps you to manage those pesky programs which load from the Registry, Startup folders and as System Services at Windows Startup. If you need total and direct control over the programs loaded during the booting processes, then StartEd is the answer. It lets you modify and backup the Startup configuration, detects more than 150 Trojan Horses and comes also handy by managing user startup shortcuts. StartEd displays detailed info about the functionality of every System Service so that even novice users are able to manage their startup configuration. A warning message will be displayed when a System Service vital for your computer's stability is about to be disabled.

What can you do with StartEd?

* View, Edit, Delete, Disable and Add entries to your program startup configuration

* Manage System Services with detailed notes and description

* Backup and Restore of your startup configurations

* See new startup items and services since last StartEd use

* Show detailed information about every startup entry

* Launch files

* Create shortcuts on desktop (useful for temporary disabled items)

* Print out and copy startup list to clipboard

* StartEd recognizes more than 150 Trojan Horses in the Startup configuration and displays a warning message

What are Trojan Horses?
Trojan horses are the most destructive and dangerous species of computer viruses. Most of them are loaded at Windows Startup and are constantly in the memory of your PC. A Trojan horse is a program that does something the programmer intended, but that the user would not approve of if he knew about it. After a user installs it on their machine, the attacker can then access the user's machine remotely, via the Internet typically, and either take control of the machine or simply snoop around on it.
What is a Windows Service?
A Windows Service is a system program that performs specific functions without the requirement of user intervention. It can be configured to start when the operating system is booted (Startup Type = Automatic) and run in the background. it can also be configured to be started on demand when required (Startup Type = Manual). Many services are DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries) files which are loaded into memory by the svchost.exe application.