Start up

Of all the programs that are in start up; that is, checked when you do Start, Run, Msconfig, Start up - what is truly necessary to be running when you turn on your computer? Someone once had me uncheck everything except Systray and Ensoniqmixer. What do you think and why?

um, task manager of course, and all my firewalls, and network programs, and programs I will immediately use.

Why don't you tell us what you have checked?? It varies with systems, I mean in terms of things you WANT to have open. Oh, and what version of Windows do you have??