# Start up **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 15, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-up/5554 "2002-09-15T15:20:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-up/5554/1 "2002-09-15T15:20:58Z")
sup every 1 i have a ?.. when the computer starts/boots up, almost every program boots up and kinda runs on the background at the same time ( like real player,quick time stuff, etc) and eats up my comps memory and system resources. now if i go to start/run/msconfig/startup i can costumize the start up so that only the things ive selected can load up when the comp starts but my problem is that when i do it that way, if i try to open up lets say photoshop it freezes and wont start. i dont want everything to be running at the same time so is there another way to customize the start up and or do you thing i just need more memory. i currently have 192 megs and bout 10 to 12 gigs left thank you aku ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-up/5554/2 "2002-09-15T19:02:26Z")
What all are you running? I personaly wasn’t happy with my comp until I got about 256 megs of ram… but it’s very personal depending upon the system and what it’s running ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-up/5554/3 "2002-09-16T17:15:20Z")
Also, what version of Windows are you running? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-up/5554/4 "2002-09-17T01:36:20Z")
windows me