Increase the start up speed of Windows XP by removing unwanted programs from start up.

Most of the times we do not want all our programs to be get started while booting up our PC. Some programs like Adobe reader, Ms office etc need not to be get started in start up. This will increase the booting up time. Also will eat a lot of memory as long as we are not using those software.

Below is a step by step procedure to remove unwanted programs from windows start up.

1.  Click "Start" on the lower left hand corner of your computer screen. A window will open, displaying various options.

2.  Select "Run". A small window will open; type "msconfig" (without the quotes) in the white box. Click "OK". The System Configuration Utility window will open.

3. Select the Start up tab. The Start up section will display the applications that automatically start when you turn on your computer and Windows XP loads.

4. Deselect the applications that you wish not to load at start-up.

5. Click OK and restart the PC

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Manual removal method for Digital Doom Worm or worm1.exe or worm2.exe

Below are manual removal instructions for worm2.exe so you can remove the unwanted file from your PC. Note: This manual removal process may be difficult and you run the risk of destroying your computer

Step 1: Use Windows File Search Tool to Find worm2.exe Path

1. Go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders.
2. In the "All or part of the the file name" section, type in " worm2.exe" file name(s).
3. To get better results, select "Look in: Local Hard Drives" or "Look in: My Computer" and then click "Search" button.
4. When Windows finishes your search, hover over the "In Folder" of " worm2.exe", highlight the file and copy/paste the path into the address bar. Save the file's path on your clipboard because you'll need the file path to delete worm2.exe in the following manual removal steps.

Step 2: Use Windows Task Manager to Remove worm2.exe Processes
1. To open the Windows Task Manager, use the combination of CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
2. Click on the "Image Name" button to search for " worm2.exe" process by name.
3. Select the " worm2.exe" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.

Step 3: Detect and Delete Other worm2.exe Files
1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > cmd and then press the "OK" button.
2. Type in "dir /A name_of_the_folder" (for example, C:\Spyware-folder), which will display the folder's content even the hidden files.
3. To change directory, type in "cd name_of_the_folder".
4. Once you have the file you're looking for type in del "name_of_the_file".
5. To delete a file in folder, type in "del name_of_the_file".
6. To delete the entire folder, type in "rmdir /S name_of_the_folder".
7. Select the " worm2.exe" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.

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