Download Startup Delayer 3.0 build 307

R2 Studios has released version 3.0 build 307 of Startup Delayer. This program can adjust the Windows startup process so that access to the desktop is faster. One of the reasons Windows starts up slowly is that many programs and processes start at the same time. Some of these can be turned on a little later, such as e-mail programs and quick launchers for, for example, OpenOffice.org and Adobe Reader. With Startup Delayer it is possible to specify the order of the programs to be started and to assign them a waiting time. In this way it is possible to access the desktop more quickly, while less important programs are still loaded in the background. Since build 304, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 3.0 (build 305)

• Fixed the early dispose() for the tray icon
• Fixed crash when Segeo UI font on Windows XP doesn’t have required styles. All styles removed and only mapped into Listviews if available
• Fixed crash when attempting to BindToSystem during launch of Common user with invalid delay time of 0, while enabled
• Fixed url encoding when retrieving Auto update so that / characters aren’t interpreted on the webserver resulting in an invalid request
• Added checkbox to Options window to allow waiting for Idle input (full loaded) for the pre-process list. Disabled by default
• Fixed high CPU usage when waiting for processes to start before launching any applications
• Added fix for crash when new line and tab characters are encountered in Shortcut names
• Added error prompt when unable to end an application due to permissions
• Fixed intermixed Startup sequence of Common and current user

Changes in version 3.0 (build 307)

• Added an option to specify the amount of time to wait during each check for Idleness. Helps when you find that too many automatic applications are launching too quickly
• Modified StartMenu shortcut finder to use Top level only, and not all subdirectories when looking for shortcuts
• Added default executable list if PATHEXT system variable couldn’t be found
• Added checking for external dependencies on startup to ensure the executable wasn’t moved to another directory by the user (instead of a shortcut created). If not found, a prompt is displayed and Startup Delayer is closed.
• Added fix for crash when unable to access a registry key due to security permissions
• Added auto ignore for any non-local users when Startup Delayer is invoked at startup
• Added further fixes for invalid filenames with tabs, newlines and character returns in them
• Added fix for disposed Icon on shutdown
• Added fix for crash when Applying Quick Panel changes that have previously been reset
• Split Startup Delayer back into 2 seperate executables so that Startup Delayer can be launched as Admin while Startup Launcher can still launch normally
• Added support for Common and Active User lists that are combined in the one view
• Added Professional system skin
• Added Translations for the Graph log
• Add files with missing digital signatures to the cache to save future lookups
• Added Localization coverage ability for checking missing strings
• Implemented full support for combined Common and Active users, including for Backups, Profiles and the Launcher
• Fixed 120dpi issues on main toolbars
• Added Options for Disabling the Services and Running Tasks tabs
• Fixed the color of the Quick Delay panel so that it works in all skins
• Fixed Drag and drop support
• Removed Segoe UI font reference in main form
• Updated LaunchStartupApp to expand environment variables before starting process
• Removed the display of the uacshield when combined user mode
• Modified the (default) entry in the registry so that it’s only displayed if the value isn’t empty
• Increased the size of the Author label in the About window to accommodate multiple lines
• Fixed an issue where items would be hidden from the list view if duplicates were found elsewhere in the list
• Completely removed duplicate checking as it creates too many false positives
• Fixed loss of active user when toggling combine checkbox
• Added support to the installer to remove files no longer needed
• Fixed font usage in Launch Tray
• Fixed crash when disabling the active tab
• Fixed the performance graph application launches so that they show up again
• Modified sorting of Backup window so that latest backups are presented at the top of the list
• Added extra padding into Quick Edit bar