Download Startup Delayer 3.0 build 299

Earlier this week, R2 Studios released version 3.0 of Startup Delayer and three new versions have already been released. 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 too many programs and processes are starting at once. Some of these can be turned on a little later, such as an e-mail program and quick launchers for OpenOffice.org and Adobe Reader, for example. 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.

In version 3.0 a large number of changes have been added. For example, programs can now be delayed not only for a certain amount of time, but also according to how busy the hard disk or processor is. In addition, extensive information can now be obtained about the programs and processes running on the computer. Furthermore, graphs can be made from a previous start and programs of other login accounts can also be adjusted. There is also one for twenty dollars premium version, which offers more options. Since build 296, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Startup Delayer 3.0 build 299

• Fixed crash when launching a web shortcut with no default browser active
• Fixed crash when attempting to load a shortcut that is invalid, and added a prompt to send the shortcut in for analysis
• Fixed crash when an unknown user is found
• Fixed crash when unable to set Everyone permission on data folder
• Fixed crash when editing a User note and the selection in the main view changes
• Fixed crash when attempting to Stop a task that you don’t have permission to stop
• Fixed crash when querying for the Common user
• Made delete key stop a task in the Running Tasks tab
• Modified the lower quick edit bar to display both CPU and Disk idle information at the same time
• Added a new ‘Setup by Behavior’ window that allows you to choose the behavior you expect from Startup Delayer. This in turn sets the default CPU and Disk Idle times to handle the desired behavior
• Added improvements to accommodate the various startup behaviors.
• Increased the startup timer to check every 100ms instead of 500ms
• Removed the default ‘Wait for idle’ and replaced it with a check box in the Wait tab of the Edit window. Disabled by default.
• Fixed an issue when launching applications that didn’t initially show a window. This was causing up to a 5 second delay as Startup Delayer was waiting for the window to be created.
• Fixed crash when editing multiple items with various idle values
• Added Error message when an application can’t be written back to the registry due to a permission issue
• Fixed the Localization tool so that it correctly saves new values
• Fixed a crash when accessing a file that was already open (such as a log file). Converted all file reads/writes to shared
• Fixed re-ordering issue when deleting Applications after they were recently shifted around
• Updated the colors and styles used to represent disabled, Microsoft, Digital Signatures and Errored applications. Uses the Skin colors and underlines and bolding as well
• Modified all windows to work in 120 DPI
• Updated Notifier window so that its really thin, but can be expanded with the click of the Info button
• Updated Notifier window to make it slightly transparent as well as allow it to be moved to any location on the screen
• Fixed the Time column in the Launch log so that it shows correctly

Startup Delayer 3.0 build 297

• Added prompt when the active user couldn’t be selected
• If the current user can’t be selected in the user list, the first available user is used instead
• Added prompt when no users could be retrieved
• Reduced the autoupdate from 14 days to 7 days for a while
• Added support for saving/restoring the last opened tab in the main view
• Modified the Uninstall process to forcefully delete files from the Settings directory if the user confirms they can be deleted
• Removed text from NewBackup form that wasn’t required
• Converted the Get Update link to use an alternate method for opening the browser
• Modified default CPU/Disk to 75% idleness
• Removed all use of WMI functions and instead use old style functions for querying users. Fixes massive speed issues that some users were experiencing due to Domain querying of user accounts

Startup Delayer 3.0 build 298

• Fixed crash when launching a web shortcut with no default browser active
• Fixed crash when attempting to load a shortcut that is invalid, and added a prompt to send the shortcut in for analysis
• Fixed crash when an unknown user is found
• Fixed crash when unable to set Everyone permission on data folder
• Fixed crash when editing a User note and the selection in the main view changes
• Fixed crash when attempting to Stop a task that you don’t have permission to stop
• Fixed crash when querying for the Common user
• Made delete key stop a task in the Running Tasks tab
• Modified the lower quick edit bar to display both CPU and Disk idle information at the same time