What's all the ATI startup entries for?

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Notice there's a couple of ATI entries being started automatically under
98SE. Hoping someone can tell me what they're for and if they're "safe" to
not start.

Specifically

ATI2cwxx
ATIPOL
ATIPOLAB
ATISmart

Running a 7200 (VIVO)

tia

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Thanks guy, guess it's time to start playign with MSConfig

"Kev" <insomniakev@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> pjp wrote:
> > ATI2cwxx
>
> For some ATI video cards. Probably used to access features and may not
> be required - for example the ATI Radeon works fine without it
>
> > ATIPOL
> > ATIPOLAB
>
> ATI External Event Utility EXE Module. This task can comsume lots of CPU
> resournces on some computers, but it can help with graphics card
> problems. Leave enabled unless it consumes too many CPU resources
>
> > ATISmart
>
> ATI's "SMARTGART", which is included with the "Catalyst" drivers. When
> the system boots, it runs a couple of bus tests & tries to apply the
> most stable settings

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Wonderfull, thank you

"Kill Bill" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>
> "pjp" <pjp_is_located_at_@_hotmail_._com> wrote in message
> news:adTjc.31536$Np3.1120067@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Notice there's a couple of ATI entries being started automatically under
> > 98SE. Hoping someone can tell me what they're for and if they're "safe"
to
> > not start.
> >
> > Specifically
> >
> > ATI2cwxx
> > ATIPOL
> > ATIPOLAB
> > ATISmart
> >
> > Running a 7200 (VIVO)
> >
> > tia
> >
> >
> For future reference.
> http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tas [...] sklist.htm
>
>