Three small POST-SP1 changes

Hi

I preface this by saying that the GUTS of my PC is about 8 yrs old, hate to
think of my BIOS settings etc, with an antique motherboard, a new 256mb PCI
(not even PCI-Express!) graphics card and 2.75gb of old RAM, and I am
running Vista Ultimate, 32bit, and today installed SP1.

Faultless install, no horror story to tell, BUT 2 small-ish changes I have
noticed:

1. I went to Start/Run/MSCONFIG/Startup and disabled the Skype service,
APPLYed it, and restarted my PC. In the past WHENEVER I have made a change
and accepted it, thru MSCONFIG, on restarting my PC I used to get the pop-up
that Windows has stopped some item from starting up, and I have had to SHOW
disabled programs etc...THIS DID NOT HAPPEN this time. Normal now NOT to
have that pop-up?

2. When I was in MSCONFIG/Startup I noticed a new service (CMicnfg Dynamic
Link Library) by C-Media Corporation. Not sure what this is and to whether I
can disable it....

3. A new item (PCI 3D Audio Configuration) HAS appeared in my System Tray.
This enables me to "configure" my 2 speaker audio setup (whoopee, I
know....!). It wasn't there pre SP1.

Everything else seems fine, a bit quicker displaying Explorer window
contents, haven't tried the old chestnut (file copying) yet, BUT my
disappearing CD/DVD drives continue. One minute they are there, I use one or
the other, and the other one disappears, not to return til after a reboot...

Rgds
Rod
Perth

"Rod" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I preface this by saying that the GUTS of my PC is about 8 yrs old, hate
> to think of my BIOS settings etc, with an antique motherboard, a new 256mb
> PCI (not even PCI-Express!) graphics card and 2.75gb of old RAM, and I am
> running Vista Ultimate, 32bit, and today installed SP1.
>
> Faultless install, no horror story to tell, BUT 2 small-ish changes I have
> noticed:
>
> 1. I went to Start/Run/MSCONFIG/Startup and disabled the Skype service,
> APPLYed it, and restarted my PC. In the past WHENEVER I have made a change
> and accepted it, thru MSCONFIG, on restarting my PC I used to get the
> pop-up that Windows has stopped some item from starting up, and I have had
> to SHOW disabled programs etc...THIS DID NOT HAPPEN this time. Normal now
> NOT to have that pop-up?
>
> 2. When I was in MSCONFIG/Startup I noticed a new service (CMicnfg Dynamic
> Link Library) by C-Media Corporation. Not sure what this is and to whether
> I can disable it....

This is related to your audio hardware.
> 3. A new item (PCI 3D Audio Configuration) HAS appeared in my System Tray.
> This enables me to "configure" my 2 speaker audio setup (whoopee, I
> know....!). It wasn't there pre SP1.
>
> Everything else seems fine, a bit quicker displaying Explorer window
> contents, haven't tried the old chestnut (file copying) yet, BUT my
> disappearing CD/DVD drives continue. One minute they are there, I use one
> or the other, and the other one disappears, not to return til after a
> reboot...
>
> Rgds
> Rod
> Perth