'CoreBoot', and 'What In Startup'

CoreBoot

For Geeks Only! CoreBoot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called payload. Benefits: 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees; fast boot times (3 seconds to Linux console); supports many mainboards, chipsets, and payloads. Currently supported are 212 different mainboards.

http://www.coreboot.org

What In Startup

This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows starts up. For each application, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (Registry/Startup Folder), Command-Line String, Product Name, File Version, Company Name, Location in the Registry or file system, and more.

http://www.nirsoft.net

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