Best Free Start Up Managers

Glary Utilities offers numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC.
It allows you to clean common system junk files, as well as invalid registry entries and Internet traces. You can manage and delete browser add-ons, analyze disk space usage and find duplicate files. You can also view and manage installed shell extensions, encrypt your files from unauthorized access and use, split large files into smaller manageable files and then rejoin them. Furthermore, Glary Utilities includes the options to optimize memory, find, fix, or remove broken Windows shortcuts, manage the programs that start at Windows startup and uninstall software. Other features include secure file deletion, an Empty Folder finder and more.

Comodo System Cleaner is a powerful suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your Windows XP or Vista computer faster, more efficient and more secure.
Take control by customizing virtually every aspect of Windows XP or Vista with just a few mouse clicks. Optimize system performance, disk space and overall stability with built in Registry Cleaner and Disk Cleaner tools Gain complete visibility and control over your computer's hardware, software, processes and performance with powerful diagnostics tools Ensure complete on-line and off-line privacy by clearing the history, cache and temp files of Internet browsers, instant messengers and Windows applications Protect your privacy and data with essential security utilities like Permanent File Wiper and built-in hash value checker and more... Available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions for XP and Vista and Windows 2003 server. Comodo System Cleaner is 100% free to home and business users.

The Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2
Lots of programs saved in your computer do exactly as they please. Many applications consider themselves to be so important that they trigger an auto-start command in the system without being requested. That means that every time the computer is booted up, they are started together with Windows, which isn’t always the user’s intention. As a result of this, the start sequence becomes considerably longer – and manually shutting down most of the unwanted windows immediately afterwards because they simply aren’t needed, certainly isn’t fun.
The Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2 lists all auto-start entries and allows them to be individually deleted or to be deactivated. If the user proceeds with caution in this area, and at least deactivates all of the unnecessary entries, then they will be able to enjoy a clearly faster start to Windows.
Deactivate services, uninstall software, delete plugins.
The new Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2 can do more than just this though. The tool is also in the position of being able to designate all Windows services by name – to allow their subsequent activation or deactivation with the click of the mouse. At this point, the deactivation of the annoying Windows error notification service is also possible. The Windows notification service should also be deactivated, as it allows spammers to send messages directly to the screen of the unsuspecting user.
The Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2 displays all installed Windows programs but builds its lists clearly more quickly than the control panel software module. Here, it is possible to uninstall programs that are no longer required so that they can be removed from the computer without ‘leaving behind tracks’ as it were.
IT specialists know that the acronym BHO stands for ‘Browser Helper Object’. BHOs concern plugins for the internet explorer. These plugins rapidly cluster in alarmingly large numbers on the user’s computer. Some of them are useful, but others are superfluous to requirements – or downright dangerous. The Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2 lists all of them, and allows them to be individually deleted or deactivated if they are no longer needed.

Please note: the Ashampoo StartUp Tuner 2 automatically installs a backup of the changes that have been carried out, which means it is possible to reverse the changes that have been made at any time.

This even describes how useful each windows service is, 50% of them are useless to 99% of people

As a primary purpose, Starter allows one to view and manage all the programs that are starting automatically whenever operating system is loading. It enumerates all the hidden registry entries, startup folders' items and some of the initialization files, so that the user could choose to temporarily disable selected entries, edit them, create new, or delete them permanently.
Secondary purpose is to list all the running processes with possibility to view extended process' information (such as used DLLs, memory usage, thread count, priorities etc.), and to terminate selected process (even a Windows NT service, having enough access rights).
Another one is Windows' services (and drivers) manager with some advanced features.
Starter is a real Freeware and is not crippled in any way among the similar products. The user interface is pretty simple and has a lot of options that are self-explanatory.