FSAutoStart, a popular utility for users of Microsoft Flight Simulator to maximize system performance, has now been released in a new version. It is a utility not just for Flight Simulator users, but for users of any application that needs as much resources your computer can offer.
FSAutoStart allows the user the ability to automatically shutdown services and programs to provide as much resources to running today's most demanding applications and games.
It also provides the ability to launch selected programs before the application is launched. Lastly, it can automatically restart those programs and services previously shutdown, thus bringing the computer back to its original state.
It also adds some performance enhancing options like Defragment Memory.
How To Use:
· Execute FSAutoStart. The main window will appear and the default profile will be selected.
· Click on the Services Button. This will display a list of all services on your computer. Not available on Windows 9x/ME systems.
· Select the services you wish to stop. Click in the action column to display a drop down list of actions. Available actions are "No Action", "Stop", and "Stop & Restart". "No Action" will do nothing. "Stop" will stop the service. "Stop and Restart" will stop the service, then restart it after the main application has finished. Click Save to save your settings.
· Click on the Programs Button. This will display a list of all programs currently running on your computer.
· Select the programs you wish to stop. Click in the action column to display a drop down list of actions. Available actions are "No Action", "Stop", and "Stop & Restart". "No Action" will do nothing. "Stop" will stop the program. "Stop and Restart" will stop the program, then restart it after the main application has finished. Click Save to save your settings.
· Click on the Configure button. This will display the configuration window for FSAutoStart
· Make sure that the path to the application you wish to run is correct. If it is not, click on the Browse button to find the application executable.
· You can optionally enter a command line for the application, and set the priority that the application will run.
· You select to defragment memory before the application is started by selecting the Defragment Memory check box.
· On XP systems, you can choose for Force Idle Tasks to Execute by checking the Force Idle Tasks check box (this is disabled on non-XP systems)
· If you would like to automatically start any software before the application starts, click on the Add button. You can then browse to the executable of the program you wish to execute. You may then add any command line arguments the program may require. Click Save to save your settings.
· Click Start to begin shutting down services and programs and launch the application. After clicking start, FSAutoStart will be terminated and fsasctl (FSAutoStart Control) will start.
· At this point, the process becomes completely automated
· You can create as many configurations as you want by using the File->New menu option. Select to create a blank configuration or a copy of the currently loaded configuration. Then browse to the location where you want your file to reside. All of your profiles will be available in the list on the main window.
