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Hello Mike,
I understand your frustration, but I think what you are missing (as am I) that it seems the behaviour is different on different computers.
I assume you are referring to the "DeviceDetector" in the Task Scheduler? This is what you stopped that fixed your issue? For me, this item is at "Ready" and not running in the Status column. I have been using MediaEspresso (MEX) since it first came out and I have never experienced the issue you are referring to. When I disable the launch gadget at start up, I don't see any effects of MediaEspresso at startup.
Can you outline exactly what you experience and how you know it is MEX (especially if you weren't looking in the Task Scheduler) delaying your boot? Did you see MEX running in Task Manager somewhere? I can't see it anywhere.
As for your comment on putting things in the task scheduler. It is quite common to trigger things at uset login. For example I have Dropbox auto starting in the TS even when dropbox app is not open on my computer. I just think there is something different you are seeing, that I am not, which could be a bug that CS has not seen. i.e. it is not common.
As a person who holds a PhD in Physics, I am sure you know that time is relative and people experience the passage of time differently. So what may seem like a long boot to you, may not seem like to others
Anyway...let me know
Dave
Thanks. But i don't like autostarts, pretty much ever. i'm quite capable of starting programs, err -'apps' - when i want them :

Except for antimalware, autostart should ALWAYS be an option at install time. But we all have our own opinions, and this is just mine. The less a software package does to my system, the less mess i have to clean up :
I've already wasted too much time on this already - removing it from task scheduler solved my problem, so everythin's copacetic (sp??)
(Engage pedantic physicist mode) At the risk of sounding rude - which I really don't mean to - you've fallen into a common misconception that, probably incorrectly, is attributed to Einstein himself. The perception of time passing faster or slower based on whether you're bored, happy, etc. has absolutely nothing to do with relativity or physics. Purely a psychological effect. What relativity says is that the 'speed of time' is actually different in frames of reference that are moving at different velocities (special relativity) or, to over simplify greatly, different accelerations (general relativity). GPSs have to be corrected for GR effects, so it's not just abstract theory - it's proven millions of times a day :

The thing about physicists is we love physics so much we'll never avoid an opportunity to bore people with an explanation :
Have a nice day!