Re: startup programs

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Although Win2K has no built in utility, the msconfig.exe from XP works just as well for Win2K.


Mike wrote:
Most helpful, the registry method, thanks. I still have some mysterious
plugins (or something) in my IE, so I will try the links you suggested
below, unless you have anoehr suggestion for that.

I have a toolbar that I can't get rid of and a whole bunch of favories I
can't get rid of (described previously subject : ghosts in IE favorites).
There's also a tool pallette of some kind right at the bottom of the main
browser viewing area. That one I can close (Alt-F4) but it comes back after
rebooting.

Thanks again.


There is no built in utility to perform these tasks in Windows 2000.
You can control these startup items in the programs themselves, in the
registry run keys or with third party helper applications. You can try:

CodeStuff Starter
http://members.lycos.co.uk/codestuff/

or Sysinternals Autoruns
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

Don't forget that some items will start as "Services" and can instead be
disabled in the Services Manager.

John

Mike wrote:

I'm looking for the windows configuration screen/area that allows you to

see

what programs are executing at start up and prevent them from staring. I
have located the screen that let's me see them under computer
management|system information|software environment|startup programs,

but I

can't control them from there.

Maybe I've seen this in a different O/S. Can we do this in Win2K?





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