Re: Startup list in msconfig

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William B. Lurie wrote:

In my Startup list there are a dozen
items listed which apply to applications
that I tried, didn't like, and deleted from
my system, using Add/Remove programs. How
can I go about to edit that list, and remove
obsolete items?

Start>Run>regedit [enter]

Navigate to:

HKEY>LocalMachine>Software>Microsoft>Windows>Current Version>Shared
Tools>Msconfig

You will see two areas under Msconfig which, if they have any sub-entries,
will have little crosses next to them. Expand the areas by clicking on the
crosses and delete the entries that you no longer want. When you are
finished, close regedit.

Be extremely careful when working in the registry since a misstep can render
your Windows installation unbootable. A good practice is to export the
registry keys before deleting them.

Malke
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