msconfig

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 04/28/04


Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:10:23 -0700

Thank you Chris, this is just what I was looking for! Sure
do appreciate you response. Have a great day.
Gramme
>-----Original Message-----
>if an icon is in the system tray the corrisponding
>application has either been started by you or automaticly
>been started on system start... the quick way to get rid
>of them is to right click the icon and exit or stop the
>app... the permanent solution is... click start\run and
>type msconfig and click ok... click the startup tab and
>uncheck the applications you do not want started on boot
>or login... i uncheck everything but my firewall and anti-
>virus (anything xp has to load to work correctly will be
>added back to the startup file by the os)... WARNING!!!!!
>unless you know what you are doing do not alter any of
>the contents under any other tab... when you exit
>msconfig it will ask you to reboot... go ahead and do
>it... after you login you will get a notice that your
>configuration file have been altered, this is normal...
>unless you check do not show this again you will see this
>after every login... good luck
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am reading the posts on the msconfig editing and
>>wondering if this is what I need to do to take out the
>>program icon from the right side tray. In windows it is
>>called the "system tray" not sure what it is called in
>XP!
>>I need to take out several program that have put icons
>in
>>that area on XP can someone tell me how to do that?
>>Thanks from a newbee to XP
>>Gramme
>>.
>>
>.
>



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