Re: Getting rid of startup items?
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:44:35 -0700
Patrick wrote:
Wesley answer is the stupidest answer that I've ever heard, doesn't
he know that numerous programs, when installed, add a startup program
Of course he knows that.
for no apparent reason and the only way to have them not start is via
the msconfig facility.
That's completely false. Msconfig is just one of several ways to stop
programs from starting automatically. There are lots of others. Wesley's
recommendation is that other methods are better.
Autostarting programs can often be stopped directly by a choice within the
program, by removing a shortcut to them in the startup folder, by a direct
registry edit, etc. There are also several third-party startup editing tools
that do a better job and are easier to use than msconfig
Unlike Wesley, I usually recommend msconfig in preference to third-party
tools, because it's available to everyone without having to download
something extra. But I understand and respect Wesley's point, even if I
don't completely agree with it.
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Also, what if your trying to troubleshoot a
problem and you want to disable a program(s) from starting, what does
he suggest, remove it using the add/remove facility and then
reinstall it if it doesn't create the problem??? Use the program I
recommended above. Patrick
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Don't use msconfig to disable startup items in the first place.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Patrick <panamapatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Go to http://www.snapfiles.com/get/msconfigcleanup.html and download
MSCONFIG CLEANUP, the simplest tool that removes disabled startup
entries from MSCONFIG.
Patrick
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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BillL wrote:
Accessing run>msconfig>start-up to disable start-up items I no
longer use I now have a long list of programs I'd like to delete
so they don't appear in the list of start-up apps - how do I do
this in XP Home? I remember (during brief moments of clarity ;-)
that running Win98/ME it was simplicity its self (there was a
simple option to remove unused start-up programs) but XP doesn't
supply this option.
Go here http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and click on
the right side of line 148.
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