Re: Getting rid of startup items?
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:01:49 -0600
Wesley answer is the stupidest answer that I've ever heard, doesn't he
know that numerous programs, when installed, add a startup program for no
apparent reason and the only way to have them not start is via the
msconfig facility.
msconfig is *NOT* the only way to stop programs from starting at boot!
msconfig.exe is intended to be used as a troubleshooting tool *NOT* a
startup manager.
[[System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe) allows you to temporarily
change the way Windows XP Professional starts by disabling startup programs
and services individually or several at a time.]]
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/z03c621675.mspx
[[System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe) automates the routine
troubleshooting steps that Microsoft Product Support Services technicians
use when diagnosing Windows configuration issues. You can use this tool to
modify the system configuration through a process of elimination with check
boxes, reducing the risk of typing errors.]]
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/msconfig_usage.mspx
From StartMan Help:[[The correct method for removing any startup is to use the program that
placed it there in the first place. The reason for this is that the program
would otherwise be unaware of the changes you'd made with StartMan or any
other startup managers, and some will actually restore their startups
automatically, thus creating duplicates. Therefore always check the main
program's own options or preferences, or the system tray icon's options (if
the program has one) before resorting to any startup manager - including
this one. Startup managers should ONLY be used to disable startups
temporarily - such as when troubleshooting - or to remove non-essential
startups that have no removal options whatsoever. ]]
msconfig is *NOT* the only way to stop programs from starting at boot!
You remove the start entries or shortcuts from:
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
In the registry, the most common, but there are more locations...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
WIN.INI [Windows] Load
WIN.INI [Windows] Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:uWzDxjQ0GHA.328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Patrick <panamapatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Wesley answer is the stupidest answer that I've ever heard, doesn't he
know that numerous programs, when installed, add a startup program for no
apparent reason and the only way to have them not start is via the
msconfig facility. 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
news:OlpFMK4zGHA.772@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Don't use msconfig to disable startup items in the first place.
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%23TfJhwuzGHA.3440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
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
news:%23BDRhDJzGHA.3280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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