RE: Msconfig selective start and registry to remove programs

From: r (r_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:25:03 -0700

Chad,

Please show your friend this article:

How to optimize Windows XP for the best performance:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm

Thank you.

"Chad Harris" wrote:

> A friend says that his OEM builder is adamant that when you want to remove a program that is using resources "in the notification area" from your box that you should use msconfig selective startup, delete the program from the registry, and then run normal startup from msconfig and that you should never run with msconfig in selective startup.
>
> I told him that there were ways to remove programs from the notirication area in the first place, that just because they are in the notification area isn't indicative they will particularly use much in the way of resources. Many programs run in Task Manager's processes "in the background of course, and use considerably more resources and some programs can be exited or unloaded and they are no longer taking resources or showing in the notification area--besides, it's not necessary to uninstall many programs to keep them from starting or running. You could want to do something novel like use the program again.
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> I said that trying to just delete selective registry keys can incompletely uninstall or cause other problems, and that many programs have multiple files including .dlls and other extensions in multiple folders that might be missed by trying to go surgically to the registry.
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> Additionally, some programs have multiple areas of start-up as high as a dozen, according to Ed Bott's XP Inside Out.
>
> Finally he said the OEM says you should never run with msconfig in Selective Startup Mode. I wanted to see if I could get some response to these opinions on selective start in msconfig (I understand the troubleshooting capacity) and using the registry to remove programs.
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> Thanks,
>
> Chad Harris
>

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