Re: msconfig - disabled items

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From: Menno Hershberger (mhersh22_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 22:47:55 -0700

Say, while I'm on the subject... I just happened to remember two items in
the add/remove program list. One was Kazaa... it comes up with some kind
of error. My spyware removal software removed all traces of Kazaa except
that entry. Used to be you could do it with TweakUI, but the XP version
of Powertoys doesn't have that feature in it anymore. How do I get rid of
that one?
And one more... (in add and remove)... "Related Links". You try to remove
it and it brings up an empty IE window that says
"http://remove.getmirar.com" at the top. It just sits there. So I finally
just close the window but the "Related Links" is still there.

"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in
news:ubn8Iy5QEHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:

> But do you hear typing noises? :o)
>
> Use this script to remove them.
>
> Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup (Line 148)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Or manually:
>
> For items that were in the Start menu, Programs, Startup folder:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
> Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. You'll find a subkey for each disabled
> item.
>
> For items loaded from the Registry:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
> Tools\MSConfig\startupreg. Again, you'll find a subkey for each
> disabled item.
>
> If the item has been disabled (unchecked), then it wasn't removed at
> uninstall because it wasn't where the uninstaller expected to find it:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\services
> 

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