Re: Too many programs launching on startup
From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/20/04
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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:13:13 +0100
Hi
>From Start>Run type
msconfig
then click on the startup tab. Uncheck any programs in there that you don't
want loading with Windows.
-- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "drowning" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1f04f01c456f0$bc4959c0$a401280a@phx.gbl... | I have alot of unwanted programs the launch on startup. | Is there a way to stop all of this? | | Examples: | A modem on hold utility for instance, it nicely overides | volume settings on the modem, but does not put the modem | on hold very well. Another major problem is a program | attempts to install itself. Originally Adobe Acrobat | Reader 5 would try to install on startup, however, after | clearing out my temp folder, Macromedia Coldfusion | attempts to install, brining the startup process to a | grinding halt while it prepares installshield. There are | other programs like quicktime and realplayer, that also | launch. Nortan Ghost, I dont know what the hell this does | but its there to. | | Specs: | Windows XP Proffesional
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