Re: Boot up

Generally under the RUN registry keys (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE & HKEY_CURRENT_USER). But there are several more startup launch points. Most are covered in this page:

Silent Runners - Launch & Hijack Points:
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_launchpoints.html

MSCONFIG utility in Windows XP can manage the startup programs loaded in these three locations:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
(In right-pane, Values named "Run" & "Load")

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560

AutoRuns - Startup manager from Sysinternals:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/autoruns.html

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"XiAo_WoLf" <XiAo_WoLf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:74FBEE8A-0A82-40FE-896B-17FD8CEF9697@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hey guys, anyone of you know where I can control the programs that are loaded
when I boot up? 

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