Re: Preventing Software Opening at Start Up

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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:

> I never recommend 'regedit' to anybody I think could not 'handle'
> it.. re. MSCONFIG and START options, I think that it is better to try
> to stop the items at source rather than to intercept them via
> MSCONFIG.. while improper use of regedit can render a system unusable
> almost instantly, improper use of MSCONFIG result in problems too..


There are very few programs (perhaps solitaire?) of which it could be said
that there is no danger of improper use causing a problem. The only
question, as far as I'm concerned, is where is the danger greater. As far as
I'm concerned, there is clearly far greater danger of misusing regedit and
causing a problem with it, than with MSCONFIG.

So I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eXxOoJvFGHA.3056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Roy Simpson wrote:
>>
>>> Ken - thanks for this. I am not happy about going into the registry
>>> unless absolutely necessary so will take your approach. I appreciate
>>> what Mike is saying (next message) but with care I reckon this is
>>> safer than editing the registry.
>>
>>
>> You're welcome. Glad to help. Mike's view may be different, but my
>> view is that using MSCONFIG is much less dangerous than editiong the
>> registry directly.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roy Simpson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have several 3rd party programs that open automatically at start
>>>>> up, which give slow start up and also 'nuisance'messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I set the system so that they do not open? - I can find no
>>>>> option in the programs themselves. I know that I can use MSCONFIG
>>>>> to test the effect of switching them off but, as I understand it,
>>>>> this is for testing only and not a permanent solution.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Although MSCONFIG is designed to be a troubleshooting tool, there's
>>>> really no downside to using it to make permanent changes.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup


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