Re: Preventing Software Opening at Start Up

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Ken

I didn't realise that we were disagreeing.. :-).. accepted that Regedit is
way dangerous, but generally, if one clicks on items in the notification
area, there is an option to 'not show' or similar.. this, I feel, is a
better way to go about it..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23b0POmvFGHA.2680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>> "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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