Re: Preventing Software Opening at Start Up

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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:

> Ken
>
> I didn't realise that we were disagreeing.. :-).


If we weren't, then I'm glad to hear it, and I apologize for
misunderstanding you.


>. 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..


Absolutely! We're in complete agreement on that. Here's a portion of my
standard reply on this subject (which I don't think I ever used in this
particular thread):

"On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the
option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the
Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't
want to start automatically."

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>
>
> "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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