[mom2jtn]

If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I need
to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[DL]

msconfig
or access it from your prog.menu

"mom2jtn" <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I
need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

msconfig

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"mom2jtn" <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I
> need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[S.Sengupta]

start>run>msconfig>ok


regards,
ssg MS-MVP


mom2jtn wrote:

> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[TaurArian]

In addition, you may wish to check what exactly you are disabling

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
All about disabling programs at startup
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm



"mom2jtn" <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[Bruce Chambers]

mom2jtn wrote:
> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!


In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as
simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to
"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


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[Rock]

mom2jtn wrote:

> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

First step should be to check in the options for the program you don't
want to start and see if there is a setting to tell it not to run at
startup. The next step is to remove any entries you don't want from the
two startup folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:
Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok


Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys
in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT,
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/ before making any
changes to the registry.

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[Kelly]

Hi,

In addition:

Check for an option to not having the icon load in the System Tray via the
program(s) in question.

Other options for removal:

Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig. Go to the Startup Tab and uncheck
accordingly. Then run this script to remove the disabled items from the
registry.

Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup and Selective Startup (Line 148)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or...remove the runkeys from here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

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"mom2jtn" <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do I
> need
> to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!

[Ken Blake]

In news:62FC2234-3C56-4F1E-A032-A8E041E5F761@microsoft.com,
mom2jtn <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up,
> what do
> I need to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!


On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start. 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.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose
of running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many
people tell you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of
these programs you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt
performance severely, but others have no effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you
should do is determine what each program is, what its value is to
you, and what the cost in performance is of its running all the
time. You can get more information about these with at
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent
informed decision about what you want to keep and what you want
to get rid of.


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[R. McCarty]

And when checking those options, make sure to differentiate
between two separate options. Look for the ones that have
wording like "Load at Startup". Many times those programs
have a different option "Show Icon". This doesn't stop the
App from loading, just from showing it's icon in the System tray.

"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:OZLnfidaFHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In news:62FC2234-3C56-4F1E-A032-A8E041E5F761@microsoft.com,
> mom2jtn <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>
>> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up, what do
>> I need to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!
>
>
> On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options
> to see if it has the choice not to start. 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.
>
> However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
> the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
> should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
> *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
> effect on performance.
>
> Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
> determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the
> cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more
> information about these with at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If
> you can't find it there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.
>
> Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
> decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In news:O4vlqldaFHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
R. McCarty <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> typed:

> And when checking those options, make sure to differentiate
> between two separate options. Look for the ones that have
> wording like "Load at Startup". Many times those programs
> have a different option "Show Icon". This doesn't stop the
> App from loading, just from showing it's icon in the System
> tray.


Yes, good point. Thanks for the addition.

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Please reply to the newsgroup


>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:OZLnfidaFHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> In news:62FC2234-3C56-4F1E-A032-A8E041E5F761@microsoft.com,
>> mom2jtn <mom2jtn@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> If I want to get rid of some programs that start on start up,
>>> what
>>> do I need to type in after I go to start/run? Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On each program you don't want to start automatically, check
>> its
>> Options to see if it has the choice not to start. 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.
>>
>> However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the
>> purpose of
>> running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many
>> people
>> tell you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of
>> these
>> programs you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt
>> performance
>> severely, but others have no effect on performance.
>>
>> Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you
>> should
>> do is determine what each program is, what its value is to
>> you, and
>> what the cost in performance is of its running all the time.
>> You can
>> get more information about these with at
>> http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
>> there,
>> try google searches and ask about specifics here. Once you
>> have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
>> decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get
>> rid of.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup