Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys.../Autoruns.mspx
AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot
(Boot Execute tab),
when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped by labeled
tabs) for easy viewing.
It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop (use with
care) any program that you don't want to load. You can undo any changes you
have made.
Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you may need to
highlight the item (right click) and use the 'Search Online' option to get
the details, especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.
JS
"PT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'd like a referral to a site which lists and describes some of the myriad
> of items which end up in msconfig | start.
>
> I Googled "msconfig startup files", but as usual, only get a series of
> offers to buy registry tampering file from who knows whom.
>
> --
>
> PT
>