My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?

And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
essential services on a reboot?

"shegeek72" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
>I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
>essential services on a reboot?

Does MSCONFIG ring a bell?

From: "shegeek72" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
| load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?
|
| And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
| I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
| essential services on a reboot?

WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI are Win9x/ME constructs available only for bacward compatibility and
are not really interpreted by WinXP.

If is a NT Service, you can disble the service and it will not start when the PC is
rebooted.

If is is a StartUp program, just remove it from being auto-started.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

On Feb 19, 5:37 pm, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
wrote:

> If is a NT Service, you can disble the service and it will not start when the PC is
> rebooted.
>
> If is is a StartUp program, just remove it from being auto-started.

Thanks for the answer. However, I'm looking for a way to quickly
disable and re-enable some services (e.g. anti-virus), like doing a
clean boot, without having to manually uncheck and recheck the
services.

BootSafe might help you out.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...BootSafe.shtml

www.FreeComputerConsultant.com

shegeek72 wrote:
> My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
> load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?
>
> And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
> I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
> essential services on a reboot?
>

shegeek72 wrote:
> My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
> load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?
>
> And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
> I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
> essential services on a reboot?
>

The SC command can do it (Service Control). Samples
for disable, enable, start and stop of the help service:

sc.exe config helpsvc start= disabled
sc.exe config helpsvc start= enabled
sc.exe start helpsvc
sc.exe stop helpsvc



Greetings from Germany

Uwe

Yes, there is a control panel applet for this purpose and its free.
Download it from here:
www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml


"Uncle Grumpy" wrote:

> "shegeek72" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
> >I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
> >essential services on a reboot?
>
> Does MSCONFIG ring a bell?
>

Yes, there is a control panel applet for this purpose and it's free. Download
it from here:
www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

-Nitin

"shegeek72" wrote:

> My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
> load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?
>
> And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
> I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
> essential services on a reboot?
>
>

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:08:27 -0800, shegeek72 Has Frothed:

> My question is two-fold. First, do I need win.ini or system.ini to
> load when I start WinXP SP2 if I'm not running another OS?
>
> And is there some kind of shortcut, like a batch file or script, that
> I can run if I want to disable certain startup programs and non-
> essential services on a
> reboot?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794