Re: Taskbar Icons...

Go to Start=> Run and type in "msconfig" Go to the startup panel and
uncheck anything you don't want to start at boot Finis!!!


Mark J. Caputo B.A., MCSE, A+
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people
who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." Dale
Carnegie


"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> "Rockiebattles411" <rockiebatls411@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Is there any way to permanently add or remove icons from
> >the taskbar? All of the icons in my taskbar have some
> >sort of exit option that allows me to "close" the icon,
> >but it is only temporary as each one reappears when I
> >restart windows.
>
> Check your startup settings and remove useless things. Applications
> that start with Windows can be found here:
> - the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
> - the Registry keys
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
> - the folders
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
> See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
> XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560).
>
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