How do I change progam start ups from auto-loading?

[Guest]

During start up for a user I have several programs auto-load that I do not
need. How do I remove these programs from auto-loading during start up?

Thank you for helping.

 

[Kristan Kenney]

You can use the MSCONFIG utility to review and change start-up program
settings. To use MSCONFIG, simply click on Start, Run, and then type
"MSCONFIG.EXE". In the System Configuration Utility window you should see a
tab called "Startup". Click on this and uncheck items as needed. You may
wish to research what the start-up processes do using an internet search
engine before disabling them.

Also, check the Startup folder located in the All Programs list of the Start
menu. The location for these in Windows Explorer are "%USERPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup" and "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start" respectively.

I hope this information helps, have a great day!

--
Kristan Kenney
Windows Live Butterfly

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[Malke]

During start up for a user I have several programs auto-load that I do
not
need. How do I remove these programs from auto-loading during start
up?

Thank you for helping.

The first step is always to look at the programs themselves. Most
programs will have Options/Preferences where you can uncheck the option
to start with Windows.

If the program isn't well-written or you can't find the correct option
in its Preferences, you can use the System Configuration Utility.

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab
and find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply
and OK out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time
you do you'll get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick
the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Never disable services from the System Configuration Utility, just
programs that you see on the Startup tab. Also make sure the programs
starting with Windows aren't necessary.

http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm - What loads at Startup?
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php

Malke

 

[Rock]

During start up for a user I have several programs auto-load that I do not
need. How do I remove these programs from auto-loading during start up?

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
before making any changes to the registry.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt