How do I edit what get's started on bootup for Win 2000?

[Jammer]

I have Windows 2000 running on my laptop.
It takes ageeeees to start up.
Probably more than 4 minutes!

It boots up... goes through the initial screens.
And then I get my wallpaper appear.
That takes about 2 min.
I would assume that everything is loaded and that I can start using the laptop.
BUT NO!!
The system is busy loading other programs still!

How can I minimise this boot up?
How can I control what gets started on bootup?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.


Jam

 

[Alias]

"Jammer" wrote

I have Windows 2000 running on my laptop.
It takes ageeeees to start up.
Probably more than 4 minutes!

It boots up... goes through the initial screens.
And then I get my wallpaper appear.
That takes about 2 min.
I would assume that everything is loaded and that I can start using the laptop.
BUT NO!!
The system is busy loading other programs still!

How can I minimise this boot up?
How can I control what gets started on bootup?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.


Jam

You can get MSCONFIG here:

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

Download it, see what's in the start up list and then try going into the
*programs* first to disable them from running at start up. If they programs
have no such feature, untick them in MSCONFIG.

Alias

P.S. Do you have a Logitech keyboard?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

In most cases, one need only open the offending program and
deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start
when Windows starts."

To view the list of your start up programs, 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. These can
also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My
Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System
Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent
any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts
from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point
out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to
have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should
also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry
unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to
happen as a result of each and every change.


Bruce Chambers

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