stopping annoying progammes from automatically opening on start up

[Guest]

How can i stop programs from automatically starting when windows opens up? it now takes ages for everything to get going, starting to get well annoying!!

 

[Zishan Javaid]

Cleanup your STARTUP folder in Start Menu -> Programs. Also delete the
registry values in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Warning:- Be sure to take a backup of Run hive before doing so, and remove
only unnecessary values from this hives.

Zishan Javaid
(MCSE)

How can i stop programs from automatically starting when windows opens up?

it now takes ages for everything to get going, starting to get well
annoying!!

 

[Guest]

losmandris,

Please see the following instructions.

How to optimize Windows XP for the best performance:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm

Spyware Removal:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm

Good Luck!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

How can i stop programs from automatically starting when windows
opens up? it now takes ages for everything to get going, starting to
get well annoying!!

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start. Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG
from the Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the
programs you don't want to start automatically.

Despite what many people tell you, you should be concerned, not
with how many of these programs you run, but which.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you
should do is determine what each program is, what its value is to
you, and what the cost in performance is of its running all the
time. You can get more information about these with google
searches and by asking about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent
informed decision about what you want to keep and what you want
to get rid of.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as
simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to
"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, 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.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers
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How can i stop programs from automatically starting when windows

opens up? it now takes ages for everything to get going, starting to
get well annoying!!