Autostart

[Guest]

Have some programs that start automatically everytime i boot up. Two are
aggrivating me, but do not how to take them out of start up.

One is a weatherbug program which i like, but occasionally do not want it to
start up.

Second is a more serious problem. Some "chipset installation utility" tries
to install everytime i boot up. I have to cancel it everytime. The first
time i let it install, but then it never finishes. It autostarts the
installation again on bootup.

Anyone know this problem?

Thanks,
Louis

 

[Guest]

you can use (msconfig) command type it in Run then choose (startup) tab and
then uncheck the programs you don't want it to start automatically.

thank you

 

[the guru]

Startup Guru (http://www.tech-pro.net/startup-guru.html) gives you
control of the programs that start when Windows starts up. You can add,
remove or disable the programs that are launched at start-up, specify a
delay before each program is launched, prompt for permission to start a
program, or create profiles that specify which programs will be
launched.

The PC Guru: www.the-pc-guru.com

 

[Haggis]

Have some programs that start automatically everytime i boot up. Two are
aggrivating me, but do not how to take them out of start up.

One is a weatherbug program which i like, but occasionally do not want it
to
start up.

Second is a more serious problem. Some "chipset installation utility"
tries
to install everytime i boot up. I have to cancel it everytime. The first
time i let it install, but then it never finishes. It autostarts the
installation again on bootup.

Anyone know this problem?

Thanks,
Louis

you can use msconfig as suggested but I think the "chipset" update that is
running is part of the motherboard.

some of the newer motherboard will automatically try to see if there are
updated drivers available at every boot.

this only works if you have an administratior account and permanent
internet access ...find the utility that was installed with your motherboard
and disable the automatic updating at boot time

 

[Malke]

Have some programs that start automatically everytime i boot up. Two
are aggrivating me, but do not how to take them out of start up.

One is a weatherbug program which i like, but occasionally do not want
it to start up.

Second is a more serious problem. Some "chipset installation utility"
tries
to install everytime i boot up. I have to cancel it everytime. The
first
time i let it install, but then it never finishes. It autostarts the
installation again on bootup.

It is always best to first start with setting options in the program
itself. Well-written programs have a place for the user to set
preferences/options. If the program does not provide the option to
*not* start with Windows, 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".

As for the chipset, that would be your motherboard drivers. Every piece
of hardware in a computer has a related piece of software called a
"driver" that tells the operating system (Windows) how to use the
hardware. For example, without the drivers installed, Windows might
know that you have a sound card but you won't have any sound.

Without more information from you (we don't know anything about your
computer after all), I would say you should allow the motherboard
drivers to install *if* you are really sure that is what it is. Do not
install anything unless you know what you are installing!

Malke

 

[Rock]

Have some programs that start automatically everytime i boot up. Two are
aggrivating me, but do not how to take them out of start up.

One is a weatherbug program which i like, but occasionally do not want it to
start up.

Second is a more serious problem. Some "chipset installation utility" tries
to install everytime i boot up. I have to cancel it everytime. The first
time i let it install, but then it never finishes. It autostarts the
installation again on bootup.

Anyone know this problem?

Thanks,
Louis

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

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm