Autostarts??

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Got a couple of programs/services being autostarted on XP Pro SP2.
They show up in MSCONFIG Services, but that does not tell me where they
are started from.

I checked all the Startup folders in Documents and Settings, I have
checked all the .ini files, config,sys, and autoexec.bat, and I have
checked all the registry entries for Run, RunOnce, and RunServices in
both HKEY_Current_User and HKEY_Local_Machine. No dice.

Where else are services started?? OBTW - these are services for
non-microsoft products, such as spybot and adaware.

thanks

nick
 
Got a couple of programs/services being autostarted on XP Pro SP2.
They show up in MSCONFIG Services, but that does not tell me where they
are started from.

I checked all the Startup folders in Documents and Settings, I have
checked all the .ini files, config,sys, and autoexec.bat, and I have
checked all the registry entries for Run, RunOnce, and RunServices in
both HKEY_Current_User and HKEY_Local_Machine. No dice.

Where else are services started?? OBTW - these are services for
non-microsoft products, such as spybot and adaware.

thanks

nick
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Hello Nick,

Starup locations:

User\Start Menu\Programs\Startup;
All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\RunServices;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\RunServices;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\RunServicesOnce;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\Explorer\Run;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\RunOnceEx;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon, Shell;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon, System;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon, VmApplet;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon, UIHost;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Winlogon, Userinit;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Windows, run;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Windows, load;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager,
BootExecute;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mirabilis\ICQ\Agent\Apps;
win.ini, load;
win.ini, run;
system.ini, shell.

You can also download this freeware that will give you a very detailed
view of what's starting from where:

Autoruns
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
 
Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
This will show all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot and
selectively allow you to stop any that you don't want.

Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you may need to
highlight the item (right click) and use the 'Search Online' option to get
the details, especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.

JS
 
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