cleaning the startup file

[Trish]

In Win 98, you could go directly in the system
configuration file to clean out all the startup items you
didn't want. Is there any option in w2k that allows you
to do the same thing.

Thanks....Trish

 

[Dave Patrick]

Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

 

[John Thomas Smith]

In Win 98, you could go directly in the system
configuration file to clean out all the startup items you
didn't want. Is there any option in w2k that allows you
to do the same thing.

This program does that http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith