computer startup

[Wayne in Marietta]

I use XP. How can I add or delete programs that automatically start when I
startup my computeer.

Thank You

 

[Bob I]

Start by r-clicking on their icon in the Notification area, and elect to
change the startup behavior.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I use XP. How can I add or delete programs that automatically start when I
startup my computeer.

Thank You

Click Start / Run / msconfig.exe, then tick/untick the various items under
the Startup tab. Do not untick your virus scanner!

 

[JS]

I use XP. How can I add or delete programs that automatically start when I
startup my computeer.

Thank You

Use msconfig (Start/run/msconfig) is the easiest/simplest way
How to troubleshoot configuration errors by using the System Configuration
utility in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560

If you want to dig deeper:
Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot ...
(the 'Boot Execute' tab),
when you logon (the 'Logon' tab) and other programs that load
(grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing.

It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop
(use with care) any program that you don't want to load.
You can undo any changes you have made.

Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you can't
readily identify 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
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:26:06 -0800, Wayne in Marietta <Wayne in

I use XP. How can I add or delete programs that automatically start when I
startup my computeer.

To add programs that will start automatically, put a shortcut to them
in your Startup folder.

To delete them, read my following standard answer to this question:

First, note that you should be concerned with *all* programs that
start automatically, not just with those that go into the tray. Not
all autostarting programs manifest themselves by an icon in the tray.

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you
actually choose the option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon"
option). 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.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of
running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell
you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs
you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but
others have no effect on performance.

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 at
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it there,
try google searches and ask 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.