Creating new profile with limited processes?

[Ed from AZ]

I want to create a new user profile with few few processes running. I
often use my laptop computer in an environment where I do not have a
WiFi connection, but my various programs are constantly searching for
a connection to call home and check for updates. There's also many
functions and programs I do not need to run in this environment.

I don't really care if the new profile is Admin, Power User, or
Limited User - I just don't want these things running. I have a VB6
program I run in this environment which accesses Word and Excel, and
I've had crashes because too many things are going on!

My Spyware Terminator scan gives me a list of all the running
processes and the programs they are associated with. With my very
limited knowlege of XP Pro, I'm thinking I could just create a new
profile, and then use msconfig to change the StartUp to not include
these processes. Is this the best way? Any input is welcome.

Ed

 

[Kelly]

Run and RunOnce Registry Keys

Run and RunOnce registry keys cause programs to run each time that a user
logs on. The data value for a key is a command line. Register programs to
run by adding entries of the form description-string=commandline. You can
write multiple entries under a key. If more than one program is registered
under any particular key, the order in which those programs run is
indeterminate.

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows .NET Server registry
includes the following four keys:


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

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[Ed from AZ]

Hi, Kelly. Thanks for the reply. I think I understand that you're
telling me to go to each of these offending programs and create new
Run RunOnce registry keys for each of them?

I don't mind of these programs "do their thing" under my main
profile. I just don't want them even loaded in the sceond profile. I
had thought of using a VB script to simply iterate through all the
processes and kill the ones I don't want. That I understand, and
msconfig I *sort of* understand. Registry keys are still a mystery to
me.

Ed

 

[Ed from AZ]

Why is this so stinkin' difficult!!??! (And I bet some would ask me
that very thing right back!) I'm sorry I'm so dense about this, but I
just can not get it!

I created a new user profile. I tried MSConfig and AutoRuns - both
limit the applications and processes that start up, but for BOTH
users! I only want to limit ONE user.

My programs were all installed when I only had one user, and probably
all got installed under AllUsers. Am I going to have to recreate my
entire registry to move these all under one user only? Or uninstall
all these programs and reinstall under just the one user?

Or is there an easy way to limit what starts up for just one user
profile??

Ed

 

[Bob I]

If you want it for only one user, put it in the Startup folder for that
User.