Msconfig and unchecking startup items.
The UNChecked items end up here >>>
Start Menu | Programs | Startup folder
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
and here >>>
Items loaded from the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
Delete them.
Or go here for a script to help Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig
Startup...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Read instructions at the top.
Scroll down to:
148. Right hand side.
Click on:
Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup
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msconfig Startup Item, Command & Location
In the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe), items in the column
Startup Item get their names from:
1. The name of the shortcut in
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
2. The name of the shortcut in
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3. From the Value Name under the Name column in the registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and other various startup locations in the registry.
In msconfig, items in the column Command get their names from:
1. The path to the startup item in
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
2. The path to the startup item in
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3. The path to the startup item in the Data column in the registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and other various startup locations in the registry.
In msconfig, Common Startup listed in the Location column, refers to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
In msconfig, Startup listed in the Location column, refers to
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
As far as I know anything else listed under the Location column refers to
whatever startup registry key and there are a bunch of them.
For any logged on user, Start button\All Programs\Startup contains whatever
is in both
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
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%userprofile% is an environment variable that is the path to the user's home
folder.
Typing or pasting %userprofile% into the Start | Run box opens to the
Documents
and Settings folder on whatever drive it is located on for the logged in
user.
I.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here
%allusersprofile% is an environment variable that is the path to the All
Users folder.
Typing or pasting %allusersprofile% into the Start | Run box opens to the
Documents and Settings\All Users folder on whatever drive it is located on.
I.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
You can use the info above to find where something starts from and remove it
from that location.
Instead of trying to use msconfig as startup manager...
From StartMan Help:
[[The correct method for removing any startup is to use the program that
placed it there in the first place. The reason for this is that the program
would otherwise be unaware of the changes you'd made with StartMan or any
other startup managers, and some will actually restore their startups
automatically, thus creating duplicates. Therefore always check the main
program's own options or preferences, or the system tray icon's options (if
the program has one) before resorting to any startup manager - including
this one. Startup managers should ONLY be used to disable startups
temporarily - such as when troubleshooting - or to remove non-essential
startups that have no removal options whatsoever. ]]
StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it to find
where something is loading from.
StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.
[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]
Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.
Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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