help : disable unwanted programs from auto start-up

[moron]

I haven't do this for a long time and don't recall how.

I need to disable a couple programs ( programs that no longer consider
important ) from being auto start when each time my system reboot. How to do
it? I seems couldn't find it in the 'start menu'.

Example: PC power Scan etc...


thank

 

[RonK]

Start, Run and type in msconfig then click the Startup Tab

 

[Manny]

* Start | Run | (type) msconfig (click OK)
* Don't mess with anything except that which is on the far right (services
and startup)
*Remove the check from anything you don't want starting when Windows starts,
and save your changes.

You will then reboot your system. Put a checkmark in the dialog box that
appears.

CAUTION: Some will be easy decisions; e.g., if you want to look up updates
yourself, you can safely remove the checkmark that makes this automatic. The
functions of others may be far less clear, and if you aren't sure, they are
best left alone.

Manny

PS you can Google to learn more about services and startup features that are
not clear from their names.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

moron;
Unchecking these programs in the Startup tab of msconfig is not a fixall.
That should be done within the
programs themselves, if possible.
Look to see what programs you have listed under the Startup tab. Open
those programs, one at a time, and look in Options, Settings, Preferences,
Properties or similar. Look to see if there is an option like: Load at
startup, or: Start when Windows starts or similar. Uncheck or de-select these
options.
It seems almost every program that is installed is so important that it
has to start at startup. Every new program I install wants to run at startup
and I have to stop this with most programs. Some programs should run at
startup. For example, if you have a cable modem and are on-line all the time,
a virus program and firewall should run at startup. With some programs there is
no option to stop this. The only way is with editing the Registry. My
suggestion would be to download, install and run Startman.
"""StartMan is a startup manager created to address some of the
shortcomings in Microsoft's original System Configuration Utility
(MSCONFIG.EXE). MSCONFIG is primarily a troubleshooting tool, not a startup
manager, and as such it does not permit the permanent removal of startups -
they can only be disabled."""" Startman will show what the startup programs are
and allow you to disable their startup properties. It shows how or where a
program is started. If a program is started from Registry entry, it shows the
path, so you can go there and edit (delete) the entry. There is also an option
that sends you to Pacman's Portal to show a recommendation if a particular
program should or should not start at startup.
Startman 1.3.96 is available here:
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
Like I mentioned before download, install and run Startman. Also read the
Help for Startman.
Here is a link to Pacman's Portal:
http://www.pacsportal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
Pacman's Portal is not all inclusive, but there is a lot of
valuable, useful info there.
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes