How can I remove programs from the startup registry

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Dan

My roommate used my computer and now I have all these
programs that begin when I start up. I have uninstalled
whatever I could through add/remove, and through start
menu. In W98 I could run msconfig and uncheck the
programs, but how can I do that in W2K? I can see them in
computer management, but cannot delete them.
 
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.
 
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