How do I find Start-up programs

[Regina]

Gateway purchased 2002. Windows XP.

I'm trying to figure out where to look to see what
programs automatically start up when I turn the computer
on.

An answer I saw somewhere here was "If you run msconfig
from the PChealth directory this lets you examine all
programs that start when you log in."

Trouble is, I don't see anything labeled "PChealth"
anywhere.

Among other items, I've checked in "Control Panel /
Performance and Maintenance", "Start-up and
Performance / Troubleshooter", "Norton System
Doctor", "Virtual Assistant", and the Gateway help
programm, which gave me this tutorial:

"Startup Programs is located in the Software Environment
category in System Information. It displays information
about programs that start automatically on your system,
even if they are hidden. You can manage Startup by using
Taskbar and Start Menu in Control Panel.

Trouble is, I'm unable to locate any taskbar
showing "Start Menu" within Control Panel.

 

[dev]

Regina said:

Gateway purchased 2002. Windows XP.

I'm trying to figure out where to look to see what
programs automatically start up when I turn the computer
on.

An answer I saw somewhere here was "If you run msconfig
from the PChealth directory this lets you examine all
programs that start when you log in."

Trouble is, I don't see anything labeled "PChealth"
anywhere.

Among other items, I've checked in "Control Panel /
Performance and Maintenance", "Start-up and
Performance / Troubleshooter", "Norton System
Doctor", "Virtual Assistant", and the Gateway help
programm, which gave me this tutorial:

"Startup Programs is located in the Software Environment
category in System Information. It displays information
about programs that start automatically on your system,
even if they are hidden. You can manage Startup by using
Taskbar and Start Menu in Control Panel.

Trouble is, I'm unable to locate any taskbar
showing "Start Menu" within Control Panel.

START|RUN
Type "msconfig" (no quotes) <enter)
Click the START UP tab

You might also look at...
http://WWW.MLIN.NET/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Regina,

Click Start/Run and type MSCONFIG. The Startup tab lists the applications which are configured to run when Windows starts.

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Gateway purchased 2002. Windows XP.

I'm trying to figure out where to look to see what
programs automatically start up when I turn the computer
on.

An answer I saw somewhere here was "If you run msconfig
from the PChealth directory this lets you examine all
programs that start when you log in."

Trouble is, I don't see anything labeled "PChealth"
anywhere.

Among other items, I've checked in "Control Panel /
Performance and Maintenance", "Start-up and
Performance / Troubleshooter", "Norton System
Doctor", "Virtual Assistant", and the Gateway help
programm, which gave me this tutorial:

"Startup Programs is located in the Software Environment
category in System Information. It displays information
about programs that start automatically on your system,
even if they are hidden. You can manage Startup by using
Taskbar and Start Menu in Control Panel.

Trouble is, I'm unable to locate any taskbar
showing "Start Menu" within Control Panel.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Regina;

Start | All Programs | Startup
===========

Start | Run | Type: msinfo32 | When that opens |
Click the [+] next to Software Environment | Click Startup Programs
==============

Right click your Start button | Explore All Users |
When that opens | Click the [+] next to Programs |
Highlight Startup | Look in the right-hand pane |

Click the [+] next to your name (left-hand pane) | Click the [+] next to
Programs | Highlight Startup | Look in the right-hand pane.
================

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | OK |
When that opens | click the Startup tab |
If you do not make any changes | Click Cancel to close |

 

[Regina]

-----Original Message-----
Regina,

Click Start/Run and type MSCONFIG. The Startup tab lists

the applications which are configured to run when Windows
starts.

- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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Sorry to be so dense. Where to I find this "Start/Run"
on which to click?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Click the START button. Then, choose the option RUN. Type MSCONFIG in the RUN box and press enter.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
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-----Original Message-----
Regina,

Click Start/Run and type MSCONFIG. The Startup tab lists

the applications which are configured to run when Windows
starts.

- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

===============================================
Sorry to be so dense. Where to I find this "Start/Run"
on which to click?

 

[Stanley S. Glazer]

To Add or Remove items from the Start Up menu (and the System Tray) go to Run and type in msconfig

and okay; then click on Start Up and check or uncheck the items to be changed.



The following link lists which items to keep or delete in the Start-Up Configuration. This will free up RAM and let the computer boot up more quickly.



http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm



Stan

 

[Regina]

Ramesh / dev / Stanley / Wesley -- THANK YOU ALL!

 

[Regina]

All right guys... I copied all of your answers into a
document, and edited them into a single "how to" text.
Then I checked out
[http://www.pacs-
portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm]
and
[http://www.pacs-
portal.co.uk/startup_pages/Updates/2004/jan_04.htm]
and was completely overwhelmed by the detailed data.

My question is simply, if I understand you correctly:
when I "un-check" an item in the "Start-up Item" column,
it doesn't disable or erase the program, it just keeps it
from automatically starting up when I turn on the
computer? And, if I choose to not start a program which
I need, I'll get some kind of dialogue box that
says "this application needs such-and-such to run, do you
want to load it now?" (I'm paraphrasing...)

Again, thank you for your patient help.

 

[Steve C. Ray]

That is correct.

 

[Regina]

-----Original Message-----
That is correct.

THANK YOU FOR THE HAND-HOLDING!

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Most welcome.