How do I stop a program from starting.

[kaysig]

Certain programs start up when I boot up. How do I stop them from starting
till I want them?

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

Start > Run > MSCONFIG > OK > Startup (tab) > UNCHECK those that you don't
want to start up automatically

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[Rock]

Certain programs start up when I boot up. How do I stop them from starting
till I want them?

First step should be to check in the options for the program you don't want
to start and see if there is a setting to tell it not to run at startup.
The next step is to remove any entries you don't want from the two startup
folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:
Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok

Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys in
the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT
before making any changes to the registry.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Certain programs start up when I boot up. How do I stop them from starting
till I want them?

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as simple
as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to "display icon
in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560

Bear in mind that Msconfig was designed to be a troubleshooting tool,
not a "startup configurer." Use MSConfig to determine the location of the
command that is attempting to start the program, and remove it from there.
To cease the selective startup notifications, either return your settings to
the way they were, or permanently remove the undesirable programs from your
startup configuration.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Hello,

Start > Run > MSCONFIG > OK > Startup (tab) > UNCHECK those that you don't
want to start up automatically

That's a temporary solution, at best.

Bear in mind that Msconfig was designed to be a troubleshooting
tool, not a "startup configurer." One uses MSConfig to determine the
location of the command that is attempting to start the program, and remove
it from there.

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deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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