msconfig startup blank

[ps]

when I run msconfig, under the startup tag I find the usual stuff but I also
have a
check in the box beside a start up item that is blank. the command is also
blank. the location is HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
Anybody know what this is??? I'm a bit worried about it but afraid to get
rid of it.

 

[JS]

when I run msconfig, under the startup tag I find the usual stuff but I
also
have a
check in the box beside a start up item that is blank. the command is
also
blank. the location is
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
Anybody know what this is??? I'm a bit worried about it but afraid to get
rid of it.

If you want to dig deeper:
Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
SysInternals Forums: http://forum.sysinternals.com/

Use it to complement what you see or don't see in msconfig,
especially the "Blank" entry.

AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot ...
(the 'Boot Execute' tab),
when you logon (the 'Logon' tab) and other programs that load
(grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing.

It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop
(use with care) any program that you don't want to load.
Like your "Blank" entry (if it's listed in Autoruns),
You can always undo any changes you have made.

Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you can't
readily identify you may need to highlight the item (right click) and use
the 'Search Online' option to get the details,
especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.

There is also a change in later versions (v9.39) menu 'Options':
"Autoruns changes the Hide Microsoft Entries to only hide Windows entries"

 

[Shenan Stanley]

when I run msconfig, under the startup tag I find the usual stuff
but I also have a
check in the box beside a start up item that is blank. the
command is also blank. the location is
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Anybody know
what this is??? I'm a bit worried about it but afraid to get rid
of it.

If you run REGEDIT and look at that location - is it there?

Export the key, delete it, reboot, try things without it for a while... If
everything is fine, erase the exported key.

 

[VanguardLH]

when I run msconfig, under the startup tag I find the usual stuff but I also
have a
check in the box beside a start up item that is blank. the command is also
blank. the location is HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
Anybody know what this is??? I'm a bit worried about it but afraid to get
rid of it.

That means a data item was defined under the Run registry key but it has no
value. Using regedit.exe, go look at what data items are defined under that
HKLM Run key. If it doesn't run a program or call a method from a DLL,
delete that data item under the Run key.

Disabling items in msconfig.exe does not delete them from the registry. If
it did, you would not be able to re-enable the item. msconfig moves the
registry item to a store key where it keeps track of the items that you
disabled. When you reenable the item, msconfig moves it out of its store
path in the registry back to the startup location. Since the item is
checked then it is under the specified normal startup path.