MSconfig startup entries

[Darrell S]

Along the way I have somehow gotten multiple duplicate entries in the
Startup tab for msconfig. Most of the duplicates were from previous items I
had unchecked and then later a new duplicate was entered into the list.
Anyone know how to delete these duplicates?

 

[Jon]

Along the way I have somehow gotten multiple duplicate entries in the
Startup tab for msconfig. Most of the duplicates were from previous items
I had unchecked and then later a new duplicate was entered into the list.
Anyone know how to delete these duplicates?

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You could try unchecking / rechecking the msconfig entries to see if that
leaves you with one entry, or if that fails you'll probably have to go into
the registry and delete them manually. Also look through the options within
that particular program (often Tools > Options) for settings that may relate
to starting at windows startup.

[Entries get shifted to another registry location once you uncheck them in
msconfig, which means programs can think that that entry is no longer in the
registry and so they re-add them at the original location, if you say
reinstall the application or change options within the programs.]

Jon

 

[Malke]

Along the way I have somehow gotten multiple duplicate entries in the
Startup tab for msconfig. Most of the duplicates were from previous
items I had unchecked and then later a new duplicate was entered into
the list. Anyone know how to delete these duplicates?

Start>Run>regedit [enter]

Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

Delete the subkey entries you no longer want.

Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Delete the subkey entries you no longer want.

Be careful when working in the registry.

Malke

 

[Wesley Vogel]

That is because the applications do not know that they have been disabled
using msconfig.

msconfig is intended to be used as a troubleshooting tool not a startup
manager.

From StartMan Help:
[[The correct method for removing any startup is to use the program that
placed it there in the first place. The reason for this is that the program
would otherwise be unaware of the changes you'd made with StartMan or any
other startup managers, and some will actually restore their startups
automatically, thus creating duplicates. Therefore always check the main
program's own options or preferences, or the system tray icon's options (if
the program has one) before resorting to any startup manager - including
this one. Startup managers should ONLY be used to disable startups
temporarily - such as when troubleshooting - or to remove non-essential
startups that have no removal options whatsoever. ]]

StartMan is a GOOD Utility, I use it all the time, especially after
installing software. Everything you install wants to run at startup.
StartMan shows where something starts from. Check out the Help in StartMan
also! You can either have StartMan disable startups or just use it to find
where something is loading from.

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe

Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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