MSCONFIG Startup List

J

Jay

I have a lot of UNchecked items in the msconfig startup list but I can't
find them in ANY of the "run" keys in the registry. How do I eliminate
these no-longer-needed unchecked items.

XP-Pro SP1

Thank You

Jay
 
P

Patrick Keenan

Jay said:
I have a lot of UNchecked items in the msconfig startup list but I can't
find them in ANY of the "run" keys in the registry. How do I eliminate
these no-longer-needed unchecked items.

XP-Pro SP1

Thank You

Jay

Easy thing to do is to recheck them, restart, and then delete them from the
registry.

HTH
-pk
 
G

Guest

Jay said:
I have a lot of UNchecked items in the msconfig startup list but I can't
find them in ANY of the "run" keys in the registry. How do I eliminate
these no-longer-needed unchecked items.

In regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. Backup that key by exporting it, then delete
what you want to remove from the msconfig list.
 
J

Jay

On 05.07.2006 10:23, Patrick Keenan wrote:

--- Original Message ---
Easy thing to do is to recheck them, restart, and then delete them from the
registry.

HTH
-pk

Ummm, NO!! A lot of them are viruses / spyware that have been removed
but the list entries are still there.

Jay
 
J

Jay

On 05.07.2006 10:37, wyocowboy wrote:

--- Original Message ---
In regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. Backup that key by exporting it, then delete
what you want to remove from the msconfig list.

Thanks, easy enough but it wasn't under /startupfolder but rather /startreg

Jay
 
G

Guest

Jay said:
On 05.07.2006 10:37, wyocowboy wrote:

--- Original Message ---


Thanks, easy enough but it wasn't under /startupfolder but rather /startreg

Hmmm, on mine, there are unchecked items in both locations. I've always just
searched regedit and deleted the unwanted keys...
 
J

Jay

On 05.07.2006 11:13, wyocowboy wrote:

--- Original Message ---
Hmmm, on mine, there are unchecked items in both locations. I've always just
searched regedit and deleted the unwanted keys...

Only two were in /startupfolder, the rest were in /startreg but what the
hey, it's done. Thanks
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Items disabled with msconfig are in >>>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Items disabled from
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
end up in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

Items disabled from
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Load and Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
end up in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

Msconfig.exe can handle startups from these locations...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Load and Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

msconfig Startup Item, Command & Location

In the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe), items in the column
Startup Item get their names from:

1. The name of the shortcut in
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

2. The name of the shortcut in
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

3. From the Value Name under the Name column in the registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and other various startup locations in the registry.

In msconfig, items in the column Command get their names from:

1. The path to the startup item in
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

2. The path to the startup item in
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

3. The path to the startup item in the Data column in the registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and other various startup locations in the registry.

In msconfig, Common Startup listed in the Location column, refers to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

In msconfig, Startup listed in the Location column, refers to
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

As far as I know anything else listed under the Location column refers to
whatever startup registry key...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Load and Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

For any logged on user, Start button\All Programs\Startup contains whatever
is in both
%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
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%userprofile% is an environment variable that is the path to the user's home
folder.

Typing or pasting %userprofile% into the Start | Run box opens to the
Documents
and Settings folder on whatever drive it is located on for the logged in
user.

I.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here

%allusersprofile% is an environment variable that is the path to the All
Users folder.

Typing or pasting %allusersprofile% into the Start | Run box opens to the
Documents and Settings\All Users folder on whatever drive it is located on.

I.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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B

Bruce Chambers

Jay said:
I have a lot of UNchecked items in the msconfig startup list but I can't
find them in ANY of the "run" keys in the registry. How do I eliminate
these no-longer-needed unchecked items.

XP-Pro SP1

Thank You

Jay


From where does MSConfig show the programs being started?

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Bruce Chambers

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