MSCONFIG startup list

[alxrays]

Hello,
Does anyone know how to clear out the Start up list of unchecked items in
MSCONFIG?
Everytime I sign on to AOL it places an icon in the toolbar tray by the clock.
I have to go in MSCONFIG then to start up and uncheck the AOL tray
listing.There are about 4 of them listed that are unchecked from previous
sign ons and I'd like to clear them out.
There are also other programs that have been unchecked and I want to remove
them to.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hello,
Does anyone know how to clear out the Start up list of unchecked items in
MSCONFIG?
Everytime I sign on to AOL it places an icon in the toolbar tray by the clock.
I have to go in MSCONFIG then to start up and uncheck the AOL tray
listing.There are about 4 of them listed that are unchecked from previous
sign ons and I'd like to clear them out.
There are also other programs that have been unchecked and I want to remove
them to.

The unchecked items will show up in one of these two registry keys.

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

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

You can manually delete them or run the script available from this web site to
automatically clear them up.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &
Selective
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from
Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

AutoRuns for Windows v9.21
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the
Logon tab for your startup programs.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[alxrays]

Hi Kelly,
Thank you so much for the information-I noticed that I had to check off the
item first then go into REGEDIT to the Registry key and delete it from there.
Very smooth and no problems.
Thanks again,
Al