MSconfig

[Guest]

Hello,
I have 2 questions I hope someone can help. I start MSCONFIG and on the
start up tab I have a whole bunch of programs that I don't even have on my
computer anymore. They are not checked but I would like to remove from the
list. Is there a way of doing that?

I have a few programs checked on MSCONFIG. Yet when I start up my computer
sometimes the program icons are in the system tray and sometimes they are
not. I double checked MSCONFIG and I know that they are checked. Yet when I
reboot I do not get all the programs in the system tray. How can I fix this?

Hope someone could help.

Later

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This is incorrect, Brian. The use of the -Run type of disabling does not apply to Windows XP. The "disabled" items are stored in:

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

As you can see, there is one key for Startup folder items, and one for items loaded via the Registry.

 

[Larry Gardner]

Don't forget HKEY_CURRENT_USER\.....\Run

There is one way, but it involves editing the Registry. The key may be
different depending on which operating system you use. Basically it goes
something like this:

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT EDIT THE REGISTRY WITHOUT FIRST BACKING IT UP!!!!

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run for
active apps.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\-Run is where
you'll find the ones you're looking to remove. Just delete the ones you
know you'll never want again from the -Run key. Then reboot.

If you've never edited the Registry before, you may want to look in
Download.Com for a third party application that let's you make these
changes.

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[Brian K]

Hello,
I have 2 questions I hope someone can help. I start MSCONFIG and on the
start up tab I have a whole bunch of programs that I don't even have on my
computer anymore. They are not checked but I would like to remove from the
list. Is there a way of doing that?

I have a few programs checked on MSCONFIG. Yet when I start up my computer
sometimes the program icons are in the system tray and sometimes they are
not. I double checked MSCONFIG and I know that they are checked. Yet when I
reboot I do not get all the programs in the system tray. How can I fix this?

Hope someone could help.

Later

There is one way, but it involves editing the Registry. The key may be
different depending on which operating system you use. Basically it
goes something like this:

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT EDIT THE REGISTRY WITHOUT FIRST BACKING IT UP!!!!

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run for
active apps.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\-Run is
where you'll find the ones you're looking to remove. Just delete the
ones you know you'll never want again from the -Run key. Then reboot.

If you've never edited the Registry before, you may want to look in
Download.Com for a third party application that let's you make these
changes.

--
________
To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
Brian M. Kochera
"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951

 

[Elmo]

Hello,
I have 2 questions I hope someone can help. I start MSCONFIG and on the
start up tab I have a whole bunch of programs that I don't even have on my
computer anymore. They are not checked but I would like to remove from the
list. Is there a way of doing that?

I have a few programs checked on MSCONFIG. Yet when I start up my computer
sometimes the program icons are in the system tray and sometimes they are
not. I double checked MSCONFIG and I know that they are checked. Yet when
I reboot I do not get all the programs in the system tray. How can I fix
this?

Hope someone could help.

Later

check sysinfo.org

 

[Trevor L.]

check sysinfo.org

And here is a program that allows you to manage your startup
http://r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay&PHPSESSID=452236fe635686fda87459b93f5059d8

The idea of it is to delay each program by a ser interval, but it also
allows you to move or delete items from the startup