msconfig

[Jamie Zimmerman]

How can I remove Items that are in the msconfig, such as a program that was
on the computer, and was removed but still show up in msconfig. I removed a
program and it still shows up. I have several things "hanging around" on it
that I would like to remove.

Can anybody help???

Jamie

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

How can I remove Items that are in the msconfig, such as a program that was
on the computer, and was removed but still show up in msconfig. I removed a
program and it still shows up. I have several things "hanging around" on it
that I would like to remove.

Can anybody help???

Google is your friend...

http://tinyurl.com/sqv9q

 

[Rock]

How can I remove Items that are in the msconfig, such as a program that
was on the computer, and was removed but still show up in msconfig. I
removed a program and it still shows up. I have several things "hanging
around" on it that I would like to remove.

Can anybody help???

Jamie

Edit the registry: Start | Run | regedit | Ok. Those items in msconfig
that have been unchecked can be found in one of these three keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

In the right pane delete the value for the item in question. It 's best to
export a copy of the key you change before making the changes via File |
Export, in case there is a problem.

Instead of editing the registry manually Kelly has an edit on her site that
will automatically removed these unchecked items for you.

"Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup", line 148
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

It's a good idea to use a tool like ERUNT to regularly make a copy of the
registry which can be restored through the recovery console is problem
occurs.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How can I remove Items that are in the msconfig, such as a program that was
on the computer, and was removed but still show up in msconfig. I removed a
program and it still shows up. I have several things "hanging around" on it
that I would like to remove.

Can anybody help???

Jamie

Use MSConfig to determine the location of the command that is
attempting to start the program, and remove it.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


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[Jim Byrd]

Hi Jamie - http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm See 148 Right -
Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup & Selective - Download and run
this .vbs file.

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Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
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In Jamie Zimmerman <[email protected]> typed:
|| How can I remove Items that are in the msconfig, such as a program
|| that was on the computer, and was removed but still show up in
|| msconfig. I removed a program and it still shows up. I have several
|| things "hanging around" on it that I would like to remove.
||
|| Can anybody help???
||
|| Jamie