programs on start up

[reginab1979]

How and where do I remove the programs that execute when I turn on my
computer. Too many are loading at present. I don't want to totally remove
them, just stop them from executing when the computer turns on.

 

[Nepatsfan]

How and where do I remove the programs that execute when I turn on my
computer. Too many are loading at present. I don't want to totally remove
them, just stop them from executing when the computer turns on.

You could remove the entries in the registry or run msconfig and uncheck the
items you want to stop loading at startup. An alternative would be to download
Autoruns from Microsoft and let it do the job.

AutoRuns for Windows v9.32
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Once you extract the files from the zip file, launch Autoruns.exe.
In Autoruns, click on the Logon page.
Uncheck any item you don't want loading at startup.
Note: You can go back and delete these items later if you're satisfied that
you'll never need to have them autostart.
Note: If you aren't sure what program an item launches or whether you should
remove it from the list, right click on the entry and select "Search Online"
from the menu.
Close Autoruns when you're finished and restart your computer to see the results
of your work.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

How and where do I remove the programs that execute when I turn on my
computer. Too many are loading at present. I don't want to totally remove
them, just stop them from executing when the computer turns on.

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you
actually choose the option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon"
option). Many can easily and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't
work, run MSCONFIG from the Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab,
uncheck the programs you don't want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of
running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell
you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs
you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but
others have no effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do
is determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what
the cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can get
more information about these at
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it there,
try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.