Programs open when starting windows

[Guest]

As soon as I strart Windows XP a lot of programs start automatically: all
office programs, explorer, messenger, internet connection... I would like to
remove the automatical start of this program and on starting just going to
the Desktop.

It's not a virus as I have a strong antivirus and doesn't detect any. I have
tryed aswell the "program tasks" but there's nothing there.

Could anyone help me, please? Would really appreciate it.

Thank you.
Antonio (London)

 

[Drew Tognola]

Antonio,
First, click Start > Run > type in msconfig ,click OK > click the 'Startup'
tab.
Uncheck everything except your popup blocker & Virus scan if you want it to
scan for viruses at all times. This is totally up to you. All Office
programs should be unchecked. If a program needs 'Word' it will open anyway.
Next, click Start > Programs > Startup > right-click and delete any other
useless icons in here, especially the ones associated with Office. Finally,
click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > uninstall
any programs that aren't needed. Reboot. During reboot a window will come up
saying you changed some settings. check the box & click OK. Good Luck.

Drew

message As soon as I strart Windows XP a lot of programs start automatically: all
office programs, explorer, messenger, internet connection... I would like to
remove the automatical start of this program and on starting just going to
the Desktop.

It's not a virus as I have a strong antivirus and doesn't detect any. I have
tryed aswell the "program tasks" but there's nothing there.

Could anyone help me, please? Would really appreciate it.

Thank you.
Antonio (London)

 

[Ken Blake]

As soon as I strart Windows XP a lot of programs start automatically: all
office programs, explorer, messenger, internet connection... I would like
to
remove the automatical start of this program and on starting just going to
the Desktop.

It's not a virus as I have a strong antivirus and doesn't detect any. I
have
tryed aswell the "program tasks" but there's nothing there.

Could anyone help me, please? Would really appreciate it.

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start. 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 with at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html If you can't find
it there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Shell/User
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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.

 

[Ken Blake]

First, click Start > Run > type in msconfig ,click OK > click the
'Startup'
tab.
Uncheck everything except your popup blocker & Virus scan if you want it
to
scan for viruses at all times. This is totally up to you. All Office
programs should be unchecked.

There are no "rules" like this that are appropriate for everyone.What
"should be" checked or unchecked is entirely up to the individual and how he
works. For example, your "rule" is not appropriate for me. The first thing
*I* do when I start up my computer is check my E-mail; for that reason, I
have Microsoft Outlook (an Office program) set to start automatically when I
boot.