Removing programs from start up

[scarlet]

How do I do this? I go to start, programs start up, but
the darn programs that are in my startup window below
don't show up in this view of start up. I want to speed up
my boot up time and don't want these stupid programs auto
started, like real player, etc. Please help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.