Start Up Programs in Tray

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Some programs, following installation, have icons in the lower right corner
of the system tray, as if to auto start them (e.g., Yahoo IM, HP Printer,
....). Upon boot up, I go to tray, right click the icon, then Exit, to close
program. How can these be removed from the tray so they do not auto start
and show up in the tray? Alternatively, how do they get in the tray if one
did want them there?
 
Using Msconfig to shut off Auto-Start programs

.. Click Start, then go to Run, then type in: msconfig
.. Click on the Startup tab at the top, this will show a listing of programs that
auto start when your computer is first booted. If you uncheck the box the program
will no longer auto start and sit in your system tray /notification area when you
boot. You'll need to reboot before this takes effect.

Another way to do this would be to go to the program that is in your system
tray/notification area and you may find the settings to remove them from the auto
start, most programs have this listed in the properties section.

Links for information

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
All about disabling programs at startup
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
 
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