startup programs

[Guest]

how do i delete certain programs that automatically startup and are listed in the system tray?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Natively you can; 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.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP to the "windows" directory


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| how do i delete certain programs that automatically startup and are listed
in the system tray?

 

[Kindler Chase - nCubed]

how do i delete certain programs that automatically startup and are
listed in the system tray?

If you want to disable them, then take a look at this utility (and you can't
beat the price):
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

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[Guest]

Thanks for the info Dave...

I was able to remove some of the programs via the allusers path however the Computer Management (Local) will not allow me to delete any of the programs listed. Should it? Am I missing something?

thx again.
Mike

 

[Dave Patrick]

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| Thanks for the info Dave...
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| I was able to remove some of the programs via the allusers path however
the Computer Management (Local) will not allow me to delete any of the
programs listed. Should it?
* No it's read-only

Am I missing something?
* You'll either need to edit the registry directly or use msconfig or
something along this line.
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml


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