Startup programs

[Laurel]

Where can I modify the list of programs that are automatically launched when
boot my computer (or when Windows is launched? - not sure of the technical
details here.)

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

From Start>Run type

msconfig

then click on the startup tab. Uncheck any entries there that you don't
won't starting up with Windows. Then reboot your system.

 

[Guest]

For deselecting programs, here is a microsoft page on how to deal with this
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_zsqb.asp

Use the msconfig tool by typing msconfig at the run line (accessed in the
start menu) and select the startup tab. Uncheck whichever programs you don't
want to load.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Where can I modify the list of programs that are automatically
launched when boot my computer (or when Windows is launched? - not
sure of the technical details here.)

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as
simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to
"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560

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Bruce Chambers

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[Ken Blake]

In

Where can I modify the list of programs that are automatically
launched when boot my computer (or when Windows is launched? -
not
sure of the technical details here.)

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.

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.