startup progs

[Robin Graham]

I've just moved to XP from W98 and miss the utility in 98 where you could
stop various programs from starting at start-up. I now find that XP is so...
so.... slow to boot up and it seems I've got 1001 progs starting and I don't
want most of them, but how do I turn them off until I want them? MS Help
talks about managing the start progs from Control Panel, but that seems to
me only to be the list of progs that comes in the drop-up menu when you hit
Start.

Thanks

Rob Graham

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Rob

Type the following from Start>Run and then go to the Startup tab:

msconfig

You can then uncheck any programs that you don't want starting up with Windows.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I've just moved to XP from W98 and miss the utility in 98 where you could
| stop various programs from starting at start-up. I now find that XP is so...
| so.... slow to boot up and it seems I've got 1001 progs starting and I don't
| want most of them, but how do I turn them off until I want them? MS Help
| talks about managing the start progs from Control Panel, but that seems to
| me only to be the list of progs that comes in the drop-up menu when you hit
| Start.
|
| Thanks
|
| Rob Graham
|
|

 

[Lynn W]

I've just looked there but the big trouble with that was that I don't
understand what half the items listed are so I daren't disable them.

--
Lynn
Hi Rob

Type the following from Start>Run and then go to the Startup tab:

msconfig

You can then uncheck any programs that you don't want starting up with
Windows.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I've just moved to XP from W98 and miss the utility in 98 where you could
| stop various programs from starting at start-up. I now find that XP is
so...
| so.... slow to boot up and it seems I've got 1001 progs starting and I
don't
| want most of them, but how do I turn them off until I want them? MS Help
| talks about managing the start progs from Control Panel, but that seems to
| me only to be the list of progs that comes in the drop-up menu when you
hit
| Start.
|
| Thanks
|
| Rob Graham
|
|

 

[roger]

Hi,

Look here for an explanation of what the programs do:
http://www.azpchelp.com/StartupListQ-U.htm

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/

Good luck

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Can you post the names of the programs under 'Startup Items' - or those that you are not sure of. With those someone may be able to tell what those programs are and if they need to be run when Windows starts up.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I've just looked there but the big trouble with that was that I don't
| understand what half the items listed are so I daren't disable them.
|
| --
| Lynn
| | Hi Rob
|
| Type the following from Start>Run and then go to the Startup tab:
|
| msconfig
|
| You can then uncheck any programs that you don't want starting up with
| Windows.
|
| --
|
| Will Denny
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
|
|
| | | I've just moved to XP from W98 and miss the utility in 98 where you could
| | stop various programs from starting at start-up. I now find that XP is
| so...
| | so.... slow to boot up and it seems I've got 1001 progs starting and I
| don't
| | want most of them, but how do I turn them off until I want them? MS Help
| | talks about managing the start progs from Control Panel, but that seems to
| | me only to be the list of progs that comes in the drop-up menu when you
| hit
| | Start.
| |
| | Thanks
| |
| | Rob Graham
| |
| |
|
|
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