startup

[patrick]

Hi, how do you control which programs start every time
windows starts up?Im used to startup option under
msconfig but thats not an option now.

 

[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


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| Hi, how do you control which programs start every time
| windows starts up?Im used to startup option under
| msconfig but thats not an option now.

 

[BP]

Hi there,
Thanks! I've been looking for this same thing. I find the location where
the startup applications are located (per your instructions using Control
Panel). However, I can't move an executable or shortcut into the folder!!!
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dave Patrick]

This is read-only. You'll need to either navigate to the startup folder or
edit the registry.

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Hi there,
| Thanks! I've been looking for this same thing. I find the location where
| the startup applications are located (per your instructions using Control
| Panel). However, I can't move an executable or shortcut into the
folder!!!
| What am I doing wrong?
|
| Thanks in advance.