stop loading onto taskbar when booting up desktop

[Guest]

Where do I go to stop a program from automatically loading to my taskbar?? It takes forever for some of them to finish loading when I boot up..TIA.

 

[SaltPeter]

Where do I go to stop a program from automatically loading to my taskbar??

It takes forever for some of them to finish loading when I boot up..TIA.

Could you please state what "program" you are refering to?

Thats not W2K's responsability (as far as 3rd party applications are
concerned). Consult the application's documentation or modify the
application's settings or options. For reference, an application will
usually install a service, add an entry in an appropriate registry "run" key
or launch from a shortcut in Startup folder.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Where do I go to stop a program from automatically loading to my taskbar??

It takes forever for some of them to finish loading when I boot up..TIA.

 

[Guest]

to dave patrick - dave, I find the path to the run directory/command, and can highlite the guy I don't to start up but I can't delete it....?? Here is an example >> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run....can't delete the line and its
Program, Command and UserName entry. TIA.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You'll need to run regedit.exe, navigate to the key and delete only the
Reg_Sz string value.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

to dave patrick - dave, I find the path to the run directory/command, and

can highlite the guy I don't to start up but I can't delete it....?? Here is
an example >> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run....can't
delete the line and its