Stop Programs running from start up

[Guest]

I wish to stop a few programs from auto starting when i boot up my pc,ie
limewire,baershare,skype.I dont wont to delete them just stop them opening,i
can always use start>all programs> etc to open them,as its slow down the pc
when opening.

Regards

TheConMan

 

[Gerry]

Msconfig is a Diagnostic Utility and not intended to be used to turn off
unwanted start up programmes. You do this from within each programme or
using a programme like Autoruns. Leave msconfig alone and try Autoruns:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I wish to stop a few programs from auto starting when i boot up my pc,ie
limewire,baershare,skype.I dont wont to delete them just stop them opening,i
can always use start>all programs> etc to open them,as its slow down the pc
when opening.

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its
Options to see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you
actually choose the option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon"
option). 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 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.

 

[WaIIy]

I wish to stop a few programs from auto starting when i boot up my pc,ie
limewire,baershare,skype.I dont wont to delete them just stop them opening,i
can always use start>all programs> etc to open them,as its slow down the pc
when opening.

Regards

TheConMan

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[Marleneburton]

I am writing to you because I have uninstalled skype using the uninstall
feature and it keeps trying to run on start up. I have blocked it from
starting and now I am continually reminded at each startup to confimr that I
want to block it.

I cannot find the file in msconfig or in services. Where is it hiding so I
can delete it. I do not want it on my kids computer. Its a rogue in disguise
and I have looked everywhere for help

Thanks in advance. Please email me a copy of your response. The notify me of
replies function does not work for some reason when I click the URL on my
notification messages from MS communities. Thanks so much

Marlene.

 

[Gerry]

Marlene

You need to locate skype.exe.

Autoruns (freeware) is a useful tool for looking at what loads on start
up.

A safer way than msconfig to disable / remove unwanted start up items is
to use Autoruns.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

With Autoruns you can uncheck an item, which disables it from starting,
or you can can right click an item and then delete it. If you uncheck
you can recheck to re-enable the item. It is a much safer approach than
editing the Registry. Another useful feature of the programme is that
you can right click an item and select Search Online to get information
about the item selected.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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