Stop start up programs from loading

[Shawn]

Other then going to the Task bar and Start up menu where
can I go to see what programs are loading at startup and
then stop them?

 

[Vanguard]

Get msconfig (from Windows XP);
http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html.

Use Mike Lin's Startup applet (do a Google search to find his site).

Or use Sysinternals' AutoRuns utility.