Turning off HKCMD.EXE

[History Fan]

I have a PC running XP Home SP2. One of the programs running in
msconfig is HKCMD.EXE, which is associated with Intel's HotKeys commands. I
have hotkeys disabled, yet HKCMD still appears in my MSCONFIG lineup. There
are 3rd party programs which will disable it, or I could turn it off via
msconfig itself. However, I'd prefer to do it via the Intel software or
thru Windows. Is that possible?

 

[History Fan]

I've done several searches on the Internet regarding this issue, and
most suggest disabling HKCMD via the Display option in Control Panel.
However, as I said, the Hotkeys command is already disabled there.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Just disable it via MSCONFIG. That way if you find you do need it, its easy enough to put back.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Is HKCMD checked or unchecked in msconfig?

As in enabled or disabeled.

If it is unchecked/disabled...

go here...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read instructions at the top.
Scroll down to:
148. Right hand side.
Click on:
Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup
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Clean-up the MSCONFIG startup tab listings - Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MSCONFIG.htm

Disabled items are in >>>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[History Fan]

HKCMD is checked. At least it was. I went ahead and installed a
small program from Mike Lin called "Startup Control Panel" that lets you
configure which programs run at startup.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

BTW, I've added Startup Control Panel to my list. ;-)

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