where in XP is the option to change what starts when starting?

[Guest]

I have a program that starts up automatically when I turn my computer on. I
used to know where to go to change what started automatically in 2000, but
can't seem to find it in XP. Any help?

Thanks!

 

[poppy]

I have a program that starts up automatically when I turn my computer on. I
used to know where to go to change what started automatically in 2000, but
can't seem to find it in XP. Any help?

Thanks!

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx

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[Jerry]

Start > Run > msconfig will do it.

 

[Rock]

I have a program that starts up automatically when I turn my computer on.
I
used to know where to go to change what started automatically in 2000, but
can't seem to find it in XP. Any help?

You can use msconfig, but that should not be used as a starup program
manager. It should be used for diagnostic purposes. First step should be
to check in the options for the program you don't want to start and see if
there is a setting to tell it not to run at startup. The next step is to
remove any entries you don't want from the two startup folders:

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

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:
Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok

Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys in
the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT
before making any changes to the registry.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

You can use msconfig, but that should not be used as a starup program
manager. It should be used for diagnostic purposes.

That would probably be news to millions of XP users... myself being
one of them.

It works quite well in both capacities.

 

[mikeyhsd]

FIRST option is to check the OPTIONS/PREFERENCES for the program to see if there is an option to uncheck for start with windows or something similar

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I have a program that starts up automatically when I turn my computer on. I
used to know where to go to change what started automatically in 2000, but
can't seem to find it in XP. Any help?

Thanks!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a program that starts up automatically when I turn my computer on. I
used to know where to go to change what started automatically in 2000, but
can't seem to find it in XP. Any help?

Thanks!

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as
simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to
"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start
Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in
the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560

Remember, Msconfig was designed to be a troubleshooting tool, not a
"startup configurer." Use MSConfig to determine the location of the
command that is attempting to start the program, and remove it.


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Bruce Chambers

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