Where is the startup folder in WXP?

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We searched and can't find it. Find just finds all kinds of things that
have "start" in them but no "Startup" folder.

FS~
 
each user has his or her name listed under "documents&settings.
Under these user names are various folder one is called "start Menu"
under which you will find "programs" under which you will find "startup"
Each user therefore can have different items "startup"

The other items that start when you turn on the machine are listed under the
MSconfig tab.
this is accesed by clicking start/run and typing in msconfig
once the system configuration utility opens you will see a "start up" tab
Under that tab you will see a whole list of things that open when the system
starts.
You need to know what each one of these does before you uncheck the box to stop
the start up.
good luck
peter
 
Andrew E. said:
Youre entering the wrong text for one,go to run,type:Msconfig
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I just read on another MS NG not to use msconfig but to remove the program
from the START folder. We can't find a start folder in WXP/home/SP2. See
below. There is no "ALL PROGRAMS" when I click on START. Where is the
STARTUP folder located?

FS~

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Ted Zieglar said:
Start > All Programs > Startup

Ted Zieglar
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There is no "ALL PROGRAMS" on Start.
 
If you are using Windows XP, and you click on the Start button in the lower
left corner of your screen, then you will see a line that says All Programs,
just above the Start button.

Ted Zieglar
 
Ted Zieglar said:
If you are using Windows XP, and you click on the Start button in the
lower left corner of your screen, then you will see a line that says All
Programs, just above the Start button.
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I had to change it BACK to XP, we keep it where it looks like W98 - so ok,
where is the startup FOLDER? That's just a list of all programs on my PC.
How do I remove programs I don't want to start up when I boot my PC, in the
*startup folder* rather then use msconfig?

FS~
 
peter said:
each user has his or her name listed under "documents&settings.
Under these user names are various folder one is called "start Menu"
under which you will find "programs" under which you will find "startup"
Each user therefore can have different items "startup"
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## OK the STARTUP folder is EMPTY although several things START UP when I
boot, such as Zonealarm, Norton, Wordweb, PopupStopper etc. They are NOT
Listed in the "startup" folder. Where else would they be?
The other items that start when you turn on the machine are listed under
the MSconfig tab.
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## I read on another MS NG to remove them from the "START UP" folder, and
not to use msconfig for that purpose. But the STARTUP folder is EMPTY!!!!
this is accesed by clicking start/run and typing in msconfig
once the system configuration utility opens you will see a "start up" tab
Under that tab you will see a whole list of things that open when the
system starts.
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## Yes, I know about this - please see above.
 
## OK the STARTUP folder is EMPTY although several things START UP
when I boot, such as Zonealarm, Norton, Wordweb, PopupStopper etc.
They are NOT Listed in the "startup" folder. Where else would they
be?


## I read on another MS NG to remove them from the "START UP" folder,
and not to use msconfig for that purpose. But the STARTUP folder is
EMPTY!!!!


## Yes, I know about this - please see above.
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They're are several possible locations. Go to Mike Lin's web site
www.mlin.net and download his startup control panel, that will show you
what is starting from where and saves the pain of playing with the
registry.
 
Free

You go to each program that starts up automatically, and if you don't want
it to do that, you look in program options or preferences and you disable
the function.. it is that easy..

MSCONFIG is for diagnostic purposes only, and should NOT be used to curtail
programs starting up on a permanent basis..

Going into the registry to stop them is UNNECESSARY and DANGEROUS..

Mike Hall
 
David Nimon said:
Not if you've selected Classic view.
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It's set to look like W98SE but even with the other setting it does not take
you to a STARTUP folder.

FS~
 
Mike Hall said:
Free

You go to each program that starts up automatically, and if you don't want
it to do that, you look in program options or preferences and you disable
the function.. it is that easy..
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## There are too many in the msconfig window to do that. I don't even know
what most of them are or where to find them such as "Dumpprep O-k" &
"Documents & Settings/owner's desktop" & "Msconfig Emergency".... ??? and
many others.
MSCONFIG is for diagnostic purposes only, and should NOT be used to
curtail programs starting up on a permanent basis..

Going into the registry to stop them is UNNECESSARY and DANGEROUS..

Mike Hall
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FS~
 
Jeff Gaines said:
They're are several possible locations. Go to Mike Lin's web site
www.mlin.net and download his startup control panel, that will show you
what is starting from where and saves the pain of playing with the
registry.
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It doesn't show any programs that are running. How do I load all the stuff
from msconfig into this monitor?

FS~
 
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It doesn't show any programs that are running. How do I load all the
stuff from msconfig into this monitor?

FS~
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I just run it and it shows what is set to start from the various
registry locations in tabs along the top.

Did you d/l startup.exe?
 
Quite a few of them will appear in the system tray.. disable those first and
see what is left.. your antivirus program will have anything up to five
entries shown in msconfig.. HP printer installations put two in there.. look
at the locations and see what some of them do..
 
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