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09-14-2003, 06:57 PM
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How to prevent programs launching on startup?
I have a Windows XP Pro setup and have around 10 programs or systray items launch on startup.
I have looked in the usual startup folder within windows xp but I only found 2 of them. My question is - Is their any way of disabling these programs from launching at startup? maybe somewhere in the system registry? Any help appreciated! |
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09-14-2003, 07:03 PM
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There's a couple ways to do it with XP, but I still use the old MSCONFIG method. Start/run/msconfig/startup tab. Remove the check from the items you don't want to start up. The other method is going thru Administrative Tools.
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09-14-2003, 07:12 PM
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Cheers Panama Red! Great tool which I have never discovered before (neither have I seen it documented to my knowledge - Typical Microsoft!)
Would this work in win9x and 2000 enviroments also? |
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09-14-2003, 08:04 PM
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Yup!
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09-15-2003, 02:04 AM
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It does for 98, not for 2000.
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09-15-2003, 07:58 AM
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Reg Cleaner also has a utility that lets you remove them and you don't have to reboot like MScofig. http://www.pcmedixwebs.com/regclean.htm
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09-15-2003, 09:14 AM
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Win98, ME, and XP come with msconfig. 2K does not, but you can copy msconfig.exe from an XP box and use it in 2K.
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09-15-2003, 12:16 PM
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Win XP Pro dosent like it to much on some programs when you disable them on start up. You should look into just turning off the system try icons first.
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09-15-2003, 07:19 PM
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Your absoulutely right Radioactiveninja that's why I recommended RegCleaner, you can remove the starup programs with no protest from XP.
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