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03-19-2005, 03:16 PM
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just a tech
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help clean up
how can I get some unused things out of my 'msconfig startup'
and also I have some programs that I cant get out of add/remove programs even after I try and remove them |
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03-19-2005, 03:54 PM
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Do you mean keep certain programs from starting in msconfig startup? If you know what programs you don't want to have startup just remove the check mark and then click ok and reboot your computer. In regards to your second question here is what you should do.
Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable" Every so often you'll run across a file you want to delete that defies every effort made to send it packing. There are no guarantees when you encounter this situation, but give the following procedure a try and see what happens. Open a Command Prompt Window via Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt Leave the Command Prompt Window open and close all other open programs. Go to Start | Run and type [taskmgr.exe] in the Open: line. Click OK. In the Image Name column, highlight [explorer.exe] and click End Process button. Very Important: Leave Task Manager open and return to the Command Prompt Window In the Command Prompt window, navigate to the directory that contains the file to be deleted. At the command prompt type DEL In the example above, the file TestFile is being deleted from the root of drive C Return to the open Task Manager window and click File | New Task to open the Create New Task window. Type "explorer.exe" in the Open: line to restart the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Click the OK button to close Task Manager and complete the operation. Hopefully the file that was previously 'undeletable' is among the missing and computing life as we know it can now return to normal.
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03-20-2005, 01:22 PM
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just a tech
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no this isnt what I need, I want to get rid of the line all together from msconfig, it's already unchecked, same with add remove programs too, the programs are gone but its still listed in add/remove control panel
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03-20-2005, 03:01 PM
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Here ya go: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MSCONFIG.htm
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03-20-2005, 03:02 PM
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Hi ssahl
Im assuming your running Windows XP You will find what you need here just go down to where it says To Remove Entries http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_msconfig.htm Let me know how it goes Lobos |
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