Win2k Pro star-up

[bosco]

How do I stop certain programs from starting up when Windows starts. I know how to do it in 98. I can't figure it out with 2000.

[lil Jimmie]

You can add msconfig from ME or XP and use it with 2000

[K A Hall]

There is no MSCONFIG in Windows 2000. There are several programs on the net you can download to stop programs from running at start up. One of them is start up cop which works well. You can also use the settings of the programs that are running at start up, and disable them from running at start up.

[Steve1]

"There is no MSCONFIG in Windows 2000"

But there can be. You can find it HERE .

[ktkendall]

Bosco:
here is where it is actually is found in your registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

KK

[Floppyman]

Also here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HTH

[bosco]

Originally posted by Steve1 "There is no MSCONFIG in Windows 2000" But there can be. You can find it HERE .

This is exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks.

[LocoCoyote]

Many ways to do this (as many ways as there places Win2K hides things it starts up). SYSTEM.INI & WIN.INI both still exist (to maintain backward compat)
Check your registry: (looking for Run, RunOnce, RunOnceEx subkeys)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ etc etc etc
Luck to you

[LocoCoyote]

Besides....using utils to do the job is cheating!! ;-)