Autostarting

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Hello, how do stop a program from starting automatically
when I start windows. I have removed it from the start
menu, through the control panel. I know there is another
file which houses programs to start automatically but
can't remember which one.
 
Vince said:
Hello, how do stop a program from starting automatically
when I start windows. I have removed it from the start
menu, through the control panel. I know there is another
file which houses programs to start automatically but
can't remember which one.
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Applications that start with Windows can be found here:
- the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
- the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
- the folders
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
 
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