Cleaning up Startup within System Configuration Utility

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I am trying to stop certain programs from loading on Startup since they
extend the system startup time. If I return the Startup Selection to Normal
Startup, all of the applications I had disabled from the Startup process get
included again. How do I keep these programs from getting included in the
Startup menu?
Thanks.
 
Zak said:
I am trying to stop certain programs from loading on Startup since they
extend the system startup time. If I return the Startup Selection to Normal
Startup, all of the applications I had disabled from the Startup process get
included again. How do I keep these programs from getting included in the
Startup menu?
Thanks.
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Don't return the startup selection to "normal"!

You can remove them permanently by deleting their respective
registry entries (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run)
***and*** by removing them from each and every "startup"
folder in the various profile folder trees.
 
Zak,

Also, try first removing the program from the Add/Remove Program list (if
it's listed there). This should remove the program from the startup and the
computer. Be careful in that registryl.
 
=?Utf-8?B?WmFr?= said:
I am trying to stop certain programs from loading on Startup since they
extend the system startup time. If I return the Startup Selection to Normal
Startup, all of the applications I had disabled from the Startup process get
included again. How do I keep these programs from getting included in the
Startup menu?
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See if the program in question has an option to "not start when windows
starts".
 
Zak said:
I am trying to stop certain programs from loading on Startup since they
extend the system startup time. If I return the Startup Selection to Normal
Startup, all of the applications I had disabled from the Startup process get
included again. How do I keep these programs from getting included in the
Startup menu?
Thanks.
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Msconfig was designed to be a troubleshooting tool, not a "startup
configurer." To cease the selective startup notifications, either
return your settings to the way they were, or permanently remove the
undesirable programs from your startup configuration.

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as
simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to
"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560



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