command to choose what programs start up in the background

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I used to know a command that I could type into run that began with ms___. It
took me to a box where I could check or uncheck programs I wanted to stsrt
upon startup. Could someone please help me remember it? I am using XP.
 
TaylorsNana said:
I used to know a command that I could type into run that began with
ms___. It took me to a box where I could check or uncheck programs I
wanted to stsrt upon startup. Could someone please help me remember
it? I am using XP.
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Msconfig. But before you use it, on each program you don't want to start
automatically, check its Options to see if it has the choice not to start.
Many can easily and best be stopped that way.
 
TaylorsNana said:
I used to know a command that I could type into run that began with ms___. It
took me to a box where I could check or uncheck programs I wanted to stsrt
upon startup. Could someone please help me remember it? I am using XP.
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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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