controlling startup programs

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I went to start menu>run>typed"msconfig">clicked"ok"-
nothing was there. I want access the programs that start
when windows boots, and remove the unneccessary programs
from the list(on windows xp, you go to the start up tab
after msconfig and simply uncheck the programs you want
to start manually as needed. How do I stop some programs
from starting in 2000 pro?
 
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


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Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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| I went to start menu>run>typed"msconfig">clicked"ok"-
| nothing was there. I want access the programs that start
| when windows boots, and remove the unneccessary programs
| from the list(on windows xp, you go to the start up tab
| after msconfig and simply uncheck the programs you want
| to start manually as needed. How do I stop some programs
| from starting in 2000 pro?
 
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