Disabling startup items

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Is there a way to prevent the programs in my StartUp folder from running? I
don't want to remove them permanently, just keep them from starting this
time. (I'm hoping there's a way like holding down the shift key or
something.) Thanks in advance.
 
Find out what programs are running. Open each one and look for an option to
not load at startup. Or, try msconfig from Start, Run. Or, remove them
from the Startup Folder.
 
Hi Red - A program giving a good inventory of all of the possible start
vectors is AutostartExplorer, here: http://www.misec.net/aexp.jsp While it
doesn't allow control of startups, it's extremely comprehensive in examining
all of the possible sources. Highly Recommended

For control of startups, go here: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml and
get Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel applet. A somewhat more difficult to
use but more extensive program to do the same thing is StartupList from
here: http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/index.html, or even better,
Autoruns from here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#autoruns. Be very
careful about doing any Registry modifications directly unless you're
comfortable with this, and be sure that you BACKUP your Registry before
making any changes, so that you can recover if something goes wrong.
Changes made with StartUpCPL are less likely to cause problems, and are
usually a matter of just re-enabling the particular program. Another
program of this type that I can recommend is StartMan, free. You'll have to
get it here: http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe, as the
pcforest site is, sadly, no longer in business. Another such free program
that I can highly recommend is StartupRun, here: http://nirsoft.cjb.net/,
particularly if you suspect malware problems. And finally, StartupCop,
here is excellent and allows you to set up multiple "startup profiles":
http://www.pchelp911.com/files/startcop.zip.

If you have problems with suspected hijackers, you can look up and
investigate suspect programs in your StartUp lists here:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
(Recommended)http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
(Recommended) http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
(Recommended)

Also, although not specifically pointed to controlling startups, you may
find it useful to read and print out/save for future reference mskb article
Q179365 here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q179365 which will
tell you the order in which things get loaded.

Two additional resources which have useful information relating to startup
issues are:

How to Delay Loading of Specific Services
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193888

HOWTO: Control Device Driver Load Order
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q115/4/86.asp


Perhaps this will help.


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Find out what programs are running. Open each one and look for an
option to not load at startup. Or, try msconfig from Start, Run. Or,
remove them from the Startup Folder.
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Thanks for your reply. I am aware of these solutions; I was wondering if
there's a way to keep them from starting up at the very moment I log in.
 
Thanks for your reply; I am aware of the information you provided. I was
wondering if there's a way to bypass the batch of startup files at the
very moment I log in.
 
You can bypass running the programs in the startup folder by holding
down the shift key when you logon. type in your name and password, then
hold down the shift key and click ok.
 
Greetings --

Hold down the <Shift> key while logging in.

Bruce Chambers

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