Editting Startup

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Wendy

How can I edit what programs start at boot. In earlier
versions of windows it was under msconfig, but I have had
an awful time trying to find it in Win2000.
 
Wendy said:
How can I edit what programs start at boot. In earlier
versions of windows it was under msconfig, but I have had
an awful time trying to find it in Win2000.
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Here are the two easiest methods:

- Put your links into "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\
Programs\Startup"
- Use the Task Scheduler (it's visible in the Control Panel)
 
Good Morning Wendy,

Try using the startup folder at the startup menu or you
can try using the autoexec.nt. In earlier version of
windows it's autoexec.bat in WinNT and later versions it's
autoexec.nt.

If windows starts your program as a service, you can check
for it at the services menu of the computer management
window.
 
Greetings --

MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which is
also targeted at the home consumer market. There was no equivalent
utility included with WinNT/Win2K.

In most cases, one need only open the offending program and
deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start
when Windows starts."

To view the list of your start up programs, 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. These can
also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My
Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System
Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent
any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts
from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point
out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to
have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should
also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry
unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to
happen as a result of each and every change.


Bruce Chambers

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