Help With Start Up On Xp

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STEVEPARTRIDGE said:
Hello, Can Anyone Help Me With Editing Which Programs Or Tasks
Automatically Start When I turn The Computer On And Windows Xp
Launches, I`m Sure That There Are Unwanted Things Working At Start Up
As It Takes Ages For Anything To Work?
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On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the
option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the
Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't
want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost
in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more information
about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't find it
there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
 
Hello, Can Anyone Help Me With Editing Which Programs Or Tasks
Automatically Start When I turn The Computer On And Windows Xp
Launches, I`m Sure That There Are Unwanted Things Working At Start Up
As It Takes Ages For Anything To Work?
 
Hello Steve,

You can alter this by clicking on Run off you start menu type in
msconfig-You will see a tab startup, uncheck what you do not want to start up
cllick apply.
Hope this helps to resove

Vicki
 
STEVEPARTRIDGE said:
Hello, Can Anyone Help Me With Editing Which Programs Or Tasks
Automatically Start When I turn The Computer On And Windows Xp
Launches, I`m Sure That There Are Unwanted Things Working At Start Up
As It Takes Ages For Anything To Work?
Click to expand...


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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Vicki said:
Hello Steve,

You can alter this by clicking on Run off you start menu type in
msconfig-You will see a tab startup, uncheck what you do not want to start up
cllick apply.
Click to expand...



Not particularly good advice. Msconfig is designed to be a
troubleshooting tool, not a "startup configurer." The OP will be left
seeing reminders that's he's running in "diagnostic mode" each time he
restarts.


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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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