Msconfig Question

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ColTom2

Hi:

How can I delete an actual entry in the System Configuration Utilities
Starup Tab? I want to delete some entries related to prior AOL startup etc
plus others and am not talking about just taking the check out of loading
them for startup, but deleting the entry entirely.

Thanks,

Tom
 
It will take a registry edit to get rid of them, navigate to this location
and you can delete them:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

Hi:

How can I delete an actual entry in the System Configuration Utilities
Starup Tab? I want to delete some entries related to prior AOL startup etc
plus others and am not talking about just taking the check out of loading
them for startup, but deleting the entry entirely.

Thanks,

Tom
 
ColTom2 said:
Hi:

How can I delete an actual entry in the System Configuration Utilities
Starup Tab? I want to delete some entries related to prior AOL startup etc
plus others and am not talking about just taking the check out of loading
them for startup, but deleting the entry entirely.

Thanks,

Tom
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Line 148 right side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

CAUTION: This will remove everything that is unchecked,If this is not what
you want then go Norm;s route.
 
ColTom2 said:
Hi:

How can I delete an actual entry in the System Configuration
Utilities Starup Tab? I want to delete some entries related to
prior AOL startup etc plus others and am not talking about just
taking the check out of loading them for startup, but deleting the
entry entirely.
Thanks,

Tom
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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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