Need to keep files from starting up when i turn on my computer

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Donnell Arnold

how do i get the programs to stop from loading when i
turn on my computer......i upgraded to win2000....from
Mellinium...I regret.. but now i cant find a startup file
which lets you choose which prgrams to start up when the
computer starts up,....for instance when it comes on , AOL
comes up, Earthlink access comes up....Kazza sometimes
come up...and i just want to know how to get rid of this
so when i turn on my comp, just the booting programs run,
thats it nothing else..... please help me.......
 
There is no supported upgrade path from WinME to Windows 2000.
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%\%USERNAME%\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.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
 
Excellent info, thanks!

-----Original Message-----
There is no supported upgrade path from WinME to Windows 2000.
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%\%USERNAME%\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.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

how do i get the programs to stop from loading when i
turn on my computer......i upgraded to win2000....from
Mellinium...I regret.. but now i cant find a startup file
which lets you choose which prgrams to start up when the
computer starts up,....for instance when it comes on , AOL
comes up, Earthlink access comes up....Kazza sometimes
come up...and i just want to know how to get rid of this
so when i turn on my comp, just the booting programs run,
thats it nothing else..... please help me.......
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You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

How does one do that from this program (Computer Management(Local)) ?
I couldn't find a delete key and I can't find a directory that starts with:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Does this have to do with RegEdit?

Thanks, New




Dave Patrick said:
There is no supported upgrade path from WinME to Windows 2000.
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%\%USERNAME%\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.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Donnell Arnold said:
how do i get the programs to stop from loading when i
turn on my computer......i upgraded to win2000....from
Mellinium...I regret.. but now i cant find a startup file
which lets you choose which prgrams to start up when the
computer starts up,....for instance when it comes on , AOL
comes up, Earthlink access comes up....Kazza sometimes
come up...and i just want to know how to get rid of this
so when i turn on my comp, just the booting programs run,
thats it nothing else..... please help me.......
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