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C Froude

I have installed a new program & now when I boot up, the
folder automatically opens. I only want the program to be
available when I run it, I have looked in the Start folder
with no success.
 
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Start/Run/type: msconfig /ENTER.
Unchecking these programs in the Startup tab of msconfig is not a fixall. That should
be done within the programs themselves, if possible.
Look to see what programs you have listed under the Startup tab. Open those
programs, one at a time, and look in Options, Settings, Preferences, Properties or
similar. Look to see if there is an option like: Load at startup, or: Start when Windows
starts or similar. Uncheck or de-select these options.
It seems almost every program that is installed is so important that it has to start
at startup. Every new program I install wants to run at startup and I have to stop this
with most programs. Some programs should run at startup. For example, if you have a
cable modem and are on-line all the time, a virus program and firewall should run at
startup. With some programs there is no option to stop this. The only way is with editing
the Registry. My suggestion would be to download, install and run Startman.
"""StartMan is a startup manager created to address some of the shortcomings in
Microsoft's original System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG.EXE). MSCONFIG is primarily a
troubleshooting tool, not a startup manager, and as such it does not permit the permanent
removal of startups - they can only be disabled."""" Startman will show what the startup
programs are and allow you to disable their startup properties. It shows how or where a
program is started. If a program is started from Registry entry, it shows the path, so
you can go there and edit (delete) the entry. There is also an option that sends you to
Pacman's Portal to show a recommendation if a particular program should or should not
start at startup.
Startman 1.3.96 is available here:
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
Like I mentioned before download, install and run Startman. Also read the Help for
Startman.
Here is a link to Pacman's Portal:
http://www.pacsportal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
Pacman's Portal is not all inclusive, but there is a lot of
valuable, useful info there.
 
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