removing programs from start up

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I want to stop some porgrams like AIM and ICQ automatically start up when
w2k starts.
I was advised that there is no way of doing this short of deleting relevant
entries from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

I fould theses entried in the above path. yet I was warned that I shouyld do
it opnly if I know what I am doing.

I know that I am removing AIM entry from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and Mirablis ICQ from HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
keys in order to stop them from automatically run on Windows start up.

Can this lead to somethong other then stopping AIM and ICQ?
 
As long as you know what you're doing no problem. Back them up before hand.
File|Export the keys in question.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I want to stop some porgrams like AIM and ICQ automatically start up when
| w2k starts.
| I was advised that there is no way of doing this short of deleting
relevant
| entries from
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| and
| HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.
|
| I fould theses entried in the above path. yet I was warned that I shouyld
do
| it opnly if I know what I am doing.
|
| I know that I am removing AIM entry from
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| and Mirablis ICQ from HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
| keys in order to stop them from automatically run on Windows start up.
|
| Can this lead to somethong other then stopping AIM and ICQ?
|
|
 
In said:
I want to stop some porgrams like AIM and ICQ automatically
start up when w2k starts.
I was advised that there is no way of doing this short of
deleting relevant entries from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

I fould theses entried in the above path. yet I was warned that
I shouyld do it opnly if I know what I am doing.

I know that I am removing AIM entry from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and Mirablis ICQ from
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys in order
to stop them from automatically run on Windows start up.

Can this lead to somethong other then stopping AIM and ICQ?
Click to expand...

You may want to use a startup manager type application. One such
is Sysinternals AutoRuns
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml
More at
http://lists.gpick.com/pages/System_Startup_Tools.htm]

Most or all of these will "store" the entry you want disabled and
allow you to enabled it again later.

One can do the same thing manually by "moving" a valuename=data to
a parallel key.
 
Mark said:
In microsoft.public.win2000.registry aa wrote:

I want to stop some porgrams like AIM and ICQ automatically
start up when w2k starts.
I was advised that there is no way of doing this short of
deleting relevant entries from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

I fould theses entried in the above path. yet I was warned that
I shouyld do it opnly if I know what I am doing.

I know that I am removing AIM entry from
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and Mirablis ICQ from
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys in order
to stop them from automatically run on Windows start up.

Can this lead to somethong other then stopping AIM and ICQ?
Click to expand...


You may want to use a startup manager type application. One such
is Sysinternals AutoRuns
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml
More at
http://lists.gpick.com/pages/System_Startup_Tools.htm]

Most or all of these will "store" the entry you want disabled and
allow you to enabled it again later.
Click to expand...


I can recommend the Startup Control Panel.
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml


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As long as you know what you're doing no problem

Thank, Dave, As I said, I have already heard this saying and memorised it.
In practice - I found these the pathes and indeed there are entries there
mentioning the two programs.
Can I delete them without getting side effects?
 
Yes. Back them up before hand. File|Export the keys in question.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|> As long as you know what you're doing no problem
|
| Thank, Dave, As I said, I have already heard this saying and memorised it.
| In practice - I found these the pathes and indeed there are entries there
| mentioning the two programs.
| Can I delete them without getting side effects?
|
|
 
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