Start up programs

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hopewell57 said:
How do I stop programs from starting at login
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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.
 
let windows load go to start button click on run type msconfig
click ok
look for start up tab
click on it
there you will see what your loading in at the start up if you untick a box
you are not deleting it only stopping it from running only take out what you
know about
If you really want to see what your computer is loading at the run box type
services.msc their you will see everything microsoft is loading that you dont
see.Don`t touch anything unless you know what you are doing in here.i use a
large host file to keep out the bad guys so i have to disable the DNS client
server.
 
hopewell57 said:
How do I stop programs from starting at login
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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

Bear in mind that Msconfig was designed to be a troubleshooting tool,
not a "startup configurer." Use MSConfig to determine the location of the
command that is attempting to start the program, and remove it from there.
To cease the selective startup notifications, either return your settings to
the way they were, or permanently remove the undesirable programs from your
startup configuration.


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