Step by step startup utility for WinXP

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There are a lot of utilities to view the programs started by Windows at
startup, but I'm looking for an utility to startup Windows step by step.
Not as the step by step option of Windows, which shows only the drivers when
started and then doesn't show the programs: I mean the ability to decide to
start or not a program the system would start at startup.
Thanks.
Giovanni
 
Thank you for your answer. I apologize for my ignorance, but I don't think
that it's possible to start manually the programs at startup using msconfig.
But maybe I'm only unaware how to do it. As I said, I'd like to start
manually each program -not only the installation of the drivers-during a
normal boot (not safe mode).
Giovanni
 
GRL said:
There are a lot of utilities to view the programs started by
Windows at startup, but I'm looking for an utility to startup
Windows step by step. Not as the step by step option of Windows,
which shows only the drivers when started and then doesn't show the
programs: I mean the ability to decide to start or not a program
the system would start at startup. Thanks.
Giovanni
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The only thing that *has* to run is Explorer. It isn't in MSCONFIG which
means that everything else there is optional. Perhaps you could use a
program launcher?

If so, check Google for "program launchers" one example of which is RUNit
from...
http://www.magister-lex.at/RUNit/


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dadiOH wrote:

Whoops, that was Win98, you want XP. No idea if it holds for XP ot not.


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Hold down F8 before the Windows bootup screen appear.
Choose "Step by step confirmation".
 
Thank you. But, as I said, "Step by step confirmation" doesn't let me
control the start of the programs, only the installation of the drivers.
Giovanni
 
Thank you. But, as I said, "Step by step confirmation" doesn't let me
control the start of the programs, only the installation of the drivers.
Giovanni
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There is a program called startup delayer which allow you to set a
delay and the sequence in which they start.


Bye for now.

Clive.
 
Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. I'm still looking for an utility
(if there is one) I can decide to start or not the programs at startup
with.
Regards.
Giovanni
 
GRL said:
Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. I'm still looking for an
utility (if there is one) I can decide to start or not the
programs at startup with.
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The start up manager suggestions you received don't do what you want.
Here's a way you can do exactly what you want. Instructions are for Win98
but you should be able to do something similar if not the same in WinXP.

1. Make a new folder on your desktop. Maybe name it "Optional Startups".

2. Using MSCONFIG or a start up manager, identify the programs whose
starting you want to control.

3. Make a shortcut to each of the programs and put the shortcuts in your
new folder.

4. Disable the starting of each of the programs (using MSCONFIG or a start
up manager)

5. Move your new folder to C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

What's going to happen is that when Windows starts up it will open your
folder. You can then click on any program you want to start.

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Thank you, DadiOH, your solution is very smart and I've used it. But my
original problem is different: I asked for a way to control the starting
programs only to understand why, every time my system starts up, Windows
Installer starts without any reason. I tried to find and answer in a
dedicated newsgroup, but nobody was able to help me. So I thought that
controlling the starting programs could help me. Unluckily, Windows
Installer is controlled by the system and I have no capability to control
it.
Thank you again.
Giovanni
 
GRL said:
Thank you, DadiOH, your solution is very smart and I've used it.
But my original problem is different: I asked for a way to control
the starting programs only to understand why, every time my system
starts up, Windows Installer starts without any reason.
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Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? Now that you have done so,
perhaps someone can give you an answer.

For my part, I would guess you had a bummed up install of some program. Try
this...check MSCONFIG to see if GRPCONV is set to run on startup. If so,
untick it.

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GRL said:
Thank you, DadiOH, your solution is very smart and I've used it. But my
original problem is different: I asked for a way to control the starting
programs only to understand why, every time my system starts up, Windows
Installer starts without any reason. I tried to find and answer in a
dedicated newsgroup, but nobody was able to help me. So I thought that
controlling the starting programs could help me. Unluckily, Windows
Installer is controlled by the system and I have no capability to control
it.
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OK. This is a whole new question. What do you mean by 'Windows
Installer'? What is it trying to do?

There's bound to be a way of stopping it.
 
Thank you, DadiOH, your solution is very smart and I've used it. But my
original problem is different: I asked for a way to control the starting
programs only to understand why, every time my system starts up, Windows
Installer starts without any reason. I tried to find and answer in a
dedicated newsgroup, but nobody was able to help me. So I thought that
controlling the starting programs could help me. Unluckily, Windows
Installer is controlled by the system and I have no capability to control
it.
Click to expand...

I don't know if it's related in any way, but I had something similar happen
to me. Once I uninstalled MS Journal Viewer the problem went away.

HTH
 
Thank you everyone for your support. I havn't a lot to add to what I've
already said: all the times my system (WinXP Pro SP1) starts up, the window
of Windows Installer saying that it's preparing an installation appears and
then disappears, two times: the first one, it remains some time, the second
one, it remains only a few seconds. I scanned my system many times with many
products looking for some type of malware (the obvious supposition), but I
never found anything. I looked for help in the newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.msi" and there a person gave me a script which was
made to trace the startup of the Windows Installer and to identify the
problem. I ran the script and I sent the result, but that person was unable
to give me other support.
I tried both the suggestion of dadiOH and of Klaatu, but I havn't found
GRPCONV nor MS Journal Viewer.
Thank you again.
Giovanni
 
In GRL posted:
Thank you everyone for your support. I havn't a lot to add to what
I've already said: all the times my system (WinXP Pro SP1) starts up,
the window of Windows Installer saying that it's preparing an
installation appears and then disappears, two times: the first one,
it remains some time, the second one, it remains only a few seconds.
I scanned my system many times with many products looking for some
type of malware (the obvious supposition), but I never found
anything. I looked for help in the newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.msi" and there a person gave me a script
which was made to trace the startup of the Windows Installer and to
identify the problem. I ran the script and I sent the result, but
that person was unable to give me other support.
I tried both the suggestion of dadiOH and of Klaatu, but I havn't
found GRPCONV nor MS Journal Viewer.
Thank you again.
Giovanni
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Have you seen
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1043211514
yet?

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GRL said:
Thank you everyone for your support. I havn't a lot to add to what I've
already said: all the times my system (WinXP Pro SP1) starts up, the window
of Windows Installer saying that it's preparing an installation appears and
then disappears, two times: the first one, it remains some time, the second
one, it remains only a few seconds.
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Have you tried emptying your temp folder/s and clearing your cache?
 
I tried the new suggestions without any result (always starting of Win
Installer at every startup). Now I try uninstalling Office which perhaps
could be the reason of this fault due to an incorrect installation.
Giovanni
 
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