What's the command or shareware that allows to unload program at start-up

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My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some of
the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start menu.
How can I get them?
 
My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some of
the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start menu.
How can I get them?
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click start - choose run - type msconfig
 
My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some of
the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start menu.
How can I get them?
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How about posting what O/S it is, like Win 2k, XP, 98. You can enter
msconfig at the Run Command to see what program are starting at start-up
and uncheck the ones to not start.

Duane :)
 
hella said:
My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some
of the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start
menu. How can I get them?
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Hella:

I am assuming that you are running a version of MS Windows. If so, then:

start -> run -> msconfig -> startup

This may be a little difficult for the newbie to understand, so another
useful tool is "startuplist.exe from"

www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

which will list ALL of your PC's start up info an an easy to read text file.
By using the /verbose option, you will get an explanation for what is
listed.

Finally, there is a very complete list of PC startup programs "Full-list
Zip" on the web at:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/

which will describe LOTS of startups.

Good luck,

Steve
 
hella said:
My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some of
the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start menu.
How can I get them?
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For the ones you can see:
First step take them out of the start up folder\
Second step, start/run/msconfig/start up tab

For the ones you usually don't see
Open up regedit, work your way to HKLM/software/Microsoft/windows/current
version/run
also HKLM/software/Microsoft/windows/current version/run once
well there are a bunch of them there are also some under current user also.

I have recently however been playing around with knoppix a live CD Linux
destro and I sure like the idea of knowing that the OS is 100% virus immune,
well I know what you are saying to your self *no OS is 100% virus immune*;
but seeing as how knoppix is running from a CD without there even being a HD
in the machine I am using to browse the web, and the OS is a Linux destro
and the CD is a CDR booting up in a regular CDROM, I think I am safe in
making the above claims<VBEG>


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hella,

It is best to disable any program from automatically starting by using the
programs options. If you cannot find an option to disable automatic
starting, visit the following site for a list of where programs can be
activated;

http://www.aumha.org/a/loads.htm
 
hella said:
My computer loads lots of things at start-up. I want to disable some
of the junk. They are not listed under Program/Startup/ on the Start
menu. How can I get them?
Click to expand...

Try Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel
(http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml). Free, with PayPal donation
option, like the other suggestion, which looks interesting, but
reportedly doesn't work under Windows Me.
 
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