The procedure you described deletes shortcuts from the Start and
StartPrograms menu. It does not uninstall the programs. Use Add/Remove
Programs in the Control Panel for that.

The optional startup applications that you are talking about get
launched from a handful of different places during Startup. Some
Registry keys, the Win.ini file, the Startup folder in the
StartPrograms menu, and occasionally other locations..

You can control much of what gets loaded at startup by using System
Configuration Utility. Run MSCONFIG from the StartRun box. You can view
the list in more detail, including the location of the relevant startup
command for each item, by running System Information (MSINFO32) and
looking in "Software Environment" for "Startup Programs". You can also
copy that list from MSINFO32 by clicking anywhere in the right-hand
pane, then pressing Ctrl-A, then Ctrl-C. You can then Paste that list
into a reply message here for comment.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"PSRumbagh" wrote in message
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I am running Windows 98 First Edition on my HP Pavilion 6465 PC. When
I do
“Ctrl+Alt+Del� immediately after boot-up a pop-up window titled
“Close
Program� appears which tells me the programs that are running. On
my
computer there are 23 programs loaded immediately after the boot-up
has
completed. What loads these programs upon boot-up and how do I
PERMANENTLY
stop the loading of several of these programs that I don’t need.
Removing a
program by way of “StartSettingsTaskbar & Start MenuStart Menu
ProgramsRemove(Un-click program)� does not remove the program from
the
“Close Program� pop-up window when the computer is rebooted, also
many of the
programs don't appear in the Start Menu Programs folder.