How do I clean up Config Sys Utility

Can someone tell me how to remove the unwanted text
that remains in the Startup tab of the System Config Utility,
I would like to clean up all the rows of redundant startup
items after they have been unticked.

"Fordo's" wrote in message
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Can someone tell me how to remove the unwanted text
that remains in the Startup tab of the System Config Utility,
I would like to clean up all the rows of redundant startup
items after they have been unticked.

These are Registry entries, mostly Run or RunOnce,
so any can of course be deleted there. But it would
be unwise for anyone who had to ask the question
to delete them.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

It depends on what "unwanted text" you want to remove. Load Power Profile
is supposed to load twice. These articles will give you more information
about where items are loading.

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926

System Configuration Utility Lists Items Not in Startup Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187307

Note the items listed in the second article that are default programs loaded
by Windows.

Before you go the route of manually removing other items, attempt to
determine what application is starting up. In many cases, that application
can be configured NOT to load at Startup. Some applications that are
configured to load at startup will add themselves back in via the Startup
group or the registry if they determine that they are no longer loading at
Startup. Open the applications and look for Configuration or Options or
something similar to find the place to disable loading at Startup.

PattyL

"Fordo's" wrote in message
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Can someone tell me how to remove the unwanted text
that remains in the Startup tab of the System Config Utility,
I would like to clean up all the rows of redundant startup
items after they have been unticked.

CONFIG.SYS is edited by doing Start / Run and entering SYSEDIT. Select the
Config.sys window.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Fordo's" wrote in message
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Can someone tell me how to remove the unwanted text
that remains in the Startup tab of the System Config Utility,
I would like to clean up all the rows of redundant startup
items after they have been unticked.

"Fordo's" wrote in message =
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Can someone tell me how to remove the unwanted text
that remains in the Startup tab of the System Config Utility,
I would like to clean up all the rows of redundant startup
items after they have been unticked.

Start regedit and expand the following keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

Beneath each key, you may find a similar key followed by a hyphen(Run-, =
RunServices-).
This is where some of the disabled programs are stored. You can delete =
individual
programs or the entire key. Next, check=20
"C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items" and move or =
delete any
unwanted items. Finally, open "C:\Windows\Win.ini" and check the =
"[windows]" section
for "norun=3D" and "noload=3D".

Ben