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Old September 24th 04, 09:20 PM
Thomas Sun
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I had installed win runner on my win 98 SE and now when I
boot up the computer,the minimised window for the s/w
comes in automatically even if I dont want it open.How do
I stop it from automatically getting a minimised window.

Please do reply.
Thanks,
Thomas
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Old September 26th 04, 11:23 AM
Ron Badour
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My personal rule of thumb is if a program is not used during every computer
session, I do not allow it to start at boot. To cut back on the number of
programs starting at boot, check the programs themselves for an option not
to load. You might have to double click an icon in the tray (others might
require a right click) and then look for preferences or options. If you
cannot find an option, look for the program in the following start up points
and remove the reference to it:

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini
and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce

4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce

5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices

6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
RunServicesOnce

7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
RunOnce\Setup

If poking around in the registry is not for you, there is a freeware program
that makes this process a lot easier to manage: Startup Manager,
http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable programs; however, by
doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting tool. There might
be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your AntiVirus program
and load power profile alone as they are required. If you disable an entry
in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and the program loads again
after a reboot, that is an indication that you missed an option on the
program itself. If you don't know what an entry is, check he
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Thomas Sun" wrote in message
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I had installed win runner on my win 98 SE and now when I
boot up the computer,the minimised window for the s/w
comes in automatically even if I dont want it open.How do
I stop it from automatically getting a minimised window.

Please do reply.
Thanks,
Thomas



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Old September 27th 04, 10:43 AM
Boris Yankov
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"Thomas Sun" wrote in message ...
I had installed win runner on my win 98 SE and now when I
boot up the computer,the minimised window for the s/w
comes in automatically even if I dont want it open.How do
I stop it from automatically getting a minimised window.

Please do reply.
Thanks,
Thomas


Get a decent startup manager.
A very good one is InControl (http://www.virtuoza.com/InControl/product.php).
 




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