Startup in MSCONFIKG

I've uninstalled all kinds of things that are still on my
startup menu. I know that it doesn;t matter because the
boxs aren't checked but the list just keeps getting longer
and longer, Can anyone tell me how to clean up my startup
in msconfig so that it only shows things that are actually
installed on my machine??

The Cleanup button should do this for you although it can cause problems with
some applications such as Intellipoint where the reference to point32.exe does
not include the full path and thus the entry is often unintentionally removed
despite still being checked..

However I feel this is better done using Regedit so you will need to proceed
with caution.

Checked entries are located in one of
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Service)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services

And unchecked entries in
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Service)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services-

In addition checked entries might also be located in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

and unchecked entries in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items

Regards
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Beau wrote:

I've uninstalled all kinds of things that are still on my
startup menu. I know that it doesn;t matter because the
boxs aren't checked but the list just keeps getting longer
and longer, Can anyone tell me how to clean up my startup
in msconfig so that it only shows things that are actually
installed on my machine??

HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCR = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKU = HKEY_USERS

--
Mike Maltby



Mike M wrote:

The Cleanup button should do this for you although it can cause
problems with some applications such as Intellipoint where the
reference to point32.exe does not include the full path and thus the
entry is often unintentionally removed despite still being checked..

However I feel this is better done using Regedit so you will need to
proceed with caution.

Checked entries are located in one of
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Service)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services

And unchecked entries in
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Service)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services-

In addition checked entries might also be located in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

and unchecked entries in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items

-----Original Message-----
HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCR = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKU = HKEY_USERS

--
Mike Maltby



Mike M wrote:

The Cleanup button should do this for you although it
can cause
problems with some applications such as Intellipoint
where the
reference to point32.exe does not include the full path
and thus the
entry is often unintentionally removed despite still
being checked..

However I feel this is better done using Regedit so you
will need to
proceed with caution.

Checked entries are located in one of
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Registry (Machine Service)]

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services

And unchecked entries in
[Registry (Per-User Run)]
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Run)]
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-

[Registry (Machine Service)]

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Services-

In addition checked entries might also be located in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

and unchecked entries in

C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled
Startup Items
and
C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items

Ugh You must think I'm an Idiot! Well I feel like one
Thankyou very much. I'm obviously pretty knew at this but
I'm gettin there (I think) lol. I did clean out my startup
thanks again.

Now do you know how to get rid of the uninstalled stuff
that's still listed in my add remove programs?

Beau




.

No, I don't think you an idiot at all. You asked a quite logical question and
it was myself that was at fault in not including all the information you
needed.

As for removing the unwanted/dead entries in Add/Remove Programs I feel the
easiest and safest way of doing this is to use TweakUI. Do this by unchecking
the unwanted entries on the Add/Remove tab.

If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI for Win Me (1.33) can
be obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstati.../nttweakui.asp

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract
components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help
window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be
deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

Just a few words of caution though if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me.
a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the Desktop tab.
Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using
either WebView or Active desktop.
b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.
Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including
TweakUI.
e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
--
Mike Maltby




wrote:
Ugh You must think I'm an Idiot! Well I feel like one
Thankyou very much. I'm obviously pretty knew at this but
I'm gettin there (I think) lol. I did clean out my startup
thanks again.

Now do you know how to get rid of the uninstalled stuff
that's still listed in my add remove programs?

-----Original Message-----
No, I don't think you an idiot at all. You asked a quite
logical question and
it was myself that was at fault in not including all the
information you
needed.

As for removing the unwanted/dead entries in Add/Remove
Programs I feel the
easiest and safest way of doing this is to use TweakUI.
Do this by unchecking
the unwanted entries on the Add/Remove tab.

If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI
for Win Me (1.33) can
be obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstati...oads/powertoys
/networking/nttweakui.asp

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak),
run to extract
components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install,
close the help
window that comes up to allow install to finish.
C:\Tweak can now be
deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

Just a few words of caution though if you are new to
using TweakUI on Win Me.
a) Do not change the first icon (My Computer) on the
Desktop tab.
Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special
Folders when using
either WebView or Active desktop.
b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on
the IE tab.
Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control
Panel including
TweakUI.
e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
--
Mike Maltby





wrote:
Ugh You must think I'm an Idiot! Well I feel like one
Thankyou very much. I'm obviously pretty knew at this
but
I'm gettin there (I think) lol. I did clean out my
startup
thanks again.

Now do you know how to get rid of the uninstalled stuff
that's still listed in my add remove programs?

That did it!
Thanks for the help!

Beau

.

Beau,

Glad to have been able to help,

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby



Beau wrote:

That did it!
Thanks for the help!