Registry and Task Bar Menu

On my task bar (toolbar at bottom of screen) I have 4 icons which must load
before I can activate any desktop icon. One is the Task Manager, which I do
not use, another is the Volume Control, next is HP Digital Imaging Monitor
and last is Pc-cillin Internet Security. These also appear in my Registry
(there is a total of 20 items in the Registry). Can I uncheck the HP
reference in the registry....then not have it load at startup...yet still
access it via the Start...Program route? Can I do the same with Task Manager
as I do not use this? My computer is very slow to load and I am looking for
some solutions. Thanks.

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Using Windows 98SE, IE6 and Avant 10 Browsers and PC-cillin Internet Security

There is no place to uncheck items in the registry so I believe you might be
referring to the startup tab on msconfig.exe. Here is my standard blurb on
this issue:

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

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 Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Moosetoo" wrote in message
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On my task bar (toolbar at bottom of screen) I have 4 icons which must
load
before I can activate any desktop icon. One is the Task Manager, which I
do
not use, another is the Volume Control, next is HP Digital Imaging Monitor
and last is Pc-cillin Internet Security. These also appear in my Registry
(there is a total of 20 items in the Registry). Can I uncheck the HP
reference in the registry....then not have it load at startup...yet still
access it via the Start...Program route? Can I do the same with Task
Manager
as I do not use this? My computer is very slow to load and I am looking
for
some solutions. Thanks.

--
Using Windows 98SE, IE6 and Avant 10 Browsers and PC-cillin Internet
Security

"Moosetoo" wrote in message
news
On my task bar (toolbar at bottom of screen) I have 4 icons which must
load
before I can activate any desktop icon. One is the Task Manager, which I
do
not use, another is the Volume Control, next is HP Digital Imaging Monitor
and last is Pc-cillin Internet Security. These also appear in my Registry
(there is a total of 20 items in the Registry). Can I uncheck the HP
reference in the registry....then not have it load at startup...yet still
access it via the Start...Program route? Can I do the same with Task
Manager
as I do not use this? My computer is very slow to load and I am looking
for
some solutions. Thanks.

Click on Start Settings Control Panel Network Configuration
or right-click Network Neighborhood on the Desktop.
Select Properties.

Click to highlight the TCP/IP bound to the Ethernet card.
Click to select Properties
or just double-click the TCP/IP entry

Select the IP Address tab, select Specify,
and assign an internal IP address
such as 192.168.0.10,
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

After you have taken care of that, let us know
how much free space you have on your hard drive.

Also, check Device Manager for duplicate entries.
That will slow any machine to a crawl.

Hugh

I did as you suggested. There was an IP address already there
(66.38.18.139) but I changed it as suggested. The Subnet mask was as
suggested. I have two hard drives with 2998 MB on C and 5575MB on D. There
appears to be no conflict in my Device Manager...no duplicate entries.

Do I need to change the IP back to what it was?

Ron ...

I misspoke. I meant the System Config Utility. Can I uncheck an item there
and still have accesss to it via the Start...Program...route?

"Moosetoo" wrote in message
...
Hugh

I did as you suggested. There was an IP address already there
(66.38.18.139) but I changed it as suggested. The Subnet mask was as
suggested. I have two hard drives with 2998 MB on C and 5575MB on D.

If that is free space, and it probably is with those number ranges,
then you are fine.

There
appears to be no conflict in my Device Manager...no duplicate entries.

That's good. This is a process of elimination.

Do I need to change the IP back to what it was?

Only if you need to connect to the Duo County Telephone Cooperative.


Ron ...

I misspoke. I meant the System Config Utility. Can I uncheck an item
there
and still have accesss to it via the Start...Program...route?

Yes. If there ever isn't a shortcut in C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs
to a particular program or folder, you can go ahead and create one
by dragging the mouse from the executable or folder to
C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs while holding down
the right mouse button, then let go and select "Create shortcut".

More questions.

Have you run Scandisk and Defrag recently?.

Do you have a background system scan configured
in your virus scanner?

In MSCONFIG's Startup area, do you have TaskMonitor enabled?

Do you have MS Office installed?
If so, do you have FindFast enabled?

I have DSL through Duo-County, not dial up, so I'm not sure if I need to
reverse the IP number, but I will just to be safe.

Answers:
Have you run Scandisk and Defrag recently? Yes in past month.
Do you have a background system scan configured
in your virus scanner? If you mean real-time virus scan....yes.

In MSCONFIG's Startup area, do you have TaskMonitor enabled? Yes

Do you have MS Office installed? No

Thanks for all the help and for being so fast with answering my posts. I
really appreciate it.

"Moosetoo" wrote in message
...
I have DSL through Duo-County, not dial up, so I'm not sure if I need to
reverse the IP number, but I will just to be safe.

You should do that.

I will in future remember to include the disclaimer
"If you are not connected to a network".