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In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out
old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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Start by downloading Mike Lin's Startup.exe at :
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml . Then check each entry to see what is safe to remove at : http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm . I would just uncheck each entry first before deleting any item . "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to
both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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Why third party software? Is there no approach in windows? If not, how did a
vendor do this task? "glee" wrote in message ... As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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There are seven run keys in the registry that are used to start programs:
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 there is an item disabled in the Startup tab, MSconfig.exe, that was in one of these keys, it will be in an identically named key except that there will be a minus at the end, i.e., Run- I suppose any key could be duplicated; however, I have only found keys #1, #2 and #5 duplicated in my registry with a minus. If you want to get rid of a non-marked entry in MSconfig, delete the key with the minus sign behind it. When you disable an entry that is in the startup folder on the start menu, a folder is created on the start menu called Disabled Startup Items. As appropriate, delete the item from either the registry key or the Disabled folder. If the item is the only thing in the registry key or Disabled folder, you can delete the key or the folder also. Items can start from the run= and load= lines in the win.ini file. If disabled, they are placed in a norun= or noload= line. Go into the win.ini file and change the appropriate line back to the way it was, i.e., change norun=application name to run= and save the file. If this doesn't do what you want, post back. -- 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 "Tom" wrote in message ... Why third party software? Is there no approach in windows? If not, how did a vendor do this task? "glee" wrote in message ... As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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Ron has posted the details in his reply. The third-party app is a tiny utility, and
saves one the extra work and risk of manually deleting the entries from the Registry using the Registry editor. The method is the same, but much easier, especially for users unfamiliar with working in the Registry, where a mistake can render your Windows useless. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message ... Why third party software? Is there no approach in windows? If not, how did a vendor do this task? "glee" wrote in message ... As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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Thank-you all, I see the difficulties in performing this task. I will study
these, just too know the technique. This was cured in xp; true? "glee" wrote in message ... Ron has posted the details in his reply. The third-party app is a tiny utility, and saves one the extra work and risk of manually deleting the entries from the Registry using the Registry editor. The method is the same, but much easier, especially for users unfamiliar with working in the Registry, where a mistake can render your Windows useless. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message ... Why third party software? Is there no approach in windows? If not, how did a vendor do this task? "glee" wrote in message ... As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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I don't know what you mean by it is cured in XP. The startup tab is working
just as it was designed to do and works the same way in XP. -- 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 "Tom" wrote in message ... Thank-you all, I see the difficulties in performing this task. I will study these, just too know the technique. This was cured in xp; true? "glee" wrote in message ... Ron has posted the details in his reply. The third-party app is a tiny utility, and saves one the extra work and risk of manually deleting the entries from the Registry using the Registry editor. The method is the same, but much easier, especially for users unfamiliar with working in the Registry, where a mistake can render your Windows useless. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message ... Why third party software? Is there no approach in windows? If not, how did a vendor do this task? "glee" wrote in message ... As REE suggested, use a third party free startup manager that has ther option to both disable and delete items....but always use disable first to be sure the item is not needed. You must first re-enable all the disabled items in msconfig by selecting Normal Startup and clicking OK, in order to have them all show up in the startup manager, but you do not need to restart the computer after closing msconfig. Just go right to the startup manager and disable what you need to, then reboot. Either startup manager available on this page will work....use one or the other: http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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If you know anything about the registery you can edit the Run entries there.
"Tom" wrote in message .. . In msconfig,exe the startup menu for selective startup. How do I clean out old unwanted startups? Should I make a backup also? The list is long an old and outdated. tia |
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