They listed some pretty good solutions, but there are a few
   more spots where a program can start at bootup that I know
   of; Here is my little memory list so I do not forget one of them.


   0. sector 0 of the boot drive This one does not count except
       for things like BOOTMAGIC which is a excellent program and
       nasty things like viruses.

   1. c:\config.sys 

   2. c:\autoexec.bat                        
  
   3. c:\windows\winstart.bat This program file may or may not
       exist on your machine, but it will start things on bootup. 

   4. windows registry
       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\current
                          version\run... 

   5. c:\windows\system.ini 

   6. c:\windows\win.ini
                          
   7. windows startup menu c:\windows\startmenu\programs\StartUp\*.lnk 

   8. Task Scheduler (on system tray) c:\windows\system\mstinit.exe 
       (I think this is right) If you have a scheduler program installed 
       check it's listings 

   9. c:\progra~1\icq\ndedit.exe c:\progra~1\icq\agent\ndedit.exe
       If you ever install ICQ it likes to install it's netdetect program
       in the regestry. ICQ does not give you a way to totaly kill the
       program. So I took it's listing out of the registry. 





On Sunday, September 2, 2001 at 2:30 am, Steven Harper wrote:
>I have a question about How 
>do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?:

>somehow i have gotten something called "jethomepage" to load along with my excite 
>homepage everytime i turn off and logged back on the internet!  this "homepage" 
appears 
>when i first log back on and comes on the left hand side of my screen.  i have tried 
>everything from searching my registry to looking for it manualling through each 
file 
>and i cannot find it to get rid of it (i even went to the real homepage and tried 
>to find someway of uninstalling it there but with no luck!)!  once it is there and 
>i "x" it out it never returns again until i reboot but it is just a major annoyance 
>to even look at.  can someone please help me out with a suggestion of how i can 
get 
>rid of this damn thing once and for all?!
>many thanks...
>

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