Question about 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?'
Monday, August 19, 2002 at 11:26 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob King
(4 messages posted)
I have a question about How
do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?:
I'm trying to help a friend that has a problem similar to a previous posting regarding
desktop.ini. Her problem is that every time she starts up her computer the Window's
Folder from Windows Explorer shows up on top of her desktop covering it completely.
She can get rid of it by closing it, however it is an annoyance and a puzzle as to
why it started appearing recently. She would like to prevent it from showing up whenever
she turns on her computer. I went to Programs; then Startup, but did not find any
reference to Windows. I then went to Start, Run, and typed in "msconfig" hit OK.
I clicked on the Startup tab and unchecked C:\Windows and entered OK. I then did
a reboot and got the following message:
"You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows
starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time
Windows starts. Choose the normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility." I
decided to cancel the change and clicked OK and chose the normal startup mode. Anyone
have any ideas how to get rid od the Windows folder from appearing at startup and
also maintain the "Normal Startup" mode?
Thanks
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