I have a question about How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?:

I have unchecked a program from the msconfig startup tab area, but what I really want to know is how do I remove the option to check that program all together. i.e. ...how do I remove the program from the start up menu itself in msconfig?

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It all depends on where the program is starting from:
Start Menu (Yours or all users)
Run, Run Services etc.

That is what TweakUI does for you, looks in all those places.

Bob Cerelli





On Friday, July 18, 2003 at 9:49 am, Jonydeth wrote:
>I have a question about How 
>do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?:

>
>I have unchecked a program from the msconfig startup tab area, but what I really 
>want to know is how do I remove the option to check that program all together. i.e. 
>...how do I remove the program from the start up menu itself in msconfig?

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I have tried tweakui and the startup folder and cannot figure out what is causing an explorer window to open up each time the computer is booted. Any idea how to track this down? Thanks.


On Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:18 am, Bob Cerelli wrote:

>It all depends on where the program is starting from:
>Start Menu (Yours or all users)
>Run, Run Services etc.
>
>That is what TweakUI does for you, looks in all those places.
>
>Bob Cerelli
>

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This guy has the solution to remove the programs from MSCONFIG http://forum.pro-web-design.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=182#182


On Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 4:03 pm, Kay wrote:
>I have tried tweakui and the startup folder and cannot figure out what is causing
>an explorer window to open up each time the computer is booted. Any idea how to
>track this down? Thanks.
>
>

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Try right clicking on the Start menu and select Explore all Users. Then click on Programs folder after the explorer window opens.\ Now you have to make a decision. Where do you wanto put this thing. I just delete it. After all its just a short cut. ---post your results here Have a Great Day. Hey Bob, hows that roof and fryer holding up. :)

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Hello....this site...http://forum.pro-web-design.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=182#182 apparently does not work. Have any other ideas?


On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 1:28 pm, Sam wrote:
>This guy has the solution to remove the programs from MSCONFIG
>
>http://forum.pro-web-design.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=182#182
>
>http://forum.pro-web-

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There's an article on Microsoft's web site entitled "How to Modify the List of Programs that Run When You Start Windows," article id 270035. Here's the address where I found it on 06/22/2006: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q270035. Hope this helps!


On Friday, January 7, 2005 at 8:48 pm, Taylor wrote:
>Hello....this site...http://forum.pro-web-design.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=182#182
>apparently does not work. Have any other ideas?
>
>
>

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This thread is 3 years old, you really should start a new one. But ... when you disable 
an item via msconfig, it's removed from the Startup folder and placed in a Disabled 
Startup Items folder under your login id. On my system the path is like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\myuserid\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items

You could simply go there and delete the entry or re-enable it in msconfig then delete 
from

C:\Documents and Settings\myuserid\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

myuserid in this case could be your id, All Users or Default user.

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