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Reply to 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?'
Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 5:21 am
Posted by Csswo
(2 messages posted)
This is what works for me (I do this all the time) & it's easy:
In the _Run_ command type "msconfig". This will show what programs Windows currently
starts when the computer is starting. There is a list with boxes checked. Simply
uncheck the ones you don't want to run at start up. I usually uncheck as many as
I can, and then restart the computer. If it doesn't act right, I turn programs back
on until it does act right. Any icons that automatically show up on the task bar
can slow the system down.
When installing new programs, often there is a promt that wants to 'run at start
up' or some similar phrase. In the future just uncheck the box or choose NO.
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re: Reply to 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?'
Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 6:07 am
Posted by mojo7819
(5744 messages posted)
This advice is given in this forum every day.
On Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 5:21 am, Csswo wrote:
>This is what works for me (I do this all the time) & it's easy:
>In the _Run_ command type "msconfig". This will show what programs Windows currently
>starts when the computer is starting. There is a list with boxes checked. Simply
>uncheck the ones you don't want to run at start up. I usually uncheck as many as
>I can, and then restart the computer. If it doesn't act right, I turn programs
back
>on until it does act right. Any icons that automatically show up on the task bar
>can slow the system down.
>
>When installing new programs, often there is a promt that wants to 'run at start
>up' or some similar phrase. In the future just uncheck the box or choose NO.
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re: Reply to 'How do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?'
Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 6:11 am
Posted by london_dog
(5 messages posted)
hey no intended for me, but very informative none the less... thanks for that, will
try that on my home pc
On Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 5:21 am, Csswo wrote:
>This is what works for me (I do this all the time) & it's easy:
>In the _Run_ command type "msconfig". This will show what programs Windows currently
>starts when the computer is starting. There is a list with boxes checked. Simply
>uncheck the ones you don't want to run at start up. I usually uncheck as many as
>I can, and then restart the computer. If it doesn't act right, I turn programs
back
>on until it does act right. Any icons that automatically show up on the task bar
>can slow the system down.
>
>When installing new programs, often there is a promt that wants to 'run at start
>up' or some similar phrase. In the future just uncheck the box or choose NO.
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