msconfig startup location

[Guest martkaufman]

Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items

have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,

it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the

whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

no-longer-used entries?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: msconfig startup location

 

 

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup

> items

> have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a

> while,

> it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through

> the

> whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

> no-longer-used entries?

 

Have a look here:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

 

If this was my own PC then I would leave these entries where they

are. You don't have to "roll through the whole thing" - all disabled

items sink to the bottom of the list.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: msconfig startup location

 

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...

> Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items

> have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,

> it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the

> whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

> no-longer-used entries?

 

 

The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

 

You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->

regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically

clean them up.

 

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP

Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &

Selective

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from

Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

 

AutoRuns for Windows v9.21

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

 

Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the

Logon tab for your startup programs.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest martkaufman]

Re: msconfig startup location

 

Thanks Nepatsfan!

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...

> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup items

> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,

> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through the

> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

> > no-longer-used entries?

>

>

> The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.

>

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

>

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

>

> You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->

> regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically

> clean them up.

>

> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP

> Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &

> Selective

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from

> Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

>

> AutoRuns for Windows v9.21

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

>

> Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the

> Logon tab for your startup programs.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest martkaufman]

Re: msconfig startup location

 

Thanks Pegasus!

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...

> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup

> > items

> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a

> > while,

> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through

> > the

> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

> > no-longer-used entries?

>

> Have a look here:

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

>

> If this was my own PC then I would leave these entries where they

> are. You don't have to "roll through the whole thing" - all disabled

> items sink to the bottom of the list.

>

>

>

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: msconfig startup location

 

You're welcome.

 

Nepatsfan

 

"martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:78A897F8-11CA-4FB8-87D2-EE47128A1A4B@microsoft.com...

> Thanks Nepatsfan!

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

>> "martkaufman" <martkaufman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:0A143499-B566-4102-9C52-DB82D2077060@microsoft.com...

>> > Where is the location of the msconfig "startup" file/tab? After startup

>> > items

>> > have been "deselected", they still hang around on the list. After a while,

>> > it makes it difficult to find other startup items without rolling through

>> > the

>> > whole thing. Is it possible to "edit" the file to remove these

>> > no-longer-used entries?

>>

>>

>> The unchecked items are stored in one of these two registry keys.

>>

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

>>

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

>>

>> You can manually delete them with the Registry Editor (Start -> Run ->

>> regedit.exe), or run the script available from this web site to automatically

>> clean them up.

>>

>> Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP

>> Line 148, right hand column, Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup &

>> Selective

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>

>> On a side note, you might want to consider using this program available from

>> Microsoft when you want to disable start up items.

>>

>> AutoRuns for Windows v9.21

>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

>>

>> Once you've downloaded and extracted the files, run autoruns.exe. Look on the

>> Logon tab for your startup programs.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>