Computer Startup

[Guest John]

When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand corner

(the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always seems

to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

[Guest Rich Barry]

Re: Computer Startup

 

John, go to Start>Run type msconfig click Ok. Select Startup Tab.

You can uncheck the programs you recognize

and that you don't want opening at Startup. Click Apply, Ok.

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

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> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand

> corner

> (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always

> seems

> to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

> keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Computer Startup

 

To cut back on the number of programs starting at boot, check the programs

themselves for an option not to load. You might have to double click an

icon in the tray (others might require a right click) and then look for

preferences or options. If you cannot find an option, look for the program

in one of the following start up points and remove the reference to it:

 

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini

and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

 

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run

2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Run

3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunOnce

4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­RunOnce

5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunServices

6.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunServicesOnce

7.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunOnce\Setup

 

If tinkering in the registry is not your thing, you can use msconfig.exe,

startup tab, to disable programs; however, by doing so, you may lessen its

value as a troubleshooting tool. There might be some double entries in

msconfig--be careful not to disable parts of your anti virus program for

example.

 

If you disable an entry in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and

the program loads again after a reboot, that is an indication that you

missed an option on the program itself. If you don't know what an entry is,

use google.com or check here:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

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

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> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand

> corner

> (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always

> seems

> to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

> keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

[Guest Ken Blake]

Re: Computer Startup

 

John wrote:

> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right

> hand corner (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM

> window always seems to come up..this really slows down the whole

> start up process. How can I keep these unwanted icons from starting

> in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

 

 

First, you should be concerned with *all* programs that start automatically.

Not all of them manifest themselves by an icon in the system tray.

 

 

 

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to

see if it has the choice not to start. Many can easily and best be stopped

that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the Start | Run line, and

on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't want to start

automatically.

 

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running

the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you

should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but

*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no

effect on performance.

 

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is

determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost

in performance is of its running all the time. You can get more information

about these with at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html. If you can't

find it there, try google searches and ask about specifics here.

 

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed

decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.

 

 

--

Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User

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[Guest RalfG]

Re: Computer Startup

 

AIM starting up with windows is an option within AIM itself that you can

disable. The same applies for many other programs that show up in your

system tray, like Java, any messenger or chat programs, "quick start" type

icons (ie. Nero, MS Works, OpenOffice) and so on.

 

 

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

news:2057B843-409C-4F2A-B339-CBAA5B012A29@microsoft.com...

> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand

> corner

> (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always

> seems

> to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

> keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

[Guest RalfG]

Re: Computer Startup

 

Some programs put an icon in your Startup folder on the start menu. Remove

that if you don't need or want the item to run when you boot Windows.

 

"RalfG" <itsnotme@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote in message

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> AIM starting up with windows is an option within AIM itself that you can

> disable. The same applies for many other programs that show up in your

> system tray, like Java, any messenger or chat programs, "quick start" type

> icons (ie. Nero, MS Works, OpenOffice) and so on.

>

>

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

> news:2057B843-409C-4F2A-B339-CBAA5B012A29@microsoft.com...

>> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand

>> corner

>> (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always

>> seems

>> to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

>> keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.

>

>

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Computer Startup

 

Added info:

 

WinXP Startup Programs Tracker:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

 

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

news:2057B843-409C-4F2A-B339-CBAA5B012A29@microsoft.com...

> When I start my computer many programs show up in the lower right hand

> corner

> (the icon) and seem to slow my computer down. Also, AIM window always

> seems

> to come up..this really slows down the whole start up process. How can I

> keep these unwanted icons from starting in my toolbar at the bottom, etc.