Removal of Start Up Programs

[Guest Rick]

How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit on?

Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

[Guest philo]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

 

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

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> How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit

on?

> Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

> aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

 

 

delete them from your startup folder or run msconfig and uncheck them (in

the startup tab)

[Guest Malke]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

Rick wrote:

> How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit on?

> Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

> aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

 

The first place to start is always from within the program itself.

Quicktime has preferences for instance. Then if there is no way to

change startup options from within the program, use the System

Configuration Utility:

 

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

 

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab

and find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply

and OK out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you

do you'll get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box

that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".

 

Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop

processes. Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter]

 

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

 

 

Malke

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[Guest Rock]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit

> on?

> Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

> aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

 

First step should be to check in the options for the program you don't want

to start and see if there is a setting to tell it not to run at startup.

The next step is to remove any entries you don't want from the two startup

folders:

 

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

 

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:

Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok

 

Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys in

the registry:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

 

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT

before making any changes to the registry.

 

ERUNT

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

 

Installing and Using ERUNT

http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html

http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

 

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[Guest WaIIy]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:30:02 -0700, Rick

<Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit on?

>Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

>aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

 

Go get this.

 

One of the best programs ever made and it's tiny.

 

After you install it, it will put an icon in Control Panel.

 

The program is self-explanatory after you open it up.

 

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

It's free

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

Rick wrote:

> How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit on?

> Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

> aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

 

 

In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as

simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to

"display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts."

 

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start

Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in

the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

 

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560

 

 

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[Guest baynole]

Re: Removal of Start Up Programs

 

On Aug 26, 2:50 pm, WaIIy <eI...@ChangeThisPart.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:30:02 -0700, Rick

>

> <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >How do I turn off unnecessary programs that start up whenI turn the unit on?

> >Quicktime, Adobe Photo Downloader, etc, are running in the background and

> >aren't necessary. Thanks, Rick

>

> Go get this.

>

> One of the best programs ever made and it's tiny.

>

> After you install it, it will put an icon in Control Panel.

>

> The program is self-explanatory after you open it up.

>

> http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

>

> It's free

 

I use this. it warns when things are trying to install in the tray but

doesn't replace msconfig. What I use for this is:

 

http://www.download.com/Quick-Startup/3000-2086_4-10721684.html?tag=lst-0-1

 

It is so simple even I can use it!!