MSCONFIG? question about startup programs

[Guest todd198126]

As you may have guessed by my posts im a bit of a novice to be honest,i have

a question im hoping you can answer.I have installed some software onto my

(Vista 64 bit home basic) pc,unfortunately it starts up when i boot up-this

is a pain as its not needed at all.I only need the software occasionally,not

very time i turn the pc on.So i couldnt see any settings in the options of

the software to stop this,and i have checked right through it.So i went to

the help pages and it told me to type in 'msconfig' into the run/search

box.It brought up the settings and i was able to adjust the programs i didnt

want to come on at startup.Fantastic!all sorted i thought but the problem is

every time i boot up/turn on a little bubble pops up along with an icon in

the tray telling me i have some software stopped from coming on at

startup.This happens every time i boot up and its pretty annoying for me to

have to click on the bubble nad exit the icon from the tray each time.Is

there any way i can stop this from happening please??I have been through it

and cant see a way to cease it,if you know a way round it or how to solve the

problem please let me know.Thanks again for your help folks (I apologise for

being a complete dim-wit!)

[Guest R. C. White]

Re: MSCONFIG? question about startup programs

 

Hi, Todd.

 

Novices are welcome here! And I doubt that you are a "complete dim-wit",

but those are welcome, too. But even a novice or a dim-wit needs to learn

how to present a question in a way that invites an answer. Your post

appeared on my screen as a single paragraph run together in a way that makes

it almost impossible for me to read. When I try, it takes me a few lines

just to get through your beginning apology. In fact, it makes me want to

skip your message entirely and go on to the next one.

> I have installed some software onto my

> (Vista 64 bit home basic) pc,

 

Why don't you tell us WHICH software? Now we have to ask and wait for your

next message.

 

Go back into MSCONFIG and tell it to Start Normally. Then go to Control

Panel | Programs and Features and uninstall that software. Finally, install

it again (if you still want to use it) and watch very carefully during

installation for a check box (maybe hidden or buried in some gobbledygook

language) that says to start it when Windows starts. Some programs present

such options ONLY during Setup.

 

But if you tell us the name of your software, someone here just might

recognize it and have some better advice.

 

RC

--

R. C. White, CPA

San Marcos, TX

rc@grandecom.net

Microsoft Windows MVP

(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

 

"todd198126" <todd198126@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:509157BE-F429-4B77-A6BE-37D17C60E3E3@microsoft.com...

> As you may have guessed by my posts im a bit of a novice to be honest,i

> have

> a question im hoping you can answer.I have installed some software onto my

> (Vista 64 bit home basic) pc,unfortunately it starts up when i boot

> up-this

> is a pain as its not needed at all.I only need the software

> occasionally,not

> very time i turn the pc on.So i couldnt see any settings in the options of

> the software to stop this,and i have checked right through it.So i went to

> the help pages and it told me to type in 'msconfig' into the run/search

> box.It brought up the settings and i was able to adjust the programs i

> didnt

> want to come on at startup.Fantastic!all sorted i thought but the problem

> is

> every time i boot up/turn on a little bubble pops up along with an icon in

> the tray telling me i have some software stopped from coming on at

> startup.This happens every time i boot up and its pretty annoying for me

> to

> have to click on the bubble nad exit the icon from the tray each time.Is

> there any way i can stop this from happening please??I have been through

> it

> and cant see a way to cease it,if you know a way round it or how to solve

> the

> problem please let me know.Thanks again for your help folks (I apologise

> for

> being a complete dim-wit!)

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: MSCONFIG? question about startup programs

 

Here's a trick that I learned recently. I don't think I've ever seen it

documented anywhere...

 

Open an elevated command prompt. From the command prompt, type:

 

msconfig /commit:n

 

where "n" is the number of the tab you want to commit.

 

Hope that helps.

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"todd198126" <todd198126@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:509157BE-F429-4B77-A6BE-37D17C60E3E3@microsoft.com...

> As you may have guessed by my posts im a bit of a novice to be honest,i

> have

> a question im hoping you can answer.I have installed some software onto my

> (Vista 64 bit home basic) pc,unfortunately it starts up when i boot

> up-this

> is a pain as its not needed at all.I only need the software

> occasionally,not

> very time i turn the pc on.So i couldnt see any settings in the options of

> the software to stop this,and i have checked right through it.So i went to

> the help pages and it told me to type in 'msconfig' into the run/search

> box.It brought up the settings and i was able to adjust the programs i

> didnt

> want to come on at startup.Fantastic!all sorted i thought but the problem

> is

> every time i boot up/turn on a little bubble pops up along with an icon in

> the tray telling me i have some software stopped from coming on at

> startup.This happens every time i boot up and its pretty annoying for me

> to

> have to click on the bubble nad exit the icon from the tray each time.Is

> there any way i can stop this from happening please??I have been through

> it

> and cant see a way to cease it,if you know a way round it or how to solve

> the

> problem please let me know.Thanks again for your help folks (I apologise

> for

> being a complete dim-wit!)