Guest TJJ55 Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when I switch it on. Thanks. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Cazzythom wrote: > > > Good Morning all, > > > > I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs > > that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too > > many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. > > > > On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to > see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the > option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 > Please reply to the newsgroup > > >
Guest TJJ55 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a hotmail email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't know where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an answer. Thanks. "TJJ55" wrote: > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when > I switch it on. > > Thanks. > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > > Cazzythom wrote: > > > > > Good Morning all, > > > > > > I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs > > > that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too > > > many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. > > > > > > > > On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to > > see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the > > option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 > > Please reply to the newsgroup > > > > > >
Guest Bob I Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. TJJ55 wrote: > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a hotmail > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't know > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an answer. > > Thanks. > > "TJJ55" wrote: > > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when >>I switch it on. >> >>Thanks. >> >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: >> >> >>>Cazzythom wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Good Morning all, >>>> >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. >>> >>> >>> >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 >>>Please reply to the newsgroup >>> >>> >>>
Guest TJJ55 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) I had already looked there but Hotmail or MSN are not showing there. "Bob I" wrote: > Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. > > TJJ55 wrote: > > > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a hotmail > > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't know > > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an answer. > > > > Thanks. > > > > "TJJ55" wrote: > > > > > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when > >>I switch it on. > >> > >>Thanks. > >> > >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Cazzythom wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Good Morning all, > >>>> > >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs > >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too > >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to > >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the > >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 > >>>Please reply to the newsgroup > >>> > >>> > >>> > >
Guest mae Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Open Messenger and check your settings. Uncheck those related to signin when Windows starts, etc. There are quite a few options you can choose. so experiment with them. I have unchecked "signin automatically" but to run in the background so it loads with Windows but sits quietly in the tray until I click to enable and chose an ID.. mae "TJJ55" <TJJ55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1A0EEB64-6DAB-416A-8F27-3705DC327749@microsoft.com... |I had already looked there but Hotmail or MSN are not showing there. | | | "Bob I" wrote: | | > Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. | > | > TJJ55 wrote: | > | > > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a hotmail | > > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't know | > > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an answer. | > > | > > Thanks. | > > | > > "TJJ55" wrote: | > > | > > | > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when | > >>I switch it on. | > >> | > >>Thanks. | > >> | > >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: | > >> | > >> | > >>>Cazzythom wrote: | > >>> | > >>> | > >>>>Good Morning all, | > >>>> | > >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs | > >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too | > >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. | > >>> | > >>> | > >>> | > >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to | > >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the | > >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 | > >>>Please reply to the newsgroup | > >>> | > >>> | > >>> | > | >
Guest mae Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) In addition, you need to signout of Messenger, as until you do, it will always try to reconnect. mae "TJJ55" <TJJ55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1A0EEB64-6DAB-416A-8F27-3705DC327749@microsoft.com... |I had already looked there but Hotmail or MSN are not showing there. | | | "Bob I" wrote: | | > Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. | > | > TJJ55 wrote: | > | > > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a hotmail | > > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't know | > > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an answer. | > > | > > Thanks. | > > | > > "TJJ55" wrote: | > > | > > | > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to hotmail when | > >>I switch it on. | > >> | > >>Thanks. | > >> | > >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: | > >> | > >> | > >>>Cazzythom wrote: | > >>> | > >>> | > >>>>Good Morning all, | > >>>> | > >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs | > >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got too | > >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading themselves. | > >>> | > >>> | > >>> | > >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to | > >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the | > >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 | > >>>Please reply to the newsgroup | > >>> | > >>> | > >>> | > | >
Guest TJJ55 Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Thanks Mae please can you tell me wheret o look in messenger. Windows live messenger and hotmail both automatically open up, all I want is just my desktop. Thanks for your help. "mae" wrote: > Open Messenger and check your settings. > Uncheck those related to signin when Windows starts, etc. > There are quite a few options you can choose. so experiment with them. > I have unchecked "signin automatically" but > to run in the background so it loads with Windows but sits > quietly in the tray until I click to enable and chose an ID.. > > mae > > "TJJ55" <TJJ55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:1A0EEB64-6DAB-416A-8F27-3705DC327749@microsoft.com... > |I had already looked there but Hotmail or MSN are not showing there. > | > | > | "Bob I" wrote: > | > | > Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. > | > > | > TJJ55 wrote: > | > > | > > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a > hotmail > | > > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't > know > | > > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an > answer. > | > > > | > > Thanks. > | > > > | > > "TJJ55" wrote: > | > > > | > > > | > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to > hotmail when > | > >>I switch it on. > | > >> > | > >>Thanks. > | > >> > | > >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > | > >> > | > >> > | > >>>Cazzythom wrote: > | > >>> > | > >>> > | > >>>>Good Morning all, > | > >>>> > | > >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs > | > >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got > too > | > >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading > themselves. > | > >>> > | > >>> > | > >>> > | > >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its > Options to > | > >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose > the > | > >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 > | > >>>Please reply to the newsgroup > | > >>> > | > >>> > | > >>> > | > > | > > >
Guest mae Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) I will try : ) open messenger- in the top row of icons - the last one is a little document with an arrow click the arrow and go down to "tools" - then options on the left will show all the categories for settings Choose "General" and uncheck: open messenger main window when messenger starts uncheck: allow automatic signin when connected to internet After that close with the x in right uppercorner. From the icon in the tray, right click and "sign out" Then it will be in the tray with red x over- right click the messnger icon and select "open" check: remember me uncheck: automatically signin then your name will appear at the top but will do nothing until you enter your password to connect or you can right click the messenger icon and select "sign in" if you select remember me and my password, you will only need to click signin or signout. (but you must remember to signout) mae "TJJ55" <TJJ55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:80E75361-0C12-40C6-ACCA-FCFC76799AED@microsoft.com... | Thanks Mae please can you tell me wheret o look in messenger. | | Windows live messenger and hotmail both automatically open up, all I want is | just my desktop. | | Thanks for your help. | | "mae" wrote: | | > Open Messenger and check your settings. | > Uncheck those related to signin when Windows starts, etc. | > There are quite a few options you can choose. so experiment with them. | > I have unchecked "signin automatically" but | > to run in the background so it loads with Windows but sits | > quietly in the tray until I click to enable and chose an ID.. | > | > mae | > | > "TJJ55" <TJJ55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:1A0EEB64-6DAB-416A-8F27-3705DC327749@microsoft.com... | > |I had already looked there but Hotmail or MSN are not showing there. | > | | > | | > | "Bob I" wrote: | > | | > | > Try, Start, Programs, Startup, and delete the shortcuts there. | > | > | > | > TJJ55 wrote: | > | > | > | > > Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going straight to a | > hotmail | > | > > email address and live messenger upon starting the computer. I don't | > know | > | > > where to look to change this. I would be really grateful for an | > answer. | > | > > | > | > > Thanks. | > | > > | > | > > "TJJ55" wrote: | > | > > | > | > > | > | > >>Please can you tell me how to stop my computer going staright to | > hotmail when | > | > >>I switch it on. | > | > >> | > | > >>Thanks. | > | > >> | > | > >>"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: | > | > >> | > | > >> | > | > >>>Cazzythom wrote: | > | > >>> | > | > >>> | > | > >>>>Good Morning all, | > | > >>>> | > | > >>>>I have forgotten what you do when you want to organise the programs | > | > >>>>that automatically load up when you start your computer. I`ve got | > too | > | > >>>>many programs starting up and I want to stop them loading | > themselves. | > | > >>> | > | > >>> | > | > >>> | > | > >>>On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its | > Options to | > | > >>>see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose | > the | > | > >>>option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon" option). 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 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 | > | > >>>Please reply to the newsgroup | > | > >>> | > | > >>> | > | > >>> | > | > | > | > | > | >
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