Startup Programs

[The Leader]

Whats the best way to see what programs are loading up at startup so that you can turn them off if they are not wanted?

 

[Kesava]

go to start-->run

then type in "msconfig"

without the " "

then click on the "startup" tab.

 

[adarsh]

Or, you can go to the registry and delete the Start-up program manually.

Go to Run and type "regedit" without the quotes and press Enter.
Now navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Run.

Now select the program you do not want to startup and delete the key(by selecting Delete after right clicking on the corresponding key).

 

[kobaj]

Or, you can go to the registry and delete the Start-up program manually.

Go to Run and type "regedit" without the quotes and press Enter.
Now navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Run.

Now select the program you do not want to startup and delete the key(by selecting Delete after right clicking on the corresponding key).

DO NOT DO THIS!

You can seriously f*** up your pc by messing with the registry. Stick with msconfig. It allows you to undo your mistakes in case you didnt mean to. Where as the registry is unforgiving and can lead to an un-usable windows.

 

[vonfeldt7]

DO NOT DO THIS!

You can seriously f*** up your pc by messing with the registry. Stick with msconfig. It allows you to undo your mistakes in case you didnt mean to. Where as the registry is unforgiving and can lead to an un-usable windows.

I'm going to have to agree...if you don't know what you're doing I wouldn't recommend messing with the registry.

 

[Kesava]

especially since using msconfig is much easier

 

[adarsh]

Mwah! it's what I do, I normally know which files I'm deleting. It shows the extra startup files anyways
PS. If you are taking ANY advice on registry related changes, I would recommend keeping a backup of your registry.