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Disabling startup programs
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butchrecon
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Editing the registry is the best way. There are third party programs. I dont use them. I find the registry is easier. If you want to give it a shot you can go to 1 of 2 places. Open regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (and the other Run folders such as RunOnce). In here is all the machine specific programs.
The other spot is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (and the other Run folders such as RunOnce).
I see that you dont like the registry. I suggest learning it and become familiar with it. You will need to know how to use it with Win2K. James Collins
Systems Support Engineer
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (and the other Run folders such as RunOnce). In here is all the machine specific programs.
The other spot is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (and the other Run folders such as RunOnce).
I see that you dont like the registry. I suggest learning it and become familiar with it. You will need to know how to use it with Win2K. James Collins
Systems Support Engineer
A+, MCP
email: butchrecon@skyenet.net
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tlcscousin
Technical User
startup control panel by mike lin is a free download from zdnet works quite well and I have been told msconfig can be installed from the w98 cd.
TekKnowGeek
Technical User
Something to consider just for fun.
If you have access to msconfig from an old Win98 CD or if you are like me and have multi-boot OS's. Use msconfig.exe from the <System Root>\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. It will allow you to view your start-up programs and give you the opportunity to disable them just by unclicking a check box. I don't necessarily use executables from previous OS's, but this does work.
If you have access to msconfig from an old Win98 CD or if you are like me and have multi-boot OS's. Use msconfig.exe from the <System Root>\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. It will allow you to view your start-up programs and give you the opportunity to disable them just by unclicking a check box. I don't necessarily use executables from previous OS's, but this does work.
I unarchived msconfig.exe from my WindowsME CD and dropped it into the WINNT folder. When I launched it, it complained that it could load RegEnv32.exe, and then loaded anyway. I don't think it loaded the entire application.
Has anyone used msconfig from Win98 or WinME in Win2000? Have you found any problem with doing so?
Have you tried to set a selective startup and disabled any items?
Has the machine booted ok after that?
Cheers, woggie
Has anyone used msconfig from Win98 or WinME in Win2000? Have you found any problem with doing so?
Have you tried to set a selective startup and disabled any items?
Has the machine booted ok after that?
Cheers, woggie
TekKnowGeek
Technical User
I have used msconfig.exe in Windows2000 SP2 build 2195.
Easier way:
DirectX
%ROOT%\Program Files\DirectX\Setup\ - DxDiag.
Open it, click on the "More Help" tab on the top right.
Then select "MSInfo" (new window pops open), "Tools" -> then "System Configuration Utility".
Click the "Startup" tab on the top right.
* List of programs durning startup.
DirectX
%ROOT%\Program Files\DirectX\Setup\ - DxDiag.
Open it, click on the "More Help" tab on the top right.
Then select "MSInfo" (new window pops open), "Tools" -> then "System Configuration Utility".
Click the "Startup" tab on the top right.
* List of programs durning startup.
Sheldon,
Right click on My Computer, "Manage", "Software environment", "Startup Programs" brings up the same utility. There's no need to run DirectX - especially if it's not used.
There are also run commands that will bring up the same thing, but i forget what they are.
Note - you cannot disable the startup programs from this window - only view them. Please let Tek-Tips members know their posts were helpful. Thanks!
Pbxman
Systems Administrator
Right click on My Computer, "Manage", "Software environment", "Startup Programs" brings up the same utility. There's no need to run DirectX - especially if it's not used.
There are also run commands that will bring up the same thing, but i forget what they are.
Note - you cannot disable the startup programs from this window - only view them. Please let Tek-Tips members know their posts were helpful. Thanks!
Pbxman
Systems Administrator
Hi SheldonC - Thanx for the reference to the System Information button in dxdiag. However, in the version that I've got (Windows2000 SP2 build 2195, DxDiag version 4.08.00.0400). There are no tabs for startup. There is, however, a Startup Programs folder under Software Environment in the hierarchy pane on the left. This contains the list of startup programs.
But what does it have to do with user/app authorization?
There is another folder called Program Groups which shows which classes of users are authorized for which program *groups* (not individual programs), but I don't see any facility to change those values.
Cheers, woggie
But what does it have to do with user/app authorization?
There is another folder called Program Groups which shows which classes of users are authorized for which program *groups* (not individual programs), but I don't see any facility to change those values.
Cheers, woggie
Ok. Only DirectX 8 has the ability to midify the startup.
As for PBXMAN quote"Note - you cannot disable the startup programs from this window - only view them." I'm not sure if you mean the DirectX8 cannot disable or the "Software environment" can't disable it. I'm not on my Win2kAS right now so I can't remember.
As for PBXMAN quote"Note - you cannot disable the startup programs from this window - only view them." I'm not sure if you mean the DirectX8 cannot disable or the "Software environment" can't disable it. I'm not on my Win2kAS right now so I can't remember.
Sheldon - either way..both methods point to the same Management Console. You cannot disable a program from that interface..it tells you where the program is in the filesystem as well as in the registry - which must be disabled as well.
Zig did not want to edit the registry, so I dont think he wants to use this procedure. Please let Tek-Tips members know their posts were helpful. Thanks!
Pbxman
Systems Administrator
Zig did not want to edit the registry, so I dont think he wants to use this procedure. Please let Tek-Tips members know their posts were helpful. Thanks!
Pbxman
Systems Administrator
I ran across this today on this forum and downloaded it .. it looks like what you are looking for without having to make any changes ....
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