remove a startup ala msconfig

[rwbrick]

I swear I have done this before, but now I cannot get a startup program fully removed through MSCONFIG. I uncheck it, click "apply" and go through a restart. With restart I get a warning window that my startup config has changed (as if I didn't know ) and says I can leave selective startup, or change to diagnostic or to normal startup. If I leave "selected" my program won't start, but it maintains its listing in MSCONFIG with an unchecked box. If I change to "normal" (makes sense to me) Uncle Bill insists on restoring the program to a startup condition (I don't know why he cares -- it's not an MS program...)

How can I get this off the startup list. BTW, the program doesn't show on HijackThis nor on my RegClean program (though "msconfig / auto" was there: I removed it but to no avail.)

Rod B.

 

[Lemon13]

u have to edit ur registry.
look at this page,

http://www.nthelp.com/40/autorun.htm

check the hives for the progamm and delete it there.

 

[GrimR]

And just in case it's a service, which can be difficult to get rid of, use the following script. [Warning dont go testing this on a know service].

On Error Resume Next
Computer = InputBox("Enter the computer name", "Delete Service", "localhost")

SName = InputBox("Enter the name of the service","Delete Service")

Set Services = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & Computer & "\root\cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_Service where Name = '" & SName & "'")

For each Service in Services
  Service.Delete()
Next

 

[BionicJohn]

Try Startup Control Panel -

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

If the program keeps being added to the startup list after removing it and rebooting, you need to investigate the app futher.

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[goombawaho]

Autoruns is great for totally disabling any program that starts (Microsoft or third party) without having to actually edit the registry.

I use it all the time to prune out unwanted programs that start when Windows boots or to locate Spyware/Viruses that have their startup entries "hidden" to avoid removal.