System tray-icons

[David]

Is there a way, other than right clicking and deleting or
hiding an icon, to get rid of the running programs?

[Brian A.]

If you want to stop programs from loading on boot there are several ways to
accomplish it:
You should only use msconfig for troubleshooting problems, although it could be used
for stubborn programs until you find a way to disable them otherwise. Start > Run,
type in: msconfig and hit enter. Click on the Startup tab and uncheck the program you
wish to disable. If the program adds a new second entry on reboot, then there is
probably a way in the programs options that will disable it.

Right click on the icon in the systray to see if there is an option to disable it
from loading on boot.

Open the program/s in question and check their options to see if they have one to
disable it from loading on boot.

Remove any entries from the Startup folder that you do not want to load on boot.

Uninstall the program you don't want loading if out of other options.

Look in Start > Run, type in: sysedit and hit enter. Click on the win.ini window and
see if there is anything after load= or run=. These lines are usually blank after the
=. Remove anything after the = on those lines if you do not want it running.

Look in the Registry under these keys:
Start > Run, type in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to the following keys:
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows\curre nt version\run
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows\curre nt version\RunOnce
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\run
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunOnce
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunOnceEx
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunServices
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\RunServicesOnce

Remove or REM the entries from within these keys. Always backup the registry before
making any changes so that you may import the keys back in should anything go wrong.
Haphazardly removing keys in the registry is very dangerous and can render your
system useless. Be 100% sure of what you are doing and what you remove can be safely
done.

You can Backup the registry key/s while in regedit: Click on Registry on the menu
bar while in the registry, click on "Export Registry File.". Choose a location, I
recommend saving it to the desktop and it makes it easy to find. Place a check next
to "Selected Branch" and give the file a memorable name, select save, make your
changes and close out. If you have no problems after say 2 weeks, you can delete the
exported files.
If you have problems, double click the reg file on the desktop to import/merge it
back into the registry.

Do Not back up the entire registry in the registry editor. Importing it back while
in windows can be harmful to the machine. A registry backup is created each new
calendar day a machine is booted.
If you wish to perform a new backup of the registry after the machine has been
booted, got to Start > Run, type in: scanregw and hit enter. You will be prompted
that a registry has already been backed up for the day and do you wish to create a
new one, click yes.

More on Backing up/restoring the registry:
How to Back Up the Registry in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256419

HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322754

How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;221512

--
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"David" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a way, other than right clicking and deleting or
> hiding an icon, to get rid of the running programs?