How to delete StartUp items

[John B]

I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under the
"Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer use or need.

Thanks in advance.

[MEB[_2_]]

"John B" > wrote in message
...
| I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under the
| "Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer use or
need.
|
| Thanks in advance.
|

Depending upon what type of entry you have disabled, it may now be located
in Start>Disabled Startup Items.

IF you want to permanently removed an item AND are absolutely sure it can
be safely removed;

1. IF it belongs to a specific program, try uninstalling, or disabling the
item within the application.

2. Download *autoruns* from Microsoft TechNet Sysinternals. Re-enable the
disabled item(s) and restart. Use Autoruns to DELETE the entry{ies}
permanently.
This tool is far more useful than MSConfig, however, it also far more
dangerous to use as it finds ALL run services, BHO and Explorer entries,
etc.. Removing the WRONG entries or parts of necessary system functions can,
potentially, completely kill a system.

3. IF and only IF you are familiar with the registry and how to edit it
properly, including backups of keys being removed; Search within the
registry for the entry you wish to removed, export the key, delete the
entry. Only remove one item at a time to ensure you don't mess up the
system.

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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

You either uninstall the application or uncheck the setting within the
application that causes it to load at boot.

cf. http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
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John B wrote:
> I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under the
> "Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer use or
> need.
>
> Thanks in advance.

[PCR]

John B wrote:
| I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under the
| "Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer use or
| need.

MEB &/or PA Bear have made good points. But here is what I usually post
for this...

If you have an item in "MSConfig, Startup tab" duplicated, but one is
checked & the other(s) are not, check them all & click "Apply, OK". It
will ask that you reboot. Answer "No". You will be left with just one,
IF they were true duplicates. "Then you should either uninstall the
programs you don't want loaded or use their setup/config programs to
disable the parts you don't want loaded", says Richard G. Harper (MVP
MPS-D). But if it doesn't work, or you have an unchecked one without a
duplicate, then...

MSConfig keeps it in Startup, just in case you want to check it again.
It has not been loaded to run, as Ctrl-Alt-Del shows. It has been moved
to a Minus (-) Key in the Registry. To remove it from the Registry, you
may navigate to the Key, and delete the entry under it. That will also
remove it from MSConfig Startup, where you will no longer be able to
check it. It's probably under one of these Keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
-
^... That minus sign wrapped away from "RunServices-".

Also here:
"C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items"
"START, Run, Win.ini". Delete any 'norun' entries under the [Windows]
section.

You would navigate to each key, by clicking the plus signs in the left
pane. When you see "Run-", click it and look in the right pane, for what
looks like the one your looking for. R-Clk it in the right pane and
select "delete". However, first: "Registry menu, Export Registry File".
This will create a .reg file of that Minus Key, which you may run (by
clicking) to undo the delete you are about to do. All of that can more
easily be done with
http://www.pcmag.com/ ' RegEdit+, which has a customizable "Favorites"
list, which includes those Minus Keys. It also has automatic "undo".
Registry Detective is another worthy program freely downloadable there.
StartupCop may really be what you need, also there.

Watch out, keep the LoadPowerProfiles, and, I guess, any virus scanner
duplicates.

| Thanks in advance.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR

[John B]

Thanks to all three of you who answered. A great help which fixed my
problem.
JB
"PCR" > wrote in message
...
> John B wrote:
> | I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under the
> | "Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer use or
> | need.
>
> MEB &/or PA Bear have made good points. But here is what I usually post
> for this...
>
> If you have an item in "MSConfig, Startup tab" duplicated, but one is
> checked & the other(s) are not, check them all & click "Apply, OK". It
> will ask that you reboot. Answer "No". You will be left with just one,
> IF they were true duplicates. "Then you should either uninstall the
> programs you don't want loaded or use their setup/config programs to
> disable the parts you don't want loaded", says Richard G. Harper (MVP
> MPS-D). But if it doesn't work, or you have an unchecked one without a
> duplicate, then...
>
> MSConfig keeps it in Startup, just in case you want to check it again.
> It has not been loaded to run, as Ctrl-Alt-Del shows. It has been moved
> to a Minus (-) Key in the Registry. To remove it from the Registry, you
> may navigate to the Key, and delete the entry under it. That will also
> remove it from MSConfig Startup, where you will no longer be able to
> check it. It's probably under one of these Keys:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run-
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run-
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
> -
> ^... That minus sign wrapped away from "RunServices-".
>
> Also here:
> "C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items"
> "START, Run, Win.ini". Delete any 'norun' entries under the [Windows]
> section.
>
> You would navigate to each key, by clicking the plus signs in the left
> pane. When you see "Run-", click it and look in the right pane, for what
> looks like the one your looking for. R-Clk it in the right pane and
> select "delete". However, first: "Registry menu, Export Registry File".
> This will create a .reg file of that Minus Key, which you may run (by
> clicking) to undo the delete you are about to do. All of that can more
> easily be done with
> http://www.pcmag.com/ ' RegEdit+, which has a customizable "Favorites"
> list, which includes those Minus Keys. It also has automatic "undo".
> Registry Detective is another worthy program freely downloadable there.
> StartupCop may really be what you need, also there.
>
> Watch out, keep the LoadPowerProfiles, and, I guess, any virus scanner
> duplicates.
>
> | Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
>
>

[PCR]

John B wrote:
| Thanks to all three of you who answered. A great help which fixed my
| problem.

You are welcome. Glad all is well.

| JB
| "PCR" > wrote in message
| ...
|> John B wrote:
|> | I've Win98se. How can I delete entries that I've un-ticked under
|> | the "Startup" tab using Msconfig.exe? These are items I no longer
|> | use or need.
|>
|> MEB &/or PA Bear have made good points. But here is what I usually
|> post for this...
|>
|> If you have an item in "MSConfig, Startup tab" duplicated, but one is
|> checked & the other(s) are not, check them all & click "Apply, OK".
|> It will ask that you reboot. Answer "No". You will be left with just
|> one, IF they were true duplicates. "Then you should either uninstall
|> the programs you don't want loaded or use their setup/config
|> programs to disable the parts you don't want loaded", says Richard
|> G. Harper (MVP MPS-D). But if it doesn't work, or you have an
|> unchecked one without a duplicate, then...
|>
|> MSConfig keeps it in Startup, just in case you want to check it
|> again. It has not been loaded to run, as Ctrl-Alt-Del shows. It has
|> been moved to a Minus (-) Key in the Registry. To remove it from the
|> Registry, you may navigate to the Key, and delete the entry under
|> it. That will also remove it from MSConfig Startup, where you will
|> no longer be able to check it. It's probably under one of these Keys:
|>
|> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run-
|> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run-
|>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
|> -
|> ^... That minus sign wrapped away from "RunServices-".
|>
|> Also here:
|> "C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\Disabled Startup Items"
|> "START, Run, Win.ini". Delete any 'norun' entries under the [Windows]
|> section.
|>
|> You would navigate to each key, by clicking the plus signs in the
|> left pane. When you see "Run-", click it and look in the right pane,
|> for what looks like the one your looking for. R-Clk it in the right
|> pane and select "delete". However, first: "Registry menu, Export
|> Registry File". This will create a .reg file of that Minus Key,
|> which you may run (by clicking) to undo the delete you are about to
|> do. All of that can more easily be done with
|> http://www.pcmag.com/ ' RegEdit+, which has a customizable
|> "Favorites" list, which includes those Minus Keys. It also has
|> automatic "undo". Registry Detective is another worthy program
|> freely downloadable there. StartupCop may really be what you need,
|> also there.
|>
|> Watch out, keep the LoadPowerProfiles, and, I guess, any virus
|> scanner duplicates.
|>
|> | Thanks in advance.
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|>

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR