If you have no use at all for the programs, uninstall them from control
panel, add remove programs. For the ones that you want to keep but not
start them at boot:

To cut back on the number of programs starting at boot, check the programs
themselves for an option not to load. You might have to double click an
icon in the tray (others might require a right click) and then look for
preferences or options. If you cannot find an option, look for the program
in one of the following start up points and remove the reference to it:

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini
and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\Run
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\*Run
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunOnce
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\*RunOnce
5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunServices
6.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunServicesOnce
7.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion*\RunOnce\Setup

There is a freeware program that makes this process a lot easier to
manage: Startup Manager, http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable programs; however, by
doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting tool. There might
be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your AntiVirus program
and load power profile alone as they are required.

If you disable an entry in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and
the program loads again after a reboot, that is an indication that you
missed an option on the program itself. If you don't know what an entry is,
check he
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"PSRumbagh" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows 98 First Edition on my HP Pavilion 6465 PC. When I do
"Ctrl+Alt+Del" immediately after boot-up a pop-up window titled "Close
Program" appears which tells me the programs that are running. On my
computer there are 23 programs loaded immediately after the boot-up has
completed. What loads these programs upon boot-up and how do I
PERMANENTLY
stop the loading of several of these programs that I don't need. Removing
a
program by way of "StartSettingsTaskbar & Start MenuStart Menu
ProgramsRemove(Un-click program)" does not remove the program from the
"Close Program" pop-up window when the computer is rebooted, also many of
the
programs don't appear in the Start Menu Programs folder.