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how to edit what programs run on start up?

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  • 04-01-2002 8:02pm
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    Sliotar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 670 ✭✭✭


    i know theres a few ways to do this but i forget 'em all :)


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    yellum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭yellum


    msconfig for Win98

    or else start regedit and go to:

    Hkey Local Machine / software /microsoft / windows / currentversion /
    run and/or
    runonce and/or
    runservices

    Try HKey Current User as well and the same path as above.


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    If you don't need an early runlevel, just dump a shortcut to the app in $HOME\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

    adam


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Try a System Mechanic, good prog that :) another way of customizing startup progs


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    Cerberus
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭Cerberus


    this is fairly handy as well...
    its called startup cop



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    kaimera
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    msconfig for XP aswell..


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    MarcusGarvey
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    start run msconfig works on Win98 but not Win2K. No need to use 3rd party software when that will do it for you.


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    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    regedit, its a free and easy to use register editing tool, it will allow you to do what you want


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    regedit, its a free and easy to use register editing tool, it will allow you to do what you want

    You mean the regedit bundled with Windows, Boston? If so, it's most certainly not free, it's not particularly easy for someone who doesn't understand computing to use, and it's bloody dangerous...

    adam


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Agree with all of Adam's comments save the "it's not free". As dangerous as FDisk in the wrong hands, certainly, but it came free with my copy of Windows. Couldn't get Windows without it, didn't pay any extra money for it and so on

    (and after digesting a big book on the NT4 registry a few years ago, I find it very useful and easy, but your point still stands)


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    I guess it depends on your definition. I consider a program like Apache free software. You don't have to buy something else to get it, you can just go to httpd.apache.org and download and use it. And because it's on a BSD-style licence, you can pretty much do what you want with it, from the source up. The same isn't true for regedit. You have to buy Windows to get it, and you'll never get near the internals. Not that it would be much use without, but you know what I'm like when I get anal. :)

    adam


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    daveirl
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    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    Originally posted by dahamsta
    regedit, its a free and easy to use register editing tool, it will allow you to do what you want

    You mean the regedit bundled with Windows, Boston? If so, it's most certainly not free, it's not particularly easy for someone who doesn't understand computing to use, and it's bloody dangerous...

    adam
    No, its a little freeware program for all versions of windows, it doesnt allow you indept access but for things like start up and redirecting folders its handy


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    Sliotar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 670 ✭✭✭Sliotar


    msconfig did the job i wanted quik and easy, no hassle, thanks


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