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When Windows starts, it automatically loads some programs (seen in a list when CTRL ALT DEL is pushed once), the question is, in which file are these programs listed?
I cant find them listed in Win.ini or dosstart, and i now have that many programs running in the background, my PC is slower than I want it to be.
I dont want to fully delete the programs, just stop them starting at the start (if you see what I mean....).
Rob.
They can be listed in:
system.ini
win.ini
Any shortcut in start menu\programs\startup
All registry entries listed under:
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run once
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run onceex
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run services
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run servicesonce
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run servicesonceex
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run once
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run onceex
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run services
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run servicesonce
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run servicesonceex
or...
go under your "Start Menu", select "Run", type "msconfig", click on the "Startup" tab. these programs are the ones that start when you computer starts. uncheck the ones you don't want to start.
Under NT, you can Start->Settings->TaskBar then use the "Start Menu Programs" tab too add/remove autostart programs.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\services.msc
use this to see services in windows NT !
these start at startup but not from registry but from an os`s database !
be cool !:D
Tomkat,
what do you think the registry is ? Of course services are started out of it. See HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es