how do you remove programs from your start up process with windows XP?

Answer 1

If you click on Start -> Programs -> StartUp (Win9x/Me/NT/2K) or Start -> All Programs -> StartUp (WinXP) you may find programs loading from here via shortcuts. If this is the case, you have two options :-

Delete the shortcut from the StartUp directory (based on your OS):

Win9x/98/Me - C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

WinNT/2K - C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

WinXP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Create a temporary directory for your OS called "Disabled StartUp Programs" and move the shortcuts there. If a program doesn't work as expected you can always move the relevant shortcut back again

Win9x/98/Me - C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

WinNT/2K - C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

WinXP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

Answer 2

Start - Run - type msconfig you get a window select startup and you can see all the startup programs with a tick mark. Remove the tick mark from the program you want to deactivate from the startup. Note you are removing the program from executing during startup only and the program is still available on your computer and you can activate it once again anytime you want by simply putting the tick mark.

Answer 3

Just go to run.
type msconfig.
Go to the start up tab.
De-select all the process which you do not want in your start up list.

Answer 4

hit start/ run/ type in msconfig and click on run. on the app that pops up click on the startup tab. there ya go!

Answer 5

goto start-run type msconfig

start.ini

untick them from there

Answer 6

start---->praogram----->start up. remove r delete from that