Need to stop unnessary programs from running at start up
2007-04-01 00:05:09 · 5 answers · asked by h3709 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I use a little program called WinPatrol
http://winpatrol.com
It has a very easy to use interface, even stops new program installations from being "automatically added" to start up unless you allow them.
Its quick and easy to install and use, it is easy to control, and it has a "free" version.
You just open it - go to startup programs tab and remove anything that is not wanted or used.
2007-04-01 00:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats correct. Run msconfig from Start-Run. From the Startup and Services tab remove any unneccessary things that u don't want.
Also, before that you may want to check that the program is not being started via the normal Startup within Windows - Program Files. i.e. Traverse to Start->All Programs->Startup. You can right-click and delete it then and there.
2007-04-01 00:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by fun2bvith 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try these:
1. on start menu try clicking "run"
2. on the blank space type "msconfig" and press enter
3. a "System Configuration Utility" window will appear, on that window click or look for a tab named "Startup"
4. a checklist will appear of all the programs that run during startup and you can disable them by clicking on the checkbox.
5. after disabling some programs click apply, and then click ok.
6. it will ask you to restart the system. you can choose restart later if you want to.
There you have it.
2007-04-01 00:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by Peter Basa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Windows2000 does not have the msconfig utility!!
The best utility I have found is at Microsoft. It was written by a company called sys internals. Microsoft bought them a couple of years ago and their software is a free download. The pgm you want is called Autoruns. It shows you a list of everything that starts when booting up. You can disable and even delete pgms you don't want hogging your resources. Here is the link.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx
2007-04-01 01:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by THE ONE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have AiM and dont want it just go to settings and i think you can pritty much do that in any program
2007-04-01 00:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋