start up

[JC]

Go to Start-> Run -> type MSCONFIG
go to StartUp tab, and uncheck whatever you don't need!
check on HowTo use msconfig for more info.


>-----Original Message-----
>I am using WinXP Pro. I have a couple of installed
>programs on my system that start at boot up for all
>users, and I can't figure out how to control this. The
>programs did not ask me at install time if I wanted this
>to occur. I have looked in all of my start-up folders,
>autoexec.bat, autoexec.nt and scheduled tasks. I can see
>them in task manager as applications or processes, but
>HOW DID THESE DARN THINGS START? I want to stop this auto
>run and be able to only run them whem I am ready.
>.
>