system tray

does anyone know how to get rid of things that
automatically start up when i turn on my computer...my
stupid printer is not working, so i was told by the
company to uninstall it and then reinstall the
software...however, the program still appears in my
system tray when i start it up, with a big red x on
it...how do i remove it, since i thought i already did?

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

> wrote in message

> does anyone know how to get rid of things that
> automatically start up when i turn on my computer...my
> stupid printer is not working, so i was told by the
> company to uninstall it and then reinstall the
> software...however, the program still appears in my
> system tray when i start it up, with a big red x on
> it...how do i remove it, since i thought i already did?

Uninstall the things you don't want or don't have,
or
Start | Run
Type
msconfig
and press <Enter>. Go to the Startup tab and uncheck what you don't want
starting.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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[Kelly]

Hi,

Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig. Go to the Startup Tab and uncheck
accordingly. Then run this script to remove the disabled items from the
registry.

Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup (Line 148)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or...remove the runkeys from here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


> wrote in message
...
> does anyone know how to get rid of things that
> automatically start up when i turn on my computer...my
> stupid printer is not working, so i was told by the
> company to uninstall it and then reinstall the
> software...however, the program still appears in my
> system tray when i start it up, with a big red x on
> it...how do i remove it, since i thought i already did?