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Richard in AZ
December 4th 05, 07:23 PM
In windows 9x there was a registry key called RUN- where items disabled in
msconfig were stored.
In Windows XP that key is not there. Is there a comparable place in the XP
registry?
I ask because I have uninstalled NAV, after disabling it through msconfig,
and there are several Norton/Symantec items still in msconfig, but
unchecked. I would like to clear these items.

Donny Broome
December 4th 05, 07:29 PM
I use a FREE program called Autoruns to control everything in startup. You
can download Autoruns at the page below.
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

This tool is far superior to MSCONFIG.


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"Richard in AZ" > wrote in message
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> In windows 9x there was a registry key called RUN- where items disabled in
> msconfig were stored.
> In Windows XP that key is not there. Is there a comparable place in the
> XP registry?
> I ask because I have uninstalled NAV, after disabling it through msconfig,
> and there are several Norton/Symantec items still in msconfig, but
> unchecked. I would like to clear these items.
>

Nick Skrepetos \(SuperAdBlocker.com\)
December 4th 05, 07:29 PM
Hello,

Here is a link to the run keys:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314866

Nick Skrepetos
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"Richard in AZ" > wrote in message
...
> In windows 9x there was a registry key called RUN- where items disabled in
> msconfig were stored.
> In Windows XP that key is not there. Is there a comparable place in the
XP
> registry?
> I ask because I have uninstalled NAV, after disabling it through msconfig,
> and there are several Norton/Symantec items still in msconfig, but
> unchecked. I would like to clear these items.
>
>

Wesley Vogel
December 4th 05, 08:15 PM
The UNChecked items end up here >>>

Start Menu | Programs | Startup folder
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder

and here >>>

Items loaded from the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Richard in AZ > hunted and pecked:
> In windows 9x there was a registry key called RUN- where items disabled in
> msconfig were stored.
> In Windows XP that key is not there. Is there a comparable place in the
> XP registry?
> I ask because I have uninstalled NAV, after disabling it through msconfig,
> and there are several Norton/Symantec items still in msconfig, but
> unchecked. I would like to clear these items.

Charlie Tame
December 4th 05, 10:16 PM
For future reference a way to find these keys is open regedit, select edit
and find and then type the word runonce... this is unique enough to avoid
zillions of hits and the "Run" key you are after is just above it....

(There's more than one by the way).

Charlie

"Richard in AZ" > wrote in message
...
> In windows 9x there was a registry key called RUN- where items disabled in
> msconfig were stored.
> In Windows XP that key is not there. Is there a comparable place in the
> XP registry?
> I ask because I have uninstalled NAV, after disabling it through msconfig,
> and there are several Norton/Symantec items still in msconfig, but
> unchecked. I would like to clear these items.
>

December 5th 05, 07:01 PM
another good tool is the Startup Control Panel; been using it for many
years.

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

You can also use it to perminatly delete obsolete entries.

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AutoRuns is also very good.

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