Need to start only specific programs when system boots up

[red60man]

Hi,

When i start my windows XP proffessional a lot of programs are started like
yahoo messenger etc and it takes lot of time for eac of these to load.

So i tried "msconfig" to customize which programs to start when the system
boots.
But each time i start i get a message from "msconfig" program that " this is
not the normal startup and suggests to revert back to normal start up (which
starts all the progs).

I want only specific programs to start when i my computer starts.

1)Is there a better way to change this apart from "msconfig" ??
2) How can i avoid that message that mscofig gives??
3) Are there any other problems i want only selective programs to start ??

Any help is appreciated
Thanks
red

[Ayush]

Replied to [red60man]s message :
> Hi,
>
> When i start my windows XP proffessional a lot of programs are started like
> yahoo messenger etc and it takes lot of time for eac of these to load.
>
> So i tried "msconfig" to customize which programs to start when the system
> boots.
> But each time i start i get a message from "msconfig" program that " this is
> not the normal startup and suggests to revert back to normal start up (which
> starts all the progs).
>
> I want only specific programs to start when i my computer starts.
>
> 1)Is there a better way to change this apart from "msconfig" ??
> 2) How can i avoid that message that mscofig gives??
> 3) Are there any other problems i want only selective programs to start ??
>
> Any help is appreciated
> Thanks
> red


When you see the MSConfig message(after boot), tick the only checkbox and choose OK



Good Luck, Ayush.
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

red60man wrote:

> When i start my windows XP proffessional a lot of programs are
> started like yahoo messenger etc and it takes lot of time for eac of
> these to load.


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[Earl Grey]

Hi Red:

1 - The best way to prevent a program from starting with Windows is from
the program's own menus.
2 - The message is there to remind you that the technique you are using
was intended for troubleshooting. Directly interfering with a program's
startup like that can sometimes make the program or Windows unstable.
You can make the message go away by answering the prompt, but you're not
doing yourself any favors.
3 - Depends on which programs you are choosing.

Earl Grey

red60man wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When i start my windows XP proffessional a lot of programs are started like
> yahoo messenger etc and it takes lot of time for eac of these to load.
>
> So i tried "msconfig" to customize which programs to start when the system
> boots.
> But each time i start i get a message from "msconfig" program that " this is
> not the normal startup and suggests to revert back to normal start up (which
> starts all the progs).
>
> I want only specific programs to start when i my computer starts.
>
> 1)Is there a better way to change this apart from "msconfig" ??
> 2) How can i avoid that message that mscofig gives??
> 3) Are there any other problems i want only selective programs to start ??
>
> Any help is appreciated
> Thanks
> red