The same applies in msconfig - start-up.. the uninitiated will often stop
stuff that really should be running.. in the past, taking things out of
start-up was seen as a panacea that would make a computer faster.. that it
does, but the fact that removing items does that only goes to show that the
computer in question simply doesn't have the resources to run decently..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm





"Andrew Bailey" wrote in message
...
Hi Robert,

There are four main ways that a proggy would automatically run at windows
startup...

1: The program has a launch icon in your startup folder. Just click
STARTALL PROGRAMSSTARTUP and see if there are any icons there.

2: As somebody else has mentioned, the program that is starting up has a
"Run at windows startup" option. Just open the program and uncheck this
option from its preferences.

3: The program has a run at startup registry entry. The easiest way to
control these is to search for a proggy like "Startup.cpl" or "Startup
Inspector".

4: It's not really a proggy but a "Service". Click STARTCONTROL
PANELADMINISTRATIVE TOOLSSERVICES to open the services list. Now be
careful here, you don't want to turn off a service that windows depends on
so you'll have to do some research. If you click on each entry you will
get
a description of what it does. You'll notice that each one is either
"Disabled", "Automatic" or "Manual" and in addition that it has either
started or hasn't. If you click the column title "Startup Type" the will
sort by that status and the ones that you will be interested in are the
ones
that are "Automatic" AND "Started".

Like I said, be careful though you could disable a service and think
things
are fine but at some time down the road you do something that needs that
service and it will fail.

Here's a quick example, I don't usually use a printer so I have "Print
Spooler" disabled.

Hope that helps

Andy

"Robert" wrote in message
...
Could anyone explain to me how to turnoff programs in XP that
automatically
start when you boot the computer. Older versions of Windows allowed for
this
in an easy way. I can find the list of programs that automatically start
up
when XP boots, but there is no allowance to turn specific start-up
programs
on-or-off....How does one do this with XP?

Thanks for the help and support

irzapper
02/12/05