xp start up

I have recently bought a laptop and would like to switch
off all unnessesary programs which window's automatically
starts up. How do I know which ones to switch off and
which ones windows needs?

"bjmclaughlin" wrote:

I have recently bought a laptop and would like to switch
off all unnessesary programs which window's automatically
starts up. How do I know which ones to switch off and
which ones windows needs?

Windows itself only needs EXPLORER.EXE. Check your startup settings
and remove useless things. Applications that start with Windows can be
found he
- the WIN.INI, section [windows], entries "run=" and "load="
- the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices
- the folders
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU\PROGRAMS\STARTUP
See also "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows
XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560).

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Also, type "msconfig" (no quotes) in a run box, and it will give you startup
options
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I have recently bought a laptop and would like to switch
off all unnessesary programs which window's automatically
starts up. How do I know which ones to switch off and
which ones windows needs?