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I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows 2000 and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks for any help! Maggie |
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Visit this site: http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/utips/utips22.shtml
--=20 Nicholas -------------------------------------------------------------------------= -------------------- "mag" wrote in message: =20 ... |=20 | I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows = 2000 | and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks = for | any help! |=20 | Maggie |
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Greetings --
MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which is also targeted at the home consumer market. There was no equivalent utility included with WinNT/Win2K. In most cases, one need only open the offending program and deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts." To view the list of your start up programs, look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. These can also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to happen as a result of each and every change. Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "mag" wrote in message ... I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows 2000 and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks for any help! Maggie |
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Thank you, I will!
Maggie "Nicholas" wrote in message ... Visit this site: http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/utips/utips22.shtml -- Nicholas ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- "mag" wrote in message: ... | | I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows 2000 | and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks for | any help! | | Maggie |
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I've tried editing the start menu and the options in the individual programs without success, and since I am very uncomfortable with working in the registry I won't try that fix. Thanks anyway. Maggie "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... Greetings -- MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which is also targeted at the home consumer market. There was no equivalent utility included with WinNT/Win2K. In most cases, one need only open the offending program and deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start when Windows starts." To view the list of your start up programs, look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. These can also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to happen as a result of each and every change. Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "mag" wrote in message ... I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows 2000 and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks for any help! Maggie |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:40:51 -0500, "mag"
wrote: I know this is an XP newsgroup but I can't find any groups for Windows 2000 and I need to know what the MSCONFIG equivalent is in that OS. Thanks for any help! Maggie There is a third party utility called Startup that might work for you. It came with PCPlus coverdisk and may be available on their website http://www.pcplus.co.uk/ Peter Hutchison Windows FAQ http://www.pcguru.plus.com/winfaqs.html |
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