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Old April 18th 03, 07:40 PM
mag
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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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Old April 18th 03, 07:51 PM
Nicholas
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Visit this site: http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/utips/utips22.shtml

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Old April 18th 03, 09:13 PM
Bruce Chambers
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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

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"mag" wrote in message
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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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Old April 19th 03, 02:23 AM
mag
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Thank you, I will!

Maggie


"Nicholas" wrote in message
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Visit this site:
http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/utips/utips22.shtml

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"mag" wrote in message:
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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!
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| Maggie


  #5  
Old April 19th 03, 02:26 AM
mag
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Default MSCONFIG





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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Old April 30th 03, 06:02 PM
Peter Hutchison
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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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