Question.

[conuly]

My mom's new laptop, I finally set it up. Named it Dimierk, if you're curious. When it turns on, there's a lot of programs running which I can tell, primarily by comparing it to my laptop, don't need to be running on startup. Except that I can't remember how I fixed my laptop to not have a million things running on start-up that don't need to be there. How do you edit this stuff so that it doesn't have everything and then some decide to start up with the laptop? It's running Windows XP.

Comments

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

Startbutton -> Run: MsConfig ENTER
New windah comes up - last tabpage = Startup
Click off the ones you don't want. Close and yer done.

Or you can do it in the registry too (take a backup of your registry first - aka make a restore point)
Start -> Run: regedit
Find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Look in the right window pane and delete the ones you don't want (be careful to not delete essential ones though).

Be brave, it's only Windahs!

Cheers.
Ccup

[conuly]

Thankies!

I know not to delete essential ones. I just don't see the need, for example, for three different IM platforms to want to show up when my mom doesn't use any.

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

True, they only take up processor time and memory.
And yer welcome.
:)
ccup

[conuly]

Wow. Who was this masked user?

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I know you through the Belgians community - I'm the maintainer there. I saw your post about your mom's lappy and I decided to help out (lunch break over here anyway so...)
ccup

[conuly]

*grins* I figured it out when I checked your user info.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

I have a lovesong for a laptop, if you want it.

That wouldn't have helped, but it'll make (him/her) feel better.

:D

[arikatt.livejournal.com]

Easy way: I can send you the full version of ZoneAlarm, which allows you to control your startup programs and other goodies in addition to being the best Firewall I have EVER used.

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

Startbutton -> Run: MsConfig ENTER
New windah comes up - last tabpage = Startup
Click off the ones you don't want. Close and yer done.

Or you can do it in the registry too (take a backup of your registry first - aka make a restore point)
Start -> Run: regedit
Find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Look in the right window pane and delete the ones you don't want (be careful to not delete essential ones though).

Be brave, it's only Windahs!

Cheers.
Ccup

[conuly]

Thankies!

I know not to delete essential ones. I just don't see the need, for example, for three different IM platforms to want to show up when my mom doesn't use any.

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

True, they only take up processor time and memory.
And yer welcome.
:)
ccup

[conuly]

Wow. Who was this masked user?

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I know you through the Belgians community - I'm the maintainer there. I saw your post about your mom's lappy and I decided to help out (lunch break over here anyway so...)
ccup

[conuly]

*grins* I figured it out when I checked your user info.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

I have a lovesong for a laptop, if you want it.

That wouldn't have helped, but it'll make (him/her) feel better.

:D

[arikatt.livejournal.com]

Easy way: I can send you the full version of ZoneAlarm, which allows you to control your startup programs and other goodies in addition to being the best Firewall I have EVER used.