I found a nice little free program called WinPatrol. Google for a download and see what you think. Someone recommended it to me when I had the same question awhile back and I really like it. Good luck!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Maggie Johnson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Program Load
Jim, Rupert, Matt! Thank you for your responses. Sorry Rupert for not telling OS. I did as you all suggested and it worked - on the XP machine. Next question from me coming in new e-mail so I can change the subject line. Maggie - knowing just enough about computers to be dangerous! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Program Load > Maggie, > > > There is a simple way to stop programs from loading when you turn on your > > computer. For the life of me, I can't remember how to do it. Can someone > > assist, please? > > Are you talking about legal programs as opposed to seruptisciously? The > first strategy is to go to the run box and type 'msconfig'. This will open a > little box with tabs, click the startup tab. There's a list of items the run > on startup. You can click the checkmark to stop each item from starting up. > It's tricky to decide which ones should start up and which can be stopped. > But if you uncheck an item and it causes a problem, just recheck it. > > There are two files in this groups file section that are related. One is > startupCPL.exe. It is an alternative to msconfig. The other is startup.zip, > two html files that give you information about typical startup files and > whether they are OK to stop. > > I hope this helps. > > Jim > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech SPONSORED LINKS Technical support Computer tech support Computer security Computer technical support Computer training Free computer technical support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "A-1-Computer_Tech" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
