If I may jump in here, the answer is yes. Deleting items from the startup folder is a good start for sure. Everything Rick told you yesterday John is correct. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:33 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: CLEANING UP THE START UP LIST WITH JAWS
> > Good stuff Rick. Thank you cousin Rick. I sincerely appreciate the help. > > If I just delete the items from the Startup folder, that will help. Is > that > correct? > > I'll take the other things step by step. This thing is moving like a > drunken turtle. > > John Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:25 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: CLEANING UP THE START UP LIST WITH JAWS > > >> >> Hi John, >> The first thing to do is, check the startup folder located under programs >> in >> the start menu. >> There may be shortcuts there that can be eliminated. >> Next, if these programs are showing up in the system tray, select them >> one >> at a time , and see if you can get a context menu. >> This may allow you to change the startup properties of the application. >> If no go there, open each application, and look under items such as, >> tools, >> options, settings etc. >> If none of these options work, then you will need to use msconfig. >> In that case, type the following in the run dialogue: >> msconfig >> When msconfig opens, go to the startup tab, and uncheck the items you >> don't >> want to start. >> Apply your changes, and close the msconfig, and re-boot the machine. >> When the machine re-starts, you will have a dialogue telling you that you >> have made changes to your system... >> Tab to the checkbox, not to show this dialogue anymore, and then tab to >> okay, and hit enter. >> You are done. >> HTH, >> Richard Justice >> www.blind-computing.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 8:54 PM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] CLEANING UP THE START UP LIST WITH JAWS >> >> >> Hi group. >> I have a question which combines both the use of Jaws and Windows XP. It >> seems I have a lot of useless junk starting up when I turn on my >> computer. >> Does anyone know a quick and relatively painless way of finding those >> programs and relegating them to the "use only when require" status? >> Naturally, I'm going to have to do this with Jaws. I'm sure that there's >> a >> way but I can't remember where to go. >> You wouldn't believe the junk. I have things like Napster and Real >> Player >> starting when I don't need them for normal operation. >> Enough said, I think. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given. >> >> John Justice >> My job feeds my family, music feeds my soul. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list%40googlegroups.com/ In order to contact the management team simply fill out the following form found at: http://www.jaws-users.com/contact.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JAWS Users List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jaws-users-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
