How do I view/change what programs start up at boot?
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start>run>msconfig...then select the startup tab.... items can be either checked or unchecked.. restart when done
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right click on start button, click "properties"\nchoose "start menu" tab, click "customize"\nclick "advanced" tab, uncheck "highligh newly installed programs"
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Go to your Start menu, click on "Run" When The Run window pops up, in the Open: Section, simply type "msconfig" without the quotations. This will take you to the System Configuration Utility.\n\nClick on the Startup tab and uncheck the unnecessary processes.\n\nHope this helps.
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You can go to Start->Run and type in msconfig and then go to startup and uncheck the stuff that you don't want to start up when you turn on your computer. Be careful what you uncheck.
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There may be programs that are set to start up automatically when Windows starts.  The should be a folder in the Windows directory that has a folder called Start Up.  Inside may be icons to these programs.  Delete the icons for the programs you don't want or need to automatically start when Windows boots up.
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look for the boot.ini file. open the file in notepade. then edit it.\nreboot.
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DONT DO WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE SAID!!\ngo to the start menu, run, and type, msconfig, in the general tab select normal startup
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go to start click run and type msconfig. go to the startup tab and uncheck the programs you dont want starting up. reboot your computer.
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The START button appears in the lower-left corner of your screen. It has a cute little Windows flag on it.\nWhen you click on the START button with your mouse, a menu pops up. At the bottom of that menu, it says "All Programs". Click on it to see a list of all programs on your computer.
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First, do start -control panel -add & remove programs\nRemove any you don't want/use.\nThen do start - run. Enter 'msconfig' without the quotes and (if you know what they are) disable any programs from starting up on boot that you don't want to.\nSpyware/adware scans are probably worth doing, if you don't do them regularly already.
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Click on start then run.  In the run box type msconfig.  click on the startup tab and there you have a list of the programs that startup.  Uncheck any you dont think you need and reboot.
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Or, if you want to actually keep the program but don't want the icon in your task bar, go into the program & look under Options or Preferences (will be under something else on the menu bar) & look for something that talks about the program starting when Windows starts or removing it from your system tray. You can also go Run ->MSCONFIG & go to the Startup tab & look for it there. When you find it, simply uncheck the box & it should disable it from starting with Windows. I would suggest, however, that you should leave MSCONFIG alone unless you are VERY comfortable with Windows or that you don't click anything unless you are CERTAIN it is the right thing as the wrong change to MSCONFIG can cause Windows not to boot up properly.
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click    START\nclick    RUN\ntype    MSCONFIG\nclick    OK\nclick on STARTUP tab\nunclick green checkmarks of progs u don't want. Really you don't need anything at startup.\n\nclick   APPLY\n\nRestart Computer
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go to RUN .. type MSCONFIG and then go to start up\nand disable the things that U don't want , but be careful do not disable things that belong to the system files
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Some startup links can be in Start > Programs > Startup\n\nor Go to Start > Run > type msconfig, click ok.\n\nFrom there you can select which programs run on Windows startup!
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Go to Start Menu, click RUN. \nType msconfig and hit enter. \nYou should see a pop up box.\nGo to Startup tab and uncheck all the programs that you do not want on your start up. \nThis will prevent those programs from starting up when you restart windows. \nThis will usually make your computer go a little faster if you have do not have much memory on your computer.\nYou do not want a bunch of things running in your background during startup if it is not necessary.
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Click the Start and select Run. Then type MSCONFIG and click OK. In the window select STARTUP tab. Then uncheck the programs you do not want to run on startup. The click Apply and the close. Now you must restart. When it starts a window will come up about the startup menu being changed. Put a check in the little box and click OK. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.\n\nIf you uncheck a progrram you need, you can always go back and check it and then restart again and it will work.