Boot question with Win XP Pro

[m21s]

Is there any way through a keyboard shortcut or anything to stop my programs from loading in the system tray during boot up.

I only want to temporarily do this for 1 or 2 boots.

I still want the programs to load up like always but I would like to do a clean boot without these loading.

Is there a way to do this? I do not want to use msconfig to disable them.

Basically I would like to boot like it does in safe mode with nothing loading there....but obviously not be in safe mode.

Thanks!

 

[bsobel]

For anything in the run key, hold the shift (err, been awhile, might be control) key down while the desktop starts. The entries will be skipped for that boot.
Bill

 

[cubby1223]

Any reason you don't want to use msconfig? Just asking because to me it sounds like the ideal way to do that.

 

[Deathonastick]

You can also do the F8 thing during boot and choose "safe mode".

 

[m21s]

Well I dont want to use msconfig because I have quite a bit of apps that load, and do not want to remember what ones are checked and what ones arent.

And safe mode is no good because I want to use the computer when its not in safe mode.

But like I said I only want to do this temporarily a few times.

Can anyone confirm holding shift or ctrl while the desktop loads?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Deathonastick
You can also do the F8 thing during boot and choose "safe mode".

Basically I would like to boot like it does in safe mode with nothing loading there....but obviously not be in safe mode

Try reading the post before responding.

 

[ShellGuy]

In XP you can chose to not load all startup items with one click on the general tab.


Will G.

 

[firewall]

Get system mechanic trial (www.iolo.com) and disable the apps loading at login. You can enable them later.