How do I disable the Start up program? MSCONFIG doesn't work? : (

[j@cko]

I want to disable some start up programs, but they are not in Start up Folder, so, and usually in Win98 I just enter the MSCONFIG, and uncheck them, but in Win2K, MSCONFIG doesn't work. What do I do?

 

[Chris T.]

Download this: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[WoundedWallet]

Or just go thru the errors in msconfg and find out that it works somehow.

 

[j@cko]

Win2K does NOT have MSCONFIG, as I mentioned above, just let you know.

 

[TBP]

go into the registry and edit them out from there.

 

[j@cko]

how do I do that?

 

[WoundedWallet]

Nobody will stop you from copying MSconfig from a W98 system into your W2k. That's what I did... and it works!

 

[THELAIR]

can you take msconfig off of a win98 disc? i dont hvae a win98 install to search right now?

 

[BT7990]

I use Startup Copand it works great in Win2k.

 

[SpasticDude]

To disable startup items through the registry.

*** Backup your registry before you start ***
Click Start, Run
Type "scanreg /backup" without the quotes


*** Do NOT change anything you do not understand ***

Click Start, Run
Type Regedit

On the left side of the screen go to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Be sure to click on the "Run" folder, this will update the right
side of the screen.

Everything on the right side of the screen is a program that starts
when Windows does

Delete ONLY the program you want to stop from running.


*** To RESTORE your registry (in case of an accident) ***
Click Start, Run
Type "scanreg /restore" without the quotes

 

[zzzz]

startupCPL as suggested by Chris works great!

 

[SemperFi]

Another vote for startupcpl.