How do you get things to NOT start up with your computer?

[Nocturnal]

Things like Quicktime, MSN Messenger, etc. I remove it from MSCONFIG but some how some way it magically reappears after a few reboots. How do I disable it for good?

 

[Arch Enemy]

hm, i've seen some options in the programs themselves about starting on the system startup, poke around the programs options and disable it, because that might be whats causing it to be put back into the startup

 

[TGS]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

?

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: TGS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

?

msconfig removes entries from there, but sometimes a program's settings will re-add itself to the startup, so you might want to just do it from the program's options

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: talyn00

Originally posted by: TGS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

?

msconfig removes entries from there, but sometimes a program's settings will re-add itself to the startup, so you might want to just do it from the program's options

 

[mezrah]

msconfig is the easiest way if you don't know what you are doing.

 

[KoolDrew]

Startup Control Panel

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Startup Control Panel

why even use this if you have msconfig available?

 

[KoolDrew]

Because not everything that starts up with your computer is listed in MSconfig. So instead of using msconfig and regedit you can use what I posted above.

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Things like Quicktime, MSN Messenger, etc. I remove it from MSCONFIG but some how some way it magically reappears after a few reboots. How do I disable it for good?

in addition to the other suggestions, go to your Administrative Tools>Services and check what's set to Auto, Manual and Disabled. Adjust the settings how you like.