MSConfig

[Buck Armstrong]

My wife was surfing the net and acquired some nice adware. I used Adaware and Windows MSRT, then cleaned up everything else I could find manually (windows, system32, etc.). Only problem is somehow in the process my Creative Volume Control (CTSysVol) was removed from startup and does not appear in MSConfig. I know the location of the file (Program Files/Creative...) and can run it manually, but I want to add it back to the startup list and can't find a tickable option in the Creative software.

How do I put it back? Thanks in advance.

 

[Doh!]

Just create a shortcut and add it to the startup folder.

 

[Buck Armstrong]

I meant how do I get it added back to the MSConfig list, not the Startup folder (although I realize its in effect the same thing). I guess I'll go pickig through the registry...

 

[Taz480]

I'm not sure how to actually write the dword or string values but the two folders that hold the msconfig startup stuff are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
I don't know how Windows decides which one to place a start up item, tho. Some go in one and some go in the other.
I'm in the process of uploading a pic for you. ( Dial-Up )

 

[lyssword]

OR.. just uninstall, then reinstall that software

 

[Taz480]

Ya, sure if ya wanna do it the easy way
Here's a pic(I like pics )-
http://www.supload.com/free/regeditfolder.JPG/view/
Again, I don't know exactly which folder you should put it in but once ur in one of the "Run" folders, I think you just Rclick and Add a new String. Then Rclick it and Modify. Under Value name, give it a name, Bob or Fred will do. LOL!
Then under Value Data, type in the exact path of the program you want to load. It may not even matter if ur in Local Machine or Current User. Not sure how Windows decides. Hope that helps.

 

[Taz480]

SWEET! It worked. I tested it in both folders. Cool, helping you taught me something, too. Ya just add a new string to one of them and modify it. But don't worry about the name, it does it automatically. I used FilZilla.exe and called my two test strings Test and Test2 and both were automatically renamed to FileZilla.

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Originally posted by: lyssword
OR.. just uninstall, then reinstall that software

Normally that would be the quickest and easiest route, but this is Creative software. It takes 3 days to install even without the updates!

Thanks for all the help everybody. Taz, I'm off to try that now...

 

[Slowlearner]

OP download Startup from www.mlin.net - a handy tool for editing programs in the startup tab of msconfig.