view startup programs
 

Hi,

I would like to know how to list the program names that startup executes. Then I would like to delete some that are on the list. I hope someone knows the answere to this problem. Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Jojo

Download a copy of RegSeeker (google it)
It will allow you to customise your system start up and clean your reg etc

start\run
type "msconfig"
move to the startup tab, this will list the items on startup.
uncheck the box then restart for the changes to take effect, the program will no longer run on startup. If they are not running, then you can delete them :)

Along with using the method mentioned by W2 you can also use third party applications to do this. For example CCleaner, which allows you to delete programs from the start up list (open ccleaner > Tools > Startup > Delete entry) so if you want a more friendy interface you can try such third party applications as well.

WinPatrol Plus
 

WinPatrol Plus, has to be one of the best wee progs around, and is highly rec'd by the best Computer mags...

try this program it is great for such problems...
visit this page and your problem is solved

AutoRuns for Windows v8.61

MS PATROLER...impressive ;)
 

Very impressive...is this a new utility from MS? I did not notice it the other day when I visited the site for my usual stroll. I like these "toys" that give me the skinny on what's up behind the scenes and give me the opportunity to react, one way or the other. They are especially good when you want to track down the location of trojan files...and eliminate them.

If anyone can come up with a way to crack the Dr. Watson sendoff's to MS, that would be of help. Those error messages, which I have now shut off, and you are told that a Dr. Watson report is speeding to MS, what good is that doing you, then and there. Why send MS the only copy of the problem, if it can be looked after on the spot "at home." You can get a prog of sorts from MS but you need to be programmer to figure it out. Some of us are just nosey and like to muck about with things. Knowledge is power, and understanding the idiocy that goes into the knowledge base, is even more powerful. ;)

Somebody could make a fortune on a new prog...call it "Bug Spray" that reacts to all crashes and freezeups and the like, and offers to not only explain the offending file, or the offending process, thus "teaching" you something, but also offers to debug on the fly, and at the "moment."

RegCleaner is the best free utility.
Google help you to find it :)