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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: charliebrown on September 27, 2005, 08:23:33 AM

Title: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: charliebrown on September 27, 2005, 08:23:33 AM

My friend just installed Win2000 and can't access his startup program list to modify/delete unwanted programs that start with Windows 2000.  He's tried running msconfig from the run command line and gets an error message-unavailable.

Any help appreciated!

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: Computer_Commando on September 27, 2005, 10:40:30 AM

msconfig is not a valid command for Win2k.  CClearner (http://www.majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_d4191.html) can access startup programs.

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: Fed on September 27, 2005, 02:02:05 PM

You can also download a msconfig from the net if you wish.

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: pcdoc4christ on September 27, 2005, 07:33:52 PM

CB:

He will have to edit the registry:

1. Start > Run
2. Type REGEDIT
3. Browse to the following keys and remove any programs that are not wanted as startup programs:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx

There are other keys where startup programs may be launched, but this is a good starting place.

IMPORTANT: Make sure he backs up the entire registry, or at least backs up any keys before he deletes them.  To back up the full registry: In Regedit, select File > Export and save the registry backup to a secure folder on the hard drive.  

Best regards,
Doc

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: Fed on September 28, 2005, 01:08:12 AM

Hey Doc, you should look at Autoruns from
http://www.sysinternals.com
It's quite an eye opener.

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: Mac on September 28, 2005, 02:05:10 AM

You can find the original msconfig for Windows 2000 on the 'net if you look, but you can also use the one from XP

XPMSCONFIG.ZIP (http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html)

Had a look at AutoRuns (http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/autoruns.html) after Fed's post. That looks even better.

Process Explorer (http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html) is good too.

Title: Re: Windows 2000 startup list
Post by: Fed on September 28, 2005, 02:11:42 AM

Mac, I think if you have Autoruns & Procexp in the same directory they will 'link' to each other so they jump from one to another.
I'll check it out myself one of these days.