altering boot files

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how do i alter the files that are booted on system startup in order to stop
certain ones booting

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"Galen" wrote:

> In news:9EDEEB45-80AF-4780-95C4-FD5F199961B3@microsoft.com,
> bjwtaylor <bjwtaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > how do i alter the files that are booted on system startup in order
> > to stop certain ones booting
>
> Certain what? Operating Systems? Edit the boot.ini... Programs? Start > run
> > type "msconfig" without the quotes > enter > click startup tab...
>
> (Or use this.)
>
> Startup Control Panel:
> http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
>
> Galen
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>
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>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
> thanks for your help the aim was to stop virus's booting on starting and your handy little control panel add on helped me to do this