Taskbar Clutter slowing bootup?

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I run W2KPro with SP4.
My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
boot. Otherwise she is good!
It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the taskbar. I
understand that this may slow the boot up process? How do
I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them from
the bar.
Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have a
significant effect?

 

[Guest]

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Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP to the "windows" directory


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Robbie" wrote:
|I run W2KPro with SP4.
| My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
| boot. Otherwise she is good!
| It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the taskbar. I
| understand that this may slow the boot up process? How do
| I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
| and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them from
| the bar.
| Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have a
| significant effect?
|

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig". MSCONFIG will allow you to
disable and re-enable startup services and programs.

--
Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
Enterprise Platform Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I run W2KPro with SP4.
> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
> boot. Otherwise she is good!
> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the taskbar. I
> understand that this may slow the boot up process? How do
> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them from
> the bar.
> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have a
> significant effect?
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Typed in msconfig into 'RUN' but response was 'cannot
find...'etc
What do I do ??!!


>-----Original Message-----
>Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig". MSCONFIG
will allow you to
>disable and re-enable startup services and programs.
>
>--
>Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
>Enterprise Platform Support
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> I run W2KPro with SP4.
>> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
>> boot. Otherwise she is good!
>> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the taskbar.
I
>> understand that this may slow the boot up process? How
do
>> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
>> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them
from
>> the bar.
>> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have a
>> significant effect?
>>
>
>
>.
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

To obtain a brand-new updated version of msconfig.exe, go
to: [Unwrap URL!]
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepac
ks/sp1/ordercd.asp
or to: [Unwrap URL!]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=83e4e879-fa3a-48bf-ade5-
023443e29d78&displaylang=en

Then download (or copy from the cd when it arrives) a
rather large compressed file named xpsp1a_en_x86.exe and
use winzip [or wincommander or total commander unpacker)
to extract from it a file named msconfig.ex_.
Now expand this file [and rename it] into:

c:\winnt\system32\msconfig.exe

and you are done.

Note that many download websites offer msconfig.exe to
users of Windows 2000, but nobody can assure you of the
authenticity of those versions, whereas the rather
complicated procedure described above provides you with a
bone fide original msconfig.exe file straight from the
actual source.

>-----Original Message-----
>Typed in msconfig into 'RUN' but response was 'cannot
>find...'etc
>What do I do ??!!
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig". MSCONFIG
>will allow you to
>>disable and re-enable startup services and programs.
>>
>>--
>>Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
>>Enterprise Platform Support
>>
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>confers no rights.
>>"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I run W2KPro with SP4.
>>> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
>>> boot. Otherwise she is good!
>>> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the
taskbar.
>I
>>> understand that this may slow the boot up process? How
>do
>>> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
>>> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them
>from
>>> the bar.
>>> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have a
>>> significant effect?
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Searched high and low on the Microsoft site using the
address http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
but could not then find the file!!
Where is it or am I blind...! R
>-----Original Message-----
>To obtain a brand-new updated version of msconfig.exe, go
>to: [Unwrap URL!]
>http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepa
c
>ks/sp1/ordercd.asp
>or to: [Unwrap URL!]
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>FamilyID=83e4e879-fa3a-48bf-ade5-
>023443e29d78&displaylang=en
>
>Then download (or copy from the cd when it arrives) a
>rather large compressed file named xpsp1a_en_x86.exe and
>use winzip [or wincommander or total commander unpacker)
>to extract from it a file named msconfig.ex_.
>Now expand this file [and rename it] into:
>
>c:\winnt\system32\msconfig.exe
>
>and you are done.
>
>Note that many download websites offer msconfig.exe to
>users of Windows 2000, but nobody can assure you of the
>authenticity of those versions, whereas the rather
>complicated procedure described above provides you with a
>bone fide original msconfig.exe file straight from the
>actual source.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Typed in msconfig into 'RUN' but response was 'cannot
>>find...'etc
>>What do I do ??!!
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig". MSCONFIG
>>will allow you to
>>>disable and re-enable startup services and programs.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
>>>Enterprise Platform Support
>>>
>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
>>confers no rights.
>>>"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>message
>>>news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> I run W2KPro with SP4.
>>>> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow to
>>>> boot. Otherwise she is good!
>>>> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the
>taskbar.
>>I
>>>> understand that this may slow the boot up process?
How
>>do
>>>> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
>>>> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them
>>from
>>>> the bar.
>>>> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP have
a
>>>> significant effect?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Each of the URL's I gave is a long line that gets wrapped
into 2 or 3 lines in my message due to format limitations.
Therefore you have to "unwrap" each URL by copying all its
component lines back into a single long line (without
spaces) in a notepad text file, and then into the Address
line in Internet Explorer.

>-----Original Message-----
>Searched high and low on the Microsoft site using the
>address http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>but could not then find the file!!
>Where is it or am I blind...! R
>>-----Original Message-----
>>To obtain a brand-new updated version of msconfig.exe,
go
>>to: [Unwrap URL!]
>>http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicep
a
>c
>>ks/sp1/ordercd.asp
>>or to: [Unwrap URL!]
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>>FamilyID=83e4e879-fa3a-48bf-ade5-
>>023443e29d78&displaylang=en
>>
>>Then download (or copy from the cd when it arrives) a
>>rather large compressed file named xpsp1a_en_x86.exe and
>>use winzip [or wincommander or total commander unpacker)
>>to extract from it a file named msconfig.ex_.
>>Now expand this file [and rename it] into:
>>
>>c:\winnt\system32\msconfig.exe
>>
>>and you are done.
>>
>>Note that many download websites offer msconfig.exe to
>>users of Windows 2000, but nobody can assure you of the
>>authenticity of those versions, whereas the rather
>>complicated procedure described above provides you with
a
>>bone fide original msconfig.exe file straight from the
>>actual source.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Typed in msconfig into 'RUN' but response was 'cannot
>>>find...'etc
>>>What do I do ??!!
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig".
MSCONFIG
>>>will allow you to
>>>>disable and re-enable startup services and programs.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
>>>>Enterprise Platform Support
>>>>
>>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>and
>>>confers no rights.
>>>>"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
>>>message
>>>>news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> I run W2KPro with SP4.
>>>>> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow
to
>>>>> boot. Otherwise she is good!
>>>>> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the
>>taskbar.
>>>I
>>>>> understand that this may slow the boot up process?
>How
>>>do
>>>>> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
>>>>> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove them
>>>from
>>>>> the bar.
>>>>> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP
have
>a
>>>>> significant effect?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

I've got 'msconfig'(56kb) extracted from the 125MB
Download onto the desktop.
Precisely what do I do then...!! You said 'Now expand this
file [and rename it]' - how exactly do you do that etc...
What do I do with the Download by the way i.e. with the
125 MB bit?? Throw it away..?
Why could I not just download that little bit - seems such
a waste!! Or are there other bits that I need or could use.
Please explain.
Thanks for the patience...
R
>-----Original Message-----
>Each of the URL's I gave is a long line that gets wrapped
>into 2 or 3 lines in my message due to format
limitations.
>Therefore you have to "unwrap" each URL by copying all
its
>component lines back into a single long line (without
>spaces) in a notepad text file, and then into the Address
>line in Internet Explorer.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Searched high and low on the Microsoft site using the
>>address http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>>but could not then find the file!!
>>Where is it or am I blind...! R
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>To obtain a brand-new updated version of msconfig.exe,
>go
>>>to: [Unwrap URL!]
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/service
p
>a
>>c
>>>ks/sp1/ordercd.asp
>>>or to: [Unwrap URL!]
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>>>FamilyID=83e4e879-fa3a-48bf-ade5-
>>>023443e29d78&displaylang=en
>>>
>>>Then download (or copy from the cd when it arrives) a
>>>rather large compressed file named xpsp1a_en_x86.exe
and
>>>use winzip [or wincommander or total commander
unpacker)
>>>to extract from it a file named msconfig.ex_.
>>>Now expand this file [and rename it] into:
>>>
>>>c:\winnt\system32\msconfig.exe
>>>
>>>and you are done.
>>>
>>>Note that many download websites offer msconfig.exe to
>>>users of Windows 2000, but nobody can assure you of the
>>>authenticity of those versions, whereas the rather
>>>complicated procedure described above provides you with
>a
>>>bone fide original msconfig.exe file straight from the
>>>actual source.
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Typed in msconfig into 'RUN' but response was 'cannot
>>>>find...'etc
>>>>What do I do ??!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Click "start" then "run" then type "msconfig".
>MSCONFIG
>>>>will allow you to
>>>>>disable and re-enable startup services and programs.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Elijah Landreth [MSFT]
>>>>>Enterprise Platform Support
>>>>>
>>>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>>and
>>>>confers no rights.
>>>>>"Robbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>in
>>>>message
>>>>>news:c77b01c438d0$82ad6050$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>> I run W2KPro with SP4.
>>>>>> My laptop has P4 with 512 RAM fitted yet it is slow
>to
>>>>>> boot. Otherwise she is good!
>>>>>> It has about 18 icons on the bottom RHS of the
>>>taskbar.
>>>>I
>>>>>> understand that this may slow the boot up process?
>>How
>>>>do
>>>>>> I reduce their number. I have tried Right click
>>>>>> and 'close' etc but does not permanently remove
them
>>>>from
>>>>>> the bar.
>>>>>> Also does the number of shortcuts on the DESKTOP
>have
>>a
>>>>>> significant effect?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>