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Quoting from this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089
Start Windows Messenger.
On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Preferences
tab.
Click to clear the Run this program when Windows starts check
box, and then click OK.
If you use Outlook Express or Outlook 2002, Windows Messenger may
start automatically every time that you run Outlook Express or
Outlook. To prevent Windows Messenger from starting
automatically, follow these steps:
Outlook Express:
On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
Click to clear the Automatically log on to Windows Messenger
check box, and then click OK.
On the View menu, click Layout, make sure that Contacts is
unchecked.
Outlook 2002:
On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab.
Click to clear the Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook
check box, and then click OK.
For QuickTime, right click on the icon and select "QuickTime
preferences".
Select "Browser Plug-in" from the drop down menu.
Uncheck "QuickTime system tray icon".
Next, open the registry editor by going to Start -> Run regedit.
Navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Look for "QuickTime Task" listed in the right hand pane.
Right click on it and select delete.
The best way to prevent programs from loading at startup is to
run the program and look for Options or Preferences listed
somewhere within the toolbar menus. You may find a setting that
will let you disable the autostart feature. You can also delete
the registry entries found in the following locations:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You also might want to check in the Start Menu -> All Programs ->
Startup
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Nepatsfan
"JimH" <JimH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Using XP Home Edition, I have Windows Messenger and Quicktime
> showing up in
> the systray. I think this means that they are initiated when I
> boot up and
> are using some measure of system resources. Is that accurate?
> I would like
> to ensure they are started only when needed and would like to
> remove from the
> systray. I haven't been able to figure out how to do that.
> --
> JimH