too many programs running at start up

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Jeff,

Check if the respective software has an option to disable it from startup. Secondly, you can use MSCONFIG utility in XP to enable or disable the startup entries. Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG. A much superior tool from Sysinternals.com, Autoruns is available from: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/ [...] runs.shtml

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows20 [...] /gpref.asp

"jeff" <jeffp1013@aol.com> wrote in message news:20ea01c47d5a$a5404dc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
when i start the computer, way too many programs are
running. i confirm that by using the task manager.

how do i set the machine so that only the programs i want
running are running?

thanks

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>-----Original Message-----
>Is your computer running well?.. if it is and you had not
looked in Task
>Manager, this would not be an issue, would it..
>
>if it is not running well, check for spyware, temp files etc..
>
>"jeff" <jeffp1013@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20ea01c47d5a$a5404dc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> when i start the computer, way too many programs are
>> running. i confirm that by using the task manager.
>>
>> how do i set the machine so that only the programs i want
>> running are running?
>>
>> thanks
>
>
>.
>mike: thanks for the tip.

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You're welcome.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows20 [...] /gpref.asp

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:216001c47d6a$ed1c8090$a301280a@phx.gbl...

>-----Original Message-----
>Jeff,
>
>Check if the respective software has an option to disable
it from startup. Secondly, you can use MSCONFIG utility in
XP to enable or disable the startup entries. Click Start,
Run and type MSCONFIG. A much superior tool from
Sysinternals.com, Autoruns is available from:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/ [...] runs.shtml
>
>--
>Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
>
>"jeff" <jeffp1013@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20ea01c47d5a$a5404dc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>when i start the computer, way too many programs are
>running. i confirm that by using the task manager.
>
>how do i set the machine so that only the programs i want
>running are running?
>
>thanks
>.
>ramesh: thanks for the tip.

appreciate it.