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Just becouse it's blank doesn't make it a junk file, it can be useful.
http://www.sysinternals.com, get Autoruns (freeware that get's you a better
discription than msconfig autostart box
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> Apparently, if there is no path, or maybe an incorrect path, in Value
> Data,
> the item shows up blank in msconfig | Startup. Also if Default under
> Data
> is blank (nothing there at all) instead of (value not set).
>
> Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK |
> Navigate to >>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>
> What do you see in the right hand pane?
> Do you see an entry with blank (nothing there at all) in the Data
> column?
>
> Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK |
> Navigate to >>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>
> What do you see in the right hand pane?
> Do you see an entry with blank (nothing there at all) in the Data
> column?
>
> From StartMan HELP:
> [[An orphan is a startup item that has a non-existent target file.
>
> How do they occur?
>
> They primarily occur because you've disabled a startup and then, at a
> later
> date, uninstalled the program that uses it. The uninstaller won't know
> about the disabled startup so it gets left behind. And if the
> uninstaller
> deletes the target file then the startup becomes an orphan. Orphans can
> also
> occur if you rename or move the target file elsewhere. Where an orphan
> is
> also enabled you may see missing file reports at startup. In the case of
> menu startups (shortcuts), the shell will attempt to resolve the target
> by a
> brute-force search for the file based upon the information stored in the
> shortcut.
>
> How do I avoid creating orphans when uninstalling software?
>
> Firstly, before uninstalling any software, ensure all its startups are
> enabled with StartMan. This ensures all its startups can be located.
> Next,
> use the program's own options to disable or remove the startups - if
> that is
> an option. Finally, uninstall the software. All things being equal, the
> startups should be gone, along with the software that used them. If
> not...]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:508C37EA-9A3A-41EB-BF1C-E0E4D5DB4913@microsoft.com,
> Dummie <mwmcmichael@yahoo.com.nospam> hunted and pecked:
> > When I open Start-up in MSCONFIG I see a "checked box" but there is
> > NO name for the program under "Start-up Item" or "Command" column.
> > The "Location" for this "blank" program is
> > SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windos\CurrentVersion\Run
> >
> > I have scanned my entire system for viruses, hijackers, adware and
> > spyware and found NONE of these.
> >
> > What is this "blank" program? How do I get rid of it? I have already
> > un-checked the box so it won't run at start-up but I want to get rid
> > of it if I don't need it.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
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