where do you find the registry to make changes on the stertup programs?

7 responses so far ↓

• 1 dungdungpret // Sep 30, 2008

  This is not exactly registry, but related:

  Start, Run, type ‘msconfig’ and click Startup tab.

• 2 Gaurav K // Sep 30, 2008

  Click on the start button (if you are using windows)

  Then click on Run

  In the small text space, type msconfig and hit enter.
  You will get all the options for startup programs.

• 3 mhmd637 // Sep 30, 2008

  u can change startup progs by using command msconfig
  open Start > Run > msconfig
  go to startup tab
  check the progs u want to start it or not
  hope that what u r looking for

• 4 madmike // Sep 30, 2008

  rather than gettings your hands on registry do this
  go to start>run
  and type
  msconfig
  for vista just type that in search
  press enter
  msconfig windows opens up goto the tab that says "startup "
  here you can select and deselect which programs would start at startup.

  OR
  if you want to really edit them through registry , again
  start>run
  and type this
  regedit
  hit enter key or press ok
  registry window opens up
  navigate to this folder or key using the + (sign) to expand the registry hive or folders
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
  \Microsoft\Windows\
  CurrentVersion\Run

  and

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
  \Microsoft\Windows
  \CurrentVersion\Run

  highlight run and on the right hand side you would see the startup programs , delete entry to disable at startup.
  NOTE:proceed with caution

• 5 ELfaGeek // Sep 30, 2008

  If you have to ask, you should NOT ever touch the Registry. you also shouldn't try to use "ms-config".

  "Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use, it's very small and won't burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators!"

  Get it here:

• 6 colanth // Sep 30, 2008

  If you have to ask, *D*O* *N*O*T* play with the registry. If you do something wrong in the registry you could turn your computer into a large paper weight. If you turn off the wrong things in msconfig you can turn them back on.

• 7 LEROY H // Sep 30, 2008

  If the program is an “aftermarket” install, and you don’t want to actually delete the program itself, then go to START>ALL PROGRAMSS>STARTUP, and left click on the program you no longer want to open every time you boot up. Choose “Delete”. Msconfig is better suited for troubleshooting a startup problem, or a crash problem. Any changes to msconfig eventually revert back to its usual/regular settings, to include putting a program back into startup mode (your msconfig will show duplicates of stopped programs).

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